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Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

I put out a recording of me singing mostly jazz because I wanted people to know I'm coming from a jazz background.

I've tried to learn as much as I can about the great jazz singers to understand what makes them important, vital artists, but there is always something more to learn.

I want to be the jazz singer.

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.

I think jazz has given me freedom with my voice.

You have to be a strong person to be in music, especially.

I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.

Jazz is a way of life, and you have to learn about it on the street, so to speak. But the training comes in by giving you the tools to work with.