You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation, because it's such a part of where I live.
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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 been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.
I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial.
The most common misconception about me is that I'm basically a jazz singer.
I'm not a jazz singer.
Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.
I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I've talked to like the record.
All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.
I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.