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The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.

I don't want to be in everyone's face. I'm a big music fan, and I get really pissed off when it gets like that... and I don't want people to get like that with me.

I think that's what I love about jazz is that you can do what you want, and you're allowed to mess up.

I might sound like the weird artist hippy girl or whatever, but I don't have a complaint about what jazz is or what I'm doing with music. And that's more of a philosophy on my life. I could find things that maybe could shift or change, but ultimately, it's like that's not a good way to live our lives and think about what we do.

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

People want to have access to jazz because it has a vibe that's very strong.

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

Whether I do jazz or R&B, there are always complaints. I would just listen to the complaints about what I do instead of celebrating what I do, and that I'm different and in my own lane. It took a while for me to just ignore the doubts.

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple.