” The meditative, calm sound is a reflection of my personality. I’ve got a silly and a crazy side, but it makes sense the music would come across that way. I do yoga every day and try to keep a sense of peace and calm in my life. I don’t have a lot of frantic energy. “
” I always used to say I’m definitely not a straight-ahead jazz singer, because then there’s people who would hear what I do and say, ‘Is it jazz? I don’t know…’ Whatever it is, it really comes down to creating music that makes people feel something. “
” Having artist parents, they knew the importance of exposing me and my sister to all types of music and art and making art part of our every day. it was just always there. “
” Ultimately, I think there’s this umbrella term of jazz, and what’s cool about not just what’s happening with my music but this general sense of what’s happening with this generation of musicians, is it’s a very broad term, and we can incorporate all types of music, and we can be influenced and inspired by all kinds of sounds. “
” 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. “
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