Caption: Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves 

JazzStories: Dianne Reeves

Series: JazzStories
From: Murray Street Productions
Length: 00:06:18

"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that. Read the full description.

Dianne_reeves_small "I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that. Now Reeves has won her own audiences (and four Grammy® awards) with pop, calypso world music and jazz. Backstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Reeves shares her stories and reflects on the style and influence of the "Divine" Sarah Vaughan."

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"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that. Now Reeves has won her own audiences (and four Grammy® awards) with pop, calypso world music and jazz. Backstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Reeves shares her stories and reflects on the style and influence of the "Divine" Sarah Vaughan."