No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.

I learned so many roles so quickly as a young singer, I thought it was time to come back to them and make them better - deeper, more nuanced.

My philosophy is that the people around us are there doing as much work if not more work behind the scenes and they're the last people you would ever be unkind to, so I hope I'm not a diva off stage.

The more you put into it, the more you and the audience will get out of it.

I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.

I'm not exactly an angry young person.

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.