“Well first of all, I'm a singer. I sing since I talk. So the great ballad singers, the people that sang with so much feeling, jazz, blues, all those singers, they were songs that I listened to, records that my mom played for me, and then later I bought.” PeopleFirstsWellsFeelingsSongRecordsMomJazzMy MomSingersBallads Author:Gloria Estefan
“Dinner 'conversation' at the Cohens' meant my sister, mom, and I relaying in brutal detail the day's events in a state of amplified hysteria, while my father listened to his own smooth jazz station in his head.” StatesFatherEventsMomConversationJazzDetailsDinnerStationsMy SisterBrutalSmoothHysteriaSmooth JazzDinner Conversation Book:Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture Source: Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
“I came upon Diana Krall's jazz arrangement of "A Case of You" several years back. I've always wanted to pay homage to both her version and Joni's, and by proxy, my mom. She's the one that introduced me to that music.” YearsWantedPayCasesMomJazzMy MomVersionsArrangementsHomageDianaProxy Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“My dad, was, by trade, he had a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. He's a huge, huge jazz fan. He used to travel all the time for projects, and he used to collect jazz records. He used to collect hundreds and hundreds of jazz records because he had this passion for it. That's kind of how they had certain hobbies together with my mom.” KindTogetherPassionMomDadTradeJazzMy DadMy Mom Author:Eldar Djangirov
“I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of Cat Stevens albums while my mom was listening to jazz.” ListeningMomDadCatJazzMy DadRadioAlbumsMy MomCollections Author:Jason Mraz