According to Carlile, Mitchell is a "standard" for her in that way when it comes to her songwriting. "I don't really understand the metric of how I judge those things. It just have to do with how I ...

Of all the folk songsters from the 1960s, Mitchell has proven to have the strongest influence on jazz singers. Joni's Jazz features her collaborations with stars like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.

"She's inspired me in so many ways," the singer-songwriter tells PEOPLE of the "Both Sides Now" artist Carlile was responsible for Mitchell performing her first full set in more than 20 years at the ...