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Cassandra Wilson, a Jackson-born Grammy-winning jazz vocalist celebrated for blending jazz with blues, gospel and folk, has died at age 70 in Jackson, Mississippi. City officials praise her as a native daughter whose music carried Mississippi’s sound worldwide; Wilson earned multiple Grammys and left a lasting legacy in jazz.
Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, a two-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master from Jackson, Mississippi, died September 2 at age 70; she passed peacefully at home with family. Renowned for blending blues, country and folk into jazz, she helped redefine vocal jazz after Blue Light ’Till Dawn and was honored as NEA Jazz Master in 2022, leaving a lasting influence on peers and fans. Tributes from colleagues and WBGO reflect her boundary-breaking voice.