Jazz Icon Cassandra Wilson Dies at 70 in Mississippi

Cassandra Wilson, a Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and genre-blending pioneer, died at age 70 in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Cassandra Wilson, a jazz singer and composer, died at the age of 70 in Jackson, Mississippi, according to local authorities. ^[1] In 2009, Wilson received her second Grammy Award for the album Loverly, a project reinterpreting classic jazz and blues standards. ^[2] Jeramiah Howard, the Hinds County coroner, reported on Wednesday that Wilson died on Tuesday morning, though medical causes were not yet disclosed. ^[3] Wilson won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for her 1995 album New Moon Daughter. ^[4] Cassandra Wilson revolutionized jazz by fusing it with blues, folk, country, and pop, becoming one of the most important jazz singers of the 1980s and 1990s. ^[5] Wilson won her first Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for the album 'New Moon Daughter' released in 1995. ^[6]

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Cassandra Wilson, a jazz singer and composer, died at the age of 70 in Jackson, Mississippi, according to local authorities. · EL NACIONAL

In 2009, Wilson received her second Grammy Award for the album Loverly, a project reinterpreting classic jazz and blues standards. · EL NACIONAL

Jeramiah Howard, the Hinds County coroner, reported on Wednesday that Wilson died on Tuesday morning, though medical causes were not yet disclosed. · EL NACIONAL

Wilson won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for her 1995 album New Moon Daughter. · EL NACIONAL

Cassandra Wilson revolutionized jazz by fusing it with blues, folk, country, and pop, becoming one of the most important jazz singers of the 1980s and 1990s. · RPP

Wilson won her first Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for the album 'New Moon Daughter' released in 1995. · RPP

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