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Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Dies at 70

Her dark contralto and genre-blending style made her one of jazz’s most influential singers, with two Grammy wins and more than 20 studio albums.

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Wilson died Sept. 2 at her home in Jackson, Miss.; no cause was given. She won two Grammys and was a 2022 NEA Jazz Master.

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Why Cassandra Wilson’s Music Deserves To Be The Legacy We Honor [Op-Ed]

Singer Cassandra Wilson’s voice gave Black women salvation for decades. Her conservative politics gave us reasons to distance. Her death asks what we do with both.

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Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Dies at 70

Wilson died Sept. 2 at her home in Jackson, Miss.; no cause was given. She won two Grammys and was a 2022 NEA Jazz Master.

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Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies at 70

NEW YORK — Cassandra Wilson, a two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, has died. She was 70.

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Cassandra Wilson (1955 – 2026): when Zagreb Finally Got a Diva, It Had to Try Twice ⋆ muzika.hr

It took four years and one Icelandic volcano for Zagreb to hear the voice that Time declared the best in America. Cassandra Wilson, two-time Grammy winner and one of the most distinctive vocalists that […] The post Cassandra Wilson (1955 – 2026): when Zagreb finally got a diva, it had to try twice appeared first on muzika.hr.

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The Columbian broke the news in Vancouver, United States on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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