Two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson has died at the age of 70. Wilson died at her home in Jackson, Mississippi, on September 2, with her longtime manager confirming that she passed away peacefully surrounded by family, close friends and her manager. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
Wilson was one of the most distinctive voices in modern jazz, known for blending jazz with blues, folk, pop, R&B and country influences. She won Grammy Awards for New Moon Daughter and Loverly and was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2022.
Tributes from musicians and officials have followed her death, remembering her major contribution to American music.
