The music world has lost one of its most distinctive voices.<\/p>\n
**Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, has died at the age of 70.**<\/p>\n
Wilson died peacefully at home in her native Jackson, Mississippi, surrounded by family, close friends and her longtime manager, according to a statement announcing her passing.<\/p>\n
For listeners who discovered Wilson during her remarkable career, her voice was almost impossible to mistake.<\/p>\n
Deep, smoky and soulful, her unmistakable contralto allowed her to move effortlessly between jazz, blues, folk, country and R&B \u2014 often transforming familiar songs into something that sounded completely her own.<\/p>\n
Her breakthrough years brought enormous critical acclaim. Albums including *Blue Light \u2019Til Dawn* and *New Moon Daughter* helped redefine what a modern jazz vocalist could sound like.<\/p>\n
Wilson ultimately won **two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album**, for *New Moon Daughter* and *Loverly*.<\/p>\n
Her influence extended far beyond awards.<\/p>\n
In 2001, *Time* famously described Wilson as **\u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Singer,\u201d** and in 2022 she received one of jazz music\u2019s highest honors when she was named an **NEA Jazz Master**.<\/p>\n
Following news of her death, Jackson Mayor John Horhn remembered Wilson as a singular musical voice who carried the musical history and spirit of Mississippi with her throughout her career.<\/p>\n
For decades, Cassandra Wilson proved that a singer didn\u2019t need to overpower a song to make people listen.<\/p>\n
Sometimes that extraordinary low voice was enough.<\/p>\n
And once you heard it, **you knew exactly who was singing.**<\/p>\n
Cassandra Wilson was 70.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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