From the archives: Jazz artist Cassandra Wilson

Two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died on Sept. 1, 2026, at age 70. In this 1997 "Sunday Morning" profile, Wilson talked with correspondent Billy Taylor about her early influences, from her parents, to singers like Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens. PLUS: Watch Cassandra Wilson as a "Sunday Morning" co

With a self-possessed vision, the vocalist married her easy and intimate tone to jazz, blues and folk experiments, opening the door to a new postmodernism.

She passed away on Tuesday at her Jackson, Mississippi home surrounded by family and close friends

Cassandra Wilson, a Grammy-winning jazz singer known for the album "New Moon Daughter," died this week at age 70.

Hiroyuki Ito / Getty Images Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70. The acclaimed songwriter, known for her deep, smoky voice, is regarded as one of the genre’s most influential modern vocalists. She died on Tuesday morning; no cause of death was provided. Her representatives said in a stateme

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

The singer was known for her idiosyncratic contralto which fans said personified America’s South.

Cassandra Wilson, known for her deep, moody and genre-bending contralto, was one of the most influential American jazz vocalists of the last 40 years. She redefined the boundaries of contemporary blues, jazz and folk.

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, has died

Cassandra Wilson, the 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70  AP News

Cassandra Wilson, Two-Time Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Singer, Dies At 70  huffpost.com

Cassandra Wilson, the 2x Grammy-winning jazz musician, has died. She was 70. The singer/songwriter died on Wednesday in her native Jackson, Mississippi, where Hinds County coroner Jeramiah Howard confirmed her death to The New York Times. A cause of death was not immediately revealed. Born Dec. 4, 1955 in Jackson, Wils

Mississippi-born Wilson, who worked across folk, pop, R&B and country, was once dubbed America’s best singer Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70. Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending v

Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending voice.

Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, has died. She was 70. Wilson’s longtime manager Robert Torre shared with WBGO that Wilson died early Wednesday morning in Jackson, Mississippi. A cause of death was not given. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandr

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, has died  Toronto Star

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, has died

Vocalist blended jazz with pop music repertoire and was famous for putting refreshing, unusual spins on well-known songs

Two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died peacefully at home in Jackson, Mississippi, on September 2 at 70. Cause of death wasn't disclosed.