Cassandra Wilson, 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70
- Cassandra Wilson, a two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, died on Tuesday morning in her native Jackson, Mississippi, at age 70.
- Wilson was dubbed America's best singer by Time magazine in 2001 and was known for her genre-bending contralto voice that expanded traditional jazz boundaries across folk, pop, R&B, and country music.
- She won Grammy Awards for best jazz vocal album twice: in 1997 for 'New Moon Daughter' and in 2009 for 'Loverly,' with four additional nominations.
- Wilson was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2022, one of the highest honors awarded to jazz musicians in the United States.
- Born and raised in Jackson to musician Herman B. Fowlkes and teacher Mary Fowlkes, Wilson began piano lessons at age 6 and later joined Steve Coleman's M-Base Collective in New York City as its main vocalist.
Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, died on Tuesday morning in Jackson, Mississippi, at age 70. She was surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager at the time of her death, according to a statement from her manager to jazz radio station WBGO.
Wilson was dubbed America's best singer by Time magazine in 2001 and was best known for her genre-bending contralto voice that expanded the boundaries of traditional blues-based jazz while working effortlessly across folk, pop, R&B, country and beyond. Her instantly recognizable voice earned her four Grammy nominations and two wins for best jazz vocal album—in 1997 for "New Moon Daughter" and in 2009 for "Loverly."
Born and raised in Jackson to musician Herman B. Fowlkes and teacher Mary Fowlkes, Wilson showed an early love of music and began piano lessons at age 6. She later moved to New York City and joined Steve Coleman's M-Base Collective, eventually becoming its main vocalist. In 2022, Wilson was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, one of the highest honors awarded to jazz musicians in the United States.
两次格莱美奖得主、爵士歌手卡桑德拉·威尔逊去世，享年70岁
两次格莱美奖得主、爵士歌手、词曲作者兼制作人卡桑德拉·威尔逊于周二上午在其故乡密西西比州杰克逊市去世，享年70岁。据其经纪人向爵士电台WBGO发表的声明，威尔逊在去世时身边有家人、亲密朋友和经纪人陪伴。
威尔逊于2001年被《时代》杂志评为美国最佳歌手，以其独特的女低音和跨越传统蓝调爵士、民谣、流行、节奏蓝调、乡村等多种风格的音乐风格著称。她独特的嗓音为她赢得了四次格莱美提名和两次最佳爵士人声专辑奖——1997年凭《新月之女》和2009年凭《可爱的》获奖。
威尔逊出生并成长于杰克逊，父亲是音乐家赫尔曼·B·福克斯，母亲是教师玛丽·福克斯。她6岁开始学钢琴，展现出对音乐的早期热爱。后来她移居纽约市，加入史蒂夫·科尔曼的M-Base集体，最终成为该集体的主唱。2022年，威尔逊被授予美国国家艺术基金会爵士大师称号，这是美国爵士音乐家的最高荣誉之一。