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Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz musician, has died. She was 70.
The singer-songwriter died Wednesday in her native Jackson, MS, 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, Wilson’s father was a bassist and guitarist, and her mother was a music teacher, sparking her interest in music at an early age. In the early 1980s, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in jazz.
In NYC, Wilson joined saxophonist Steve Coleman’s M-Base collective, in addition to touring with trio New Air.
Known for covering songs by Joni Mitchell, Robert Johnson, The Monkees and Hank Williams, Wilson opened for artists like Miles Davis.
After releasing her debut solo album Point of View in 1986, she went on to win her first Grammy for her 1995 album New Moon Daughter, taking home Best Jazz Vocal Performance. She also won Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2009 for Loverly.
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