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Cassandra Wilson
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American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
OverviewAI-generated
Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, singer, songwriter, and recording artist. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1955, she is a contralto who works in New Orleans. Her musical output spans jazz, vocal music, blues, and contemporary jazz. She began her professional career in 1985 and has released recordings on JMT Records.
Wilson is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha and was educated at Jackson State University. She is married to Isaach de Bankolé. In addition to her music, she is an author with works including *8 Reid Street* and *American Poet! Poems*. She speaks English and is recognized for her contributions to vocal jazz and jazz vocal genres.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- 8 Reid Street :
- American Poet! Poems
- American Poet! Poems Volume 2
- American Poet! Poems Volume 3
- American poet!
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz singer, songwriter, musician, actress and producer. A vocalist blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work.
Known for
- Billie Holiday: A Sensation — Self2015
- Treme2010
- Cassandra Wilson In Concert Soft Winds2004
- The Soul of a Man — Self2003
- The Blues — Self2003
- Strange Fruit — Self2002
- The Score — Special Appearance2001
- Jazz Seen — Self2001
- An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell — Self2000
- David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II1999
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1955
Discography
- Point of View1985
- Days Aweigh1987
- Blue Skies1988
- Jumpworld1990
- Live1991
- She Who Weeps1991
- After the Beginning Again1992
- Dance to the Drums Again1992
- Blue Light ’Til Dawn1993
- Songbook1995
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 467,492
- Total plays
- 4,252,301
Tags
Cassandra Wilson (born 4th December 1955) is a U.S. jazz vocalist and two-time Grammy Award winner from Jackson, Mississippi. Two of her albums, Blue Skies (1988) and New Moon Daughter (1996), have topped the US jazz charts, and the latter also won her a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance in 1997. More recently, Wilson's album Loverly (2008) also won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. Wilson's repertoire includes both jazz and blues standards and renditi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cassandra
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Spouse
- Isaach de Bankolé
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Genre
- vocal music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- JMT Records
- Official website
- www.cassandrawilson.com
- Image
- Cassandra Wilson.jpg
- Work location
- New Orleans
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Cassandra Wilson
- date of birth
- 1955-00-00
- member of
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- social media followers
- 21718
- name in native language
- Cassandra Wilson
- birth name
- Cassandra Wilson
- ethnic group
- African Americans
via Wikidata · CC0