Two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died. She was 70.Wilson died of natural causes at her home in Mississippi on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to the Hinds County Coroner’s Office, which confirmed her death to PEOPLE.“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning and legendary jazz artist,” Wilson’s longtime manager Robert Torre reported to radio station WBGO. “Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager.”Her death brings to a close a remarkable career that lasted for decades and helped change the sound of modern jazz. Wilson was known for her deep, rich voice and her ability to mix jazz with blues, folk, country, R&B and other styles of American music.read more belowww
Grammy-Winning Jazz Icon, Passed Away At Age 70
