Overview
- Multiple major U.S. outlets reported Thursday that Mississippi authorities confirmed the death of Cassandra Wilson at age 70.
- Wilson’s management told a jazz radio station she died peacefully at home surrounded by family, friends and her manager, according to contemporary reports.
- She rose to prominence in 1980s New York as part of the M-Base collective and became known for a deep, warm alto that mixed jazz, blues and folk.
- Wilson won two Grammy Awards, recorded landmark albums such as Blue Light ’Til Dawn, and continued to perform internationally into the 2010s.
- Initial reports gave no cause of death and said further details or official statements may follow as authorities and her representatives provide more information.