# Cassandra Wilson a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field: Video

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- Published: 2018-12-03T22:11:57+01:00
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**04.12. – Happy Birthday!!! Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist,
songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins
as “a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the
playing field” by incorporating blues, country and folk music into her work.**

She began playing piano at six, guitar by the age of twelve and was working as a
vocalist by the mid-’70s, singing a wide variety of material. After moving to New
York City in the early 80’s, Cassandra met saxophonist Steve Coleman and became 
one of the founding members of the M-Base Collective.

At the completion of her stint with M-Base, Cassandra sought a more acoustic context
for her vocal expression. She signed with Blue Note Records in 1992 and released
a landmark album titled “Blue Light ‘Til Dawn” which would pave the way for a new
generation of jazz singers seeking an approach and repertoire that challenged the
supremacy of the American Standard songbook.

Wilson has continued interpreting in fresh and creative ways jazz, vintage blues,
country and folk music up until the present day. Her awards include: two Grammys,
the Django D’Or, The Edison Music Award, and a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.
She also performed one of the leading roles in Wynton Marsalis’ “Blood on the Fields,”
the first jazz work to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

In 2015, Cassandra Wilson joined forces with the prestigious label, Legacy, a subsidiary
of Sony Music. Her latest project, **Coming Forth By Day**, was released on the 
100th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birth – April 7, 2015.

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