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Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, winner of two Grammy Awards, has died at the age of 70

Adrian Rusu

3 September 2026, 08:30

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Celebrated American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, a Grammy Award winner, died on Wednesday at the age of 70 in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi (southern United States), her agent announced. The singer received two Grammy Awards during her career, which spanned approximately thirty years and during which she collaborated, among others, with Steve Coleman and Wynton Marsalis.

The cause of death was not made public, and the agent requested that the family's privacy be respected.

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Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies aged 70

Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-Winning Jazz Musician, Dies at 70

Cassandra Wilson, celebră cântăreaţă americană de jazz, a murit la vârsta de 70 de ani

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