Cassandra Wilson
USA
Born: 04 December 1955
Genres: Vocal, Jazz, International
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Free Funk, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Standards, Hard Bop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Vocal Jazz, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, M-Base, Modern Creative
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Although her recording career has been somewhat erratic, Cassandra Wilson became one of the top jazz singers of the '90s, a vocalist blessed with a distinctive and flexible voice who is not afraid to take chances. She began playing piano and guitar when she was nine and was working as a vocalist by the mid-'70s, singing a wide variety of material. Following a year in New Orleans, Wilson moved to New York in 1982 and began working with Dave Holland and Abbey Lincoln. After meeting Steve Coleman, she became the main vocalist with the M-Base Colle...
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