Full of elegance and velvety soul, Cassandra Wilson is a Grammy-winning jazz
vocalist who was once dubbed "America's Best Singer" by 'Time' magazine and was
regarded as a natural successor to greats like Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she started learning the piano at the age of six
and, after picking up the guitar from her music teacher father, began writing
her own songs at twelve. From playing Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell covers in
coffee houses and high school groups and fronting R&B and funk acts at
university, Wilson made her way to New Yo...