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Cassandra Wilson at Blue Note New York

Courtesy of Blue Note New York | Posted on January 5, 2019

Where

Blue Note New York
131 West Third Street
New York, NY
Map
212-475-8592

When

Thu, July 11, 2019
8:00 pm

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Musicians

About

CASSANDRA WILSON

Cassandra Wilson is a 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. 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 challenges the supremacy of the American Standard songbook....

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