Jazz Articles about Cassandra Wilson

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Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Jon Hendricks, Ekep Nkwelle And More

by Jua Howard
October 12, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I want to begin by noting the recent passing of an artist with depth and endless creativity, Cassandra Wilson. Her contributions to the world of music will be greatly missed, but I also want to honor the timeless music she gifted us with in her storied career.In this episode I've got ...

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Camila Nebbia, Satoko Fujii & Cassandra Wilson

by Maurice Hogue
October 5, 2026

This episode is a mixed bag of new and almost new music from new releases. There's a definite Berlin, Germany connection to two of the featured albums--that city is now home base for Argentinian saxophonist Camila Nebbia who continues to march through the free jazz world with abandon. Her newest release, Limbo , introduces her new group, The Hanged Ones, and they match Nebbia note for note, raunch for raunch. Berlin is also one of the locations in the world ...

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Mike Jones, George Benson, Dawn Lambeth, Ayumi Tanaka, Brittany Pitt, Matthew Wilson's Good Trouble & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 21, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Mike Jones, George Benson, Dawn Lambeth, Ayumi Tanaka, Brittany Pitt, Matthew Wilson's Good Trouble, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinkin' Again) Champian Fulton, Marcus Goldhaber, Christie Dashiell, Lorraine Feather, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 16, 2026

A musical remembrance of Cassandra Wilson and a voice that made even experimental music sound sensual and tangible, and turned old tunes into something modern, when not futuristic. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Harriet Tubman, Cassandra Wilson “Bow Legged Man" Black Sun Live at BRIC House (BRIC House--YouTube) 0:16 Host talks 6:29 Cassandra Wilson “Domination Switch" Jump World (JMT) 7:25 Host talks 13:36 Steve Coleman Group “No Good Time Fairies" ...

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Cassandra Wilson Tribute (RIP); New Music from Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Webb, and Others

by David W. Daniels
September 15, 2026

Additional music in the show includes new music from Sullivan Fortner, Stella Cole, and More. Recognizing this week's jazz musician birthdays with music from Sonny Rollins, Brian Lynch, Hiram Bullock, and others.Playlist Cassandra Wilson} Autumn Nocturne" from <em> Blue Skies </em> (JMT) 00:00 </li> <li> {{m: Steve Coleman “Soul Melange" from Sine Die (Pangaea) 12:09 Greg Osby “Season Of Renewal" from Season Of Renewal (JMT) 15:56 Cassandra Wilson “Last Train To Clarksville" from New Moon Daughter (Blue Note) ...

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 15, 2026

On one record, Cassandra Wilson could sound like the deepest Mississippi blues singer; on another, she could be immersed in the most advanced rhythmic ideas of M-Base; and then she could walk into an R&B session with Luther Vandross or The Roots and sound completely at home. This playlist only scratches the surface of that extraordinary artistic versatility.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Cassandra Wilson “Go to Mexico" Thunderbird (Blue Note) ...

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 14, 2026

A retrospective built around the adventurous spirit that ran through Cassandra Wilson's music, from her formative years in the M-Base orbit to her later work at the crossroads of jazz, blues, soul, R&B and beyond.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Cassandra Wilson “Run the VooDoo Down" Traveling Miles (Blue Note) 0:16 Host talks 4:38 Cassandra Wilson “Strange Fruit" New Moon Daughter (Blue Note) 6:22 Courtney Pine “Don't 'Xplain" Modern Day Jazz ...