Remembering jazz singer Cassandra Wilson

NPR | By Kevin Whitehead,

Terry Gross

Published September 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM EDT

Wilson, who died Sept. 1, spiced her singing with funk, hip-hop and blues. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Terry's 1988 interview with Wilson.

Kevin Whitehead

Kevin Whitehead is the jazz historian on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

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Terry Gross

Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.

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