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Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins〔Giddins, Gary. (2000). ''Visions of Jazz: The First Century''. Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-513241-0, p. 643.〕 as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack (has ) expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work, Wilson has won two Grammy Awards. ==Early life and career== Cassandra Wilson is the third and youngest child of Herman Fowlkes, Jr., a guitarist, bassist, and music teacher;〔Litweiler, John. ''(Cassandra Wilson ),'' Encyclopædia Britannica Online〕 and Mary McDaniel, an elementary school teacher who earned her PhD in education. Her ancestry includes Fon, Yoruba, Irish and Welsh. Between her mother’s love for Motown and her father’s dedication to jazz, Wilson’s parents sparked her early interest in music.〔Leland, John. ''(GOING HOME WITH: Cassandra Wilson; Jazz Diva Follows Sound of Her Roots ),'' New York Times, March 7, 2002〕 Wilson’s earliest formal musical education consisted of classical lessons; she studied piano from the age of six to thirteen and played clarinet in the middle school concert and marching bands.〔 When she was tired of this training, she asked her father to teach her the guitar. Instead, he gave her a lesson in self-reliance, suggesting she study Mel Bay method books. Wilson explored guitar on her own, developing what she has described as an “intuitive” approach. During this time she began writing her own songs, adopting a folk style. She also appeared in the musical theater productions, including ''The Wizard of Oz'' as Dorothy, crossing racial lines in a recently desegregated school system. For college, Wilson attended Millsaps College and Jackson State University. She graduated with a degree in mass communications. Outside of the classroom, she spent her nights working with R&B, funk, and pop cover bands, also singing in local coffeehouses. The Black Arts Music Society, founded by John Reese and Alvin Fielder, provided her with her first opportunities to perform bebop. In 2007, Ms. Wilson received her Ph.D in Arts from Millsaps College. In 1981, she moved to New Orleans for a position as assistant public affairs director for the local television station, WDSU. She did not stay long. Working with mentors who included elder statesmen Earl Turbinton, Alvin Batiste, and Ellis Marsalis, Wilson found encouragement to seriously pursue jazz performance and moved to New York City the following year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cassandra Wilson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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