JACKSON, Miss.

(WLBT/Gray News) - The mayor of Mississippi's state capital released a statement Wednesday after the death of Cassandra Wilson, a 70-year-old Jackson native and Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist."Jackson has lost an extraordinary native daughter, and the world has lost a singular musical voice," Mayor John Horhn said.

"Cassandra Wilson carried the sound, spirit and history of Mississippi with her wherever her music reached."Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard confirmed that Wilson died in Jackson Tuesday morning.