Cassandra Wilson

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

Most people cringe at the thought of a casserole.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.