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.

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.

Most people cringe at the thought of a casserole.