Honors
- 1994–1996 - Female Jazz Vocalist of the Year, Down Beat magazine. Wilson was named best jazz singer.
- 1996 - Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for New Moon Daughter
- 1999 - Received Miles Davis Prize from the Montreal International Jazz Festival
- 2001 - Named “America’s Best Singer” by Time Magazine
- 2003 - Received honorary doctorate in the Arts from Millsaps College
- 2009 - Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Loverly
- 2010 - Added to the Mississippi Blues Trail on January 7
- 2011 - BET Soul Train Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album for Silver Pony
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