Prolific jazz singer Nancy Wilson, also the current host of Jazz Profiles, a jazz radio program on NPR, was celebrated with a special concert at the Carnegie Hall on Friday night. The JVC Jazz Festival New York concert was held in honor of her 70th birthday, which was in February.

A wide array of guests played with her three-piece band: the pianist Llew Mathews, the bassist Rufus Reid, the drummer Roy McCurdy. They included violinist Regina Carter, Nnenna Freelon, Kurt Elling, Mr. Hancock and Dianne Reeves, who pulled off the most acclaimed performance of the evening. It was "Midnight Sun," from Ms. Wilson’s 1967 record "Lush Life."

"It's really fine to let everyone know what 70 can be," said Wilson. "It doesn't get much better than this."

Wilson ended the evening with an array of her best hits such as "Never, Never Will I Marry," "I Can't Make You Love Me," "How Long Has This Been Going On?" and "Day In, Day Out."

"After 55 years of doing what I do professionally, I have a right to ask how long? I'm trying to retire, people," she said with a laugh, wrapping up the concert to a long and standing ovation.

Wilson has recorded more than sixty albums in her career, some blending jazz and pop music. She scored her first big hit in 1962 with Cannonball Adderley and "Save Your Love For Me." Earlier this year, Ms. Wilson received her third Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Turned to Blue, a recording which saw release on August 22, 2006.