Nov 7, 2024 2:25 PM
Samara Joy — Female Vocalist of the Year
It’s exciting to watch a megawatt talent unfold in real time. When Samara Joy won the Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition…
Joy says she has been “listening to melodies that would challenge me to sing in a different way than I would on a standard.”
Nov 7, 2024 2:25 PM
It’s exciting to watch a megawatt talent unfold in real time. When Samara Joy won the Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition…
Samara Joy and her trio are scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. on May 29.
Mar 26, 2024 12:52 PM
Grammy-winning vocalist Samara Joy has been slated to headline The Gala 2024 presented by the Jazz Institute of Chicago…
Samara Joy performing at the 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival.
Jan 16, 2024 12:02 PM
Samara Joy posted a personal video on her social media this fall in which her grandfather, Elder Goldwire McLendon, is…
Vocalist Samara Joy reveals a core of benevolence on A Joyful Holiday.
Dec 19, 2023 1:04 PM
’Tis the season. You enjoy Christmas music, but are leery of listening to the same old albums. Bored with, oh, the…
Nov 22, 2023 1:32 PM
Samara Joy’s Linger Awhile topped a daunting list of amazing music.
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Samara Joy brought fans to their feet in the middle of her Newport set!
Aug 8, 2023 4:53 PM
“Something for everybody” was the strategy of the Ed Sullivan Show, the most successful variety show in TV history,…
“I don’t want to listen to jazz because I have to save it,” said Joy. “I want to listen to it and play it because I like it.”
Jul 27, 2023 2:31 PM
It would be safe to say that Samara Joy, the 23-year-old vocalist with a spellbinding voice and sophisticated command…
Jul 27, 2023 4:08 PM
To see the complete Critics Poll results, just click on the August 2023 issue cover image below.
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Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition) features previously unreleased tracks and arrangements by Samara Joy.
May 2, 2023 4:24 PM
Samara Joy has announced the upcoming release of Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition), an expanded version of her…
Joy performs the track “Dekoven” on Children of Bronzeville.
Feb 28, 2023 1:43 PM
In honor of Black History Month and Samara Joy’s Grammy Awards success winning for Best New Artist and Jazz Vocal…
Samara Joy gives her acceptance speech at the Grammys on Feb. 5.
Feb 7, 2023 10:21 PM
Jazz vocalist Samara Joy was crowned Best New Artist during this year’s Grammy Awards on Feb. 5. The deeply emotive…
An all-star cast from 2019’s New York City Winter JazzFest.
Dec 21, 2021 12:54 PM
If COVID cooperates, there will be a live New York City Winter JazzFest, and it will be spectacular.
Scheduled for…
Joy’s heroes range from Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazzmeia Horn and H.E.R., to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.
Sep 7, 2021 3:14 PM
Samara Joy is a self-possessed, deeply emotive vocalist, with power that usually takes a lot of living to master. But…
