Samara Joy
Samara Joy is an American jazz vocalist. Samara grew up in New York and was inspired by her grandparents - who performed in gospel group The Savettes - to begin singing, as well as her father's love of R&B artists like Stevie Wonder and Lalah Hathaway. She was the winner of the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
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Samara Joy - Portrait
11th Oct 2024
With her most intimate collection of songs to date, the three-time Grammy Award-winning American chanteuse unveils a captivating new album that, for the first time, combines timeless standards with original songwriting.
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Samara Joy on Sarah Vaughn and the thrill of live performance
27th Jul 2021
We caught up with rising jazz vocal talent Samara Joy to discuss her new album, live performance and early influences.
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Portrait
Samara Joy (vocalist), Jason Charos (trumpet, flugelhorn, recordingarranger), David Mason (altosaxophone, flute, recordingarranger), Kendric McCallister (tenorsaxophone, recordingarranger), Donavan Austin (trombone, recordingarranger), Conor Rohrer (piano), Felix Moseholm (bass), Evan Sherman (drumkit, recordingarranger)
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A Joyful Holiday
Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano, hammondb3), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit), Pasquale Grasso (guitar), The McLendon Family, Antonio McLendon (vocalist), Goldwire McLendon (vocalist), Laurone McLendon (vocalist), Tiera Lovell Rowe (vocalist), Alana Alexander (vocalist), Shedrick Mitchell (piano), Eric Wheeler (bass), Charles Haynes (drumkit)
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, December 2023/January 2024
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Linger Awhile
Samara Joy
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Linger Awhile
Samara Joy
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Winner: Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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