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Med jämna mellanrum dyker de upp, artister som med utstrålning, stil och förmåga tänder en ny stjärnbild på jazzhimlen. 23-åriga Samara Joy är ett av dessa nya stjärnskott. Hennes rika, varma, smidiga röst förmedlar de eviga örhängena på ett sätt som ställer henne i de historiska sångerskornas ljus. Hon är dessutom Grammy-nominerad i kategorierna Best new artist och Best jazz vocal album! 2019 vann Samara Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, 2021 kom den självbetitlade debutskivan med örhängen ur den amerikanska sångboken och förra året kom uppföljaren Linger Awhile. Samara Joy är uppväxt i Castle Hill, Bronx, New York, med en sjungande familj fast förankrad i gospeln där farföräldrarna ledde den Philadelphia-baserade gospelgruppen The Savettes. ”Även om jag inte växte upp med att sjunga i kyrkan, hörde jag jämt min familj sjunga tillsammans, vilket har fått mig att uppskatta mitt musikaliska ursprung.” Samara började sjunga jazz i high school, parallellt med att hon sjöng i kyrkan, men det var inte förrän i collage hon tog upp jazzmusiken på allvar. ”Mina vänner var alla intresserade av jazz och delade sina favoritinspelningar med mig. Vändpunkten kom när jag hörde Sarah Vaughans version av ”Lover Man”; och Tadd Damerons inspelningar med trumpetaren Fats Navarro. Då var jag fast.” Till Fasching, och för första gången i Sverige, kommer denna nytända stjärna för en kväll som alla med känsla för den amerikanska sångboken inte vill missa.
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Felicia
December 5th 2024
Absolutely wonderful performance by not only Samara Joy, but her family the McClendon family. Clearly it is where Samara has inherited a talented rich legacy of song. Samara’s 94 year old grandfather was escorted on stage and preceded to amaze us with a heartfelt rendition of “It is well with My Soul”, which received a standing ovation. Antonio McClendon (Samara’s father), is a very accomplished vocalist & guitarist.
This is my second time experiencing Samara Joy. The first was at NJPAC in June of this year. I thoroughly enjoyed both shows. Samara Joy, has a fan in me and the introduction to the McClendon family has me a fan of them as well. I thoroughly enjoyed the show.
Morristown, NJ@Mayo Performing Arts Center
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Samara Joy Biography
With her Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable label. Her voice, rich and velvety yet precociously refined, has already earned her fans like Anita Baker and Regina King, appearances on the TODAY Show and millions of likes on TikTok — cementing her status as perhaps the first Gen Z jazz singing star. On Linger Awhile, Samara will introduce that massive audience to a slew of classic standards several times older than she is through her timeless, irresistible sound.
Samara is still relatively new to jazz. Growing up in the Bronx, it was other music of the past — the music of her parent’s childhoods, as she put it — that she listened to most. She treasures her musical lineage, which stretches back to her grandparents Elder Goldwire and Ruth McLendon, both of whom performed with Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes, and runs through her father, who is a singer, songwriter and producer who toured with gospel artist Andraé Crouch. Eventually, she did follow in the family tradition, singing in church and then with the jazz band at Fordham High School for the Arts, with whom she won Best Vocalist at JALC’s Essentially Ellington competition. That led to her enrolling in SUNY Purchase’s jazz studies program, where she fell deeply in love with the music.
Read MoreSamara is still relatively new to jazz. Growing up in the Bronx, it was other music of the past — the music of her parent’s childhoods, as she put it — that she listened to most. She treasures her musical lineage, which stretches back to her grandparents Elder Goldwire and Ruth McLendon, both of whom performed with Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes, and runs through her father, who is a singer, songwriter and producer who toured with gospel artist Andraé Crouch. Eventually, she did follow in the family tradition, singing in church and then with the jazz band at Fordham High School for the Arts, with whom she won Best Vocalist at JALC’s Essentially Ellington competition. That led to her enrolling in SUNY Purchase’s jazz studies program, where she fell deeply in love with the music.
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