She then put up a GoFundMe page, quickly reaching the $8,000 goal to record her debut album Samara Joy (Whirlwind, 2021). A year later, Verve Records announced her signing and the release of her label ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now. Late on a ...

In 2022, Samara Joy’s album “Linger Awhile” brought a lot of attention to the then 23-year-old vocalist. The album, Joy’s second full-length and her first on the Verve record label ...

She released her self-titled new album, "Samara Joy," in 2021. But it was her sophomore album, "Linger Awhile," released a year later that got her two Grammy nominations, for Best New Artist and ...

VIBE: You have a second-to-none, amazing voice. How would you say you’ve continued to develop as a vocalist since Linger Awhile? Samara Joy: I feel that it’s definitely changed. I listened to ...

A lot has changed for Samara Joy ... second record, Linger Awhile. Within a year, she was awarded both Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards. But Joy needed to a moment ...

Bronx-born jazz singer Samara Joy ... breakout album "Linger Awhile," spotlights her not just as a singer but also as songwriter, arranger and band leader. Co-produced by Joy and veteran trumpeter ...

Samara Joy returns with her third album, “Portrait,” which was released on Friday. It’s her follow-up to her second album “Linger Awhile,” which won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Jazz ...

When three-time Grammy winning jazz vocalist Samara ... of Joy’s three Grammy wins in two consecutive years — two at the 65th annual awards for best jazz vocal album for “Linger Awhile ...

Can't Get Out of This Mood; Guess Who I Saw Today; Nostalgia (The Day I Knew); Sweet Pumpkin; Misty; Social Call; I'm Confessin' That I Love You; Linger Awhile; 'Round Midnight; Someone to Watch Over ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the legendary Blues Alley Club stage in Washington, D.C. She and her album, Linger Awhile, won two Grammys. Late on a ...