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SUMMARY:Samara Joy and Her Septet
LOCATION:Pabst Theater\, Pabst Theater\, 144 E. Wells Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
DESCRIPTION:A native of the Bronx\, Samara Joy became entranced by classic R&B as a child and\ncut her teeth as a singer in her church’s gospel choir. And while her family\nhistory is deeply musical—her grandparents helmed the Philadelphia gospel group\nthe Savettes\, and her father\, the musician and songwriter Antonio McLendon\, has\nproduced\, composed and arranged his own astounding original work—she didn’t\ndelve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies\nthere she won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition\, which\nintroduced her to the larger jazz scene as a rising star to watch. She was\nheard\, by audiences and critics alike\, as a masterful interpreter of jazz\nstandards and a rightful heiress of the sound\, technique and charisma that\ndefined her jazz heroines—including Vaughan\, Betty Carter\, Abbey Lincoln and\nCarmen McRae.\n\nJoy released her self-titled debut on the Whirlwind label in 2021\, followed a\nyear later by Linger Awhile\, her breakout Verve debut\, of which Down Beat said\,\n“With this beautiful recording\, a silky-voiced star is born.” The album earned\nher a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album in addition to a headline-making win for\nBest New Artist. A deluxe edition of the album was released\, as well as the EP A\nJoyful Holiday\, which took home Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Jazz\nPerformance in 2025. Her latest Verve album\, Portrait\, which Joy co-produced\nwith the veteran trumpeter/bandleader and multi-Grammy winner Brian Lynch\,\nshowcases the intimate\, soulful chemistry she’s developed with her touring band\,\nearning her an NAACP Image Award in 2025 for Outstanding Jazz Album and the\nGRAMMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album in 2026. Portrait also spotlights her\nburgeoning gifts as a lyricist\, in ingenious arrangements that meld her\nthoughtful words with music by Charles Mingus\, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry\nHarris
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