One sold-out concert at a time, 25-year-old vocalist Samara Joy has earned a reputation as a masterful interpreter of jazz standards and a rightful heiress to the sound, technique and charisma that defined personal heroines like Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter and Carmen McRae.  

Winner of five Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2023 and Best Jazz Vocal Album for 2023 and 2025, Joy is a steady presence on network television and has appeared at legendary venues and events including the Apollo Theater and Lincoln Center, and the Newport and Monterey jazz festivals. With millions of likes on TikTok, Joy has helped a new generation of music fans discover timeless American music. 

Joy’s 2024 Verve release, Portrait, represents the next phase in her continuing artistic evolution. The album documents the seemingly telepathic rapport she’s developed with her touring band, as she leads the ensemble with authority while also functioning as a source of support and interplay.  

Throughout her meteoric rise, Joy has impressed the jazz cognoscenti with her richly evocative approach to standards and the intimate kinship she demonstrates with her musicians, with DownBeat proclaiming “a silky-voiced star is born” and NPR hailing her as “a classic jazz singer from a new generation.”  

Samara Joy is that new voice that’s giving new purpose to the music.

— JazzTimes

Samara Joy is that new voice that’s giving new purpose to the music.

— Jazz Times

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Signature Sounds

Though relatively new on the music scene, Samara Joy has quickly cemented herself as a rising star in the world of jazz and across genres. Click below to stream and/or download tunes from Joy’s chart-topping, award-winning career.