Concert on the Lawn
Samara Joy
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Friday August 4, 2023 at 8:00pm
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Overview
Friday August 4, 2023 at 8:00pm
With her newly released Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old and two-time Grammy-winner 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 rich and velvety yet precociously refined voice has perhaps cemented her status as the first Gen-Z jazz singing star. Joy’s Caramoor debut will introduce the audience to a slew of classic standards several times older than she is through her timeless, irresistible sound.
Please bring your own seating for this performance on Friends Field. Picnics are encouraged!
“It’s spooky; she sounds and tells a story like an elder. But I think what I love most about her — and I pray that the challenges in life don’t change this — is she’s always positive. She’s got such a fun, positive spirit.”
– celebrated bassist and composer Christian McBride via The New York Times
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With her Grammy Award-Winning Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Bronx native 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, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Mornings, MSNBC, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore, etc., in addition to millions of likes on TikTok — cementing her status as perhaps the first Gen Z jazz singing star. On Linger Awhile, Joy introduces that massive audience to a slew of classic standards several times older than she is through her timeless, irresistible sound. The New York Times praised the “silky-voiced rising star” for “helping jazz take a youthful turn” while NPR’s All Things Considered named her a “classic jazz singer from a new generation.” In February 2023, Joy took home two GRAMMYs — Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award.
To learn more about Samara Joy, please visit her website (samarajoy.com).
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