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SUMMARY:Samara Joy and her Septet
DESCRIPTION:A native of the Bronx\, Samara Joy became entranced by classi
 c R&B as a child and cut her teeth as a singer in her church’s gospel ch
 oir. And while her family history is deeply musical—her grandparents hel
 med the Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes\, and her father\, the mu
 sician and songwriter Antonio McLendon\, has produced\, composed and arr
 anged his own astounding original work—she didn’t delve into the jazz tr
 adition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies there she won
  the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition\, which int
 roduced her to the larger jazz scene as a rising star to watch. She was 
 heard\, by audiences and critics alike\, as a masterful interpreter of j
 azz standards and a rightful heiress of the sound\, technique and charis
 ma that defined her jazz heroines—including Vaughan\, Betty Carter\, Abb
 ey Lincoln and Carmen McRae. Joy released her self-titled debut on the W
 hirlwind label in 2021\, followed a year later by Linger Awhile\, her br
 eakout Verve debut\, of which Down Beat said\, “With this beautiful reco
 rding\, a silky-voiced star is born.” The album earned her a Grammy for 
 Best Jazz Vocal Album in addition to a headline-making win for Best New 
 Artist. A deluxe edition of the album was released\, as well as the EP A
  Joyful Holiday\, which took home Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album and 
 Best Jazz Performance in 2025. Her latest Verve album\, Portrait\, which
  Joy co-produced with the veteran trumpeter/bandleader and multi-Grammy 
 winner Brian Lynch\, showcases the intimate\, soulful chemistry she’s de
 veloped with her touring band\, earning her an NAACP Image Award in 2025
  for Outstanding Jazz Album and the GRAMMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album in 
 2026. Portrait also spotlights her burgeoning gifts as a lyricist\, in i
 ngenious arrangements that meld her thoughtful words with music by Charl
 es Mingus\, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry Harris\n\nTickets: https://
 www.axs.com/events/1389152/samara-joy-tickets?skin=pabst\n\nhttps://find
 local.community/event/cb2d7acf-67cd-406c-9696-79d5afc67005
LOCATION:Pabst Theater\, 144 E. Wells St.\, Milwaukee\, WI 53202
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/cb2d7acf-67cd-406c-9696-79d5afc6700
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