After winning two GRAMMYs – Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award – and selling out her EFG London Jazz Festival show, Samara Joy returns in 2024 for her first ever UK tour.
With her upcoming Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old 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 and millions of likes on TikTok — cementing her status as perhaps the first Gen Z jazz singing star. On Linger Awhile, Samara will introduce 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 All Things Considered named her a “classic jazz singer from a new generation.”
Age Restriction
This event is for those aged 8 and over. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
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