With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara Joy’s star seems to rise with every performance. Although only 21, Samara has already performed at many of New York’s major jazz venues and has worked with jazz greats like Christian McBride, Pasquale Grasso, Jon Faddis, Kirk Lightsey, Cyrus Chestnut and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Barry Harris. On her self-titled debut album (released July 2021 on Whirlwind Recordings) Samara performs jazz and Great American Songbook standards.