UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) will present jazz vocalist Samara Joy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara.
“The voice redefining jazz for a new generation, Bronx native Samara Joy brings soulful depth and timeless elegance to the stage, with a sound rooted in gospel and shaped by legends like Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter,” according to A&L.
Joy’s latest release is “Portrait,” a collection of standards and an original track featuring her singular voice.
With five Grammy wins, including Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album, Joy is a true force in contemporary jazz.
Tickets are $55-$110 for general public; $16 for UCSB students with current student ID required.
For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures, 805-893-3535 or buy online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or The Granada Theatre, 805-899-2222.
A native of the Bronx, Joy became entranced by classic R&B as a child and cut her teeth as a singer in her church’s gospel choir.
And while her family history is deeply musical — her grandparents helmed the Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes, and her father, the musician and songwriter Antonio McLendon, has produced, composed and arranged his own original work — she didn’t delve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase.
During her studies there, Joy won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, which introduced 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 jazz standards and a rightful heiress of the sound, technique and charisma that defined her jazz heroines, including Vaughan, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln and Carmen McRae.
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