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Samara Joy

Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 7:30 PM to 9 PM
California Center for the Arts: Escondido
All Ages
$42-$102

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.” In February 2023, Samara Joy took home two GRAMMYs – Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award.

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 w/Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show w/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, Samara introduces that massive audience to a slew of classic standards several times older than she is through her timeless, irresistible sound.

Generously Sponsored By Prebys Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, The California Center for the Arts, Escondido Charitable Trust

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The California Center for the Arts, Escondido
800.988.4253
info@artcenter.org

California Center for the Arts: Escondido

340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, California 92025
800-988-4253
info@artcenter.org

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