Efg Jazz Festival - Samara Joy

Samara Joy performs at the Royal Festival Hall in London as part of the Efg Jazz Festival. The American jazz singer is presented here as the main artist of the evening.

Samara Joy McLendon, known as Samara Joy, is an American jazz singer born in the Bronx, active since 2019. Her self-titled debut album appeared in 2021 on Verve Records, and she is a singer whose work has drawn a large following in jazz circles for her interpretations of standards.

The Royal Festival Hall, on London's South Bank, hosts concerts and shows throughout the year. This evening belongs to the Efg Jazz Festival, a programme that brings jazz artists to the city, and it is aimed at listeners who follow vocal jazz and the American standards tradition.

The singer's later recordings were made with the trumpeter and bandleader Brian Lynch, who is a multi-Grammy winner, and her album Portrait was produced with him. Her earlier releases on the Whirlwind and Verve labels form the background to this visit to London.