Three-time GRAMMY winner (for her Verve Records debut, “Linger Awhile” and Best New Artist in 2022 and this year, for Best Jazz Performance for “TIGHT”), 24-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 introduced that massive audience to a slew of classic standards several times older than she is through her timeless, irresistible sound.

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