BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1871@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:Samara Joy and Her Septet DTSTAMP:20260801T064353Z DTSTART:20261011T080000Z DESCRIPTION:A native of the Bronx\, Samara Joy became entranced by classic R&B as a child and\ncut her teeth as a singer in her church’s gospel choir . And while her family\nhistory is deeply musical—her grandparents helmed the Philadelphia gospel group\nthe Savettes\, and her father\, the musicia n and songwriter Antonio McLendon\, has\nproduced\, composed and arranged his own astounding original work—she didn’t\ndelve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies\nthere she won the 201 9 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition\, which\nintroduced h er to the larger jazz scene as a rising star to watch. She was\nheard\, by audiences and critics alike\, as a masterful interpreter of jazz\nstandar ds and a rightful heiress of the sound\, technique and charisma that\ndefi ned her jazz heroines—including Vaughan\, Betty Carter\, Abbey Lincoln and \nCarmen McRae.\n\nJoy released her self-titled debut on the Whirlwind lab el in 2021\, followed a\nyear later by Linger Awhile\, her breakout Verve debut\, of which Down Beat said\,\n“With this beautiful recording\, a silk y-voiced star is born.” The album earned\nher a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album in addition to a headline-making win for\nBest New Artist. A deluxe edition of the album was released\, as well as the EP A\nJoyful Holiday\, which took home Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Jazz\nPerforma nce in 2025. Her latest Verve album\, Portrait\, which Joy co-produced\nwi th the veteran trumpeter/bandleader and multi-Grammy winner Brian Lynch\,\ nshowcases the intimate\, soulful chemistry she’s developed with her touri ng band\,\nearning her an NAACP Image Award in 2025 for Outstanding Jazz A lbum and the\nGRAMMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album in 2026. Portrait also spot lights her\nburgeoning gifts as a lyricist\, in ingenious arrangements tha t meld her\nthoughtful words with music by Charles Mingus\, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry\nHarris URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/samara-joy-and-her-septet LOCATION:The Pabst Theater - 144 E Wells St Milwaukee STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Ages X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A native of the Bronx, Samara Joy became en tranced 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 f ather, the musician and songwriter Antonio McLendon, has produced, compose d and arranged his own astounding original work—she didn’t delve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies there sh e won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, which i ntroduced 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.

Joy released her self-titled debut on the Whirlwin d label in 2021, followed a year later by Linger Awhile, her breakout Verv e debut, of which Down Beat said, “With this beautiful recording, a silky- voiced star is born.” The album earned her a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Al bum in addition to a headline-making win for Best New Artist. A deluxe edi tion of the album was released, as well as the EP A Joyful Holiday, which took home Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Jazz Performance in 2 025. Her latest Verve album, Portrait, which Joy co-produced with the vete ran trumpeter/bandleader and multi-Grammy winner Brian Lynch, showcases th e intimate, soulful chemistry she’s developed with her touring band, earni ng her an NAACP Image Award in 2025 for Outstanding Jazz Album and the GRA MMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album in 2026. Portrait also spotlights her burgeo ning gifts as a lyricist, in ingenious arrangements that meld her thoughtf ul words with music by Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry Ha rris

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