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Representatives from three generations of the musical McLendon family — Elder Goldwire, Antonio and Samara Joy — commune together in conversation at Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia.
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Faces both fresh and familiar made up the winner’s circle for jazz at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. WRTI's Nate Chinen runs down the results.
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Moment’s Notice this is week is another holiday bonanza, headlined by Samara Joy's A Joyful Holiday. Also: Bobby Zankel celebrates the solstice, and the Postmodern Jukebox rolls through town.
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The holidays are upon us, and so are the holiday tunes. Who better to join us than a pair of sublime vocalists with soulful new Christmas albums, Gregory Porter and Samara Joy?
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"BP with the GM" won the Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting, among other honors in the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards.
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Among the two dozen or so artists honored with a 2023 JJA Jazz Award, a few stand out for dominant wins in multiple categories.
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Samara Joy, who won Best New Artist as well as Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 65th Grammy Awards, is one thing we can all agree on.
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Don't be shocked by the 23-year-old jazz singer's breakneck rise from precocious college student to best new artist Grammy nominee. In those few years, she's been building three careers at once.
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As she wraps up a world-beating year, Samara Joy is embarking on a holiday tour with the McLendon Family, which reaches Ardmore Music Hall on Dec. 21. She spoke with WRTI about her Philly roots, her family legacy, and what it means to be home for Christmas.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now.