Few musical artists possess the soul required to illuminate the entire history of a genre with their harmonies. Samara Joy, the 23-year-old jazz vocalist carrying nearly a century’s worth of history in her voice, may be the exception.
Joy, whose surname is McLendon, began her jazz career just a few short years ago at Purchase College, State University of New York. As a child growing up in the Bronx, Joy had always been surrounded by music.
