Samara Joy is the next great jazz singer to join the Verve vocal pantheon of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Diana Krall, and Sara Vaughan * 22 years old with a voice, phrasing, and tone that has to be heard to be believed * She is incredibly savvy on social media, with over 1.1 million likes on her TikTok account * ÒLinger AwhileÓ, SamaraÕs major label debut record finds her interpreting some of the great standards from the classic songbooksÑa great way to introduce her to the world * ÒNostalgiaÓ and ÒIÕm ConfessinÓ are vocalese Ð lyrics she wrote to famous jazz instrumental solos