Samara Joy Discovered Jazz in College—Then Dedicated Herself To It | Questlove Show

Samara Joy Discovered Jazz in College—Then Dedicated Herself To It | Questlove Show

Samara Joy reveals she didn’t grow up a Jazz kid at all. In high school she just knew she wanted to sing, but not how or where. She talks about choosing SUNY Purchase, auditioning with only “Route 66” and a gospel hymn, and arriving at college not knowing Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Bird, or Dizzy. She explains when it finally clicked in her sophomore year, and how she realized she could live in Jazz [https://www.samarajoy.com/] without abandoning R&B, Gospel, and Soul.

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