Samara Joy

Leo Sidran’s The Art of the Story piece reporting on shows by John Scofield, Snarky Puppy, Samara Joy and others at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Photos from the recent Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival which featured performances by Samara Joy, Pat Metheny, Cory Wong, Tower of Power, Chucho Valdes, Claudia Acuna and others.

WBGO’s Lee Mergner talks with Danny Melnick, the producer of Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, about its evolution as one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the world.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, jazz vocal sensation Samara Joy talks with Leo Sidran about her sudden rise in popularity and acclaim.

Winners in the jazz categories at the 2023 Grammy Awards included Samara Joy, Terri Lyne Carrington, Arturo O’Farrill, Vince Mendoza and John Beasley.

A look back at features, profiles, interviews and performances from wbgo.org during 2022

WBGO hosts and staff recommend their favorite jazz albums of the year

Leo Sidran revisits several of his favorite segments for The Art of the Story with WBGO News featuring select conversations and profiles

Nominations for the 2023 Grammy awards announced and jazz-related nominees in multiple categories include Samara Joy, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Wayne Shorter, John Beasley, Miguel Zenón and Danilo Pérez

Photos from the 2022 Monterey Jazz Festival featuring Gregory Porter, Artemis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chucho Valdes and many others