by Barbara Smith Photos by Earl Edwards Samara Joy’s opening night performance at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival set the mood for a weekend infused with hope, joy, and the magical power of music to unite. The 24-year-old Grammy winner headlined a 3-day musical celebration that featured iconic artists including Stanley Clarke, Joshua Redman, Jason Moran, Gerald Clayton, Kyle Eastwood, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Mavis Staples, along with up-and-coming student jammers in the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, HBCU and Women in Jazz Combo, and Berklee’s Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. Joy’s unique capacity to interpret and illuminate […]
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