Jazz Album of the Week: Vocalist Samara Joy sings standards from the Great American Songbook with pinpoint perfection

“She comes from a line of great singers—gospel and R&B-ish,” says Mike Boone, the Philly bassist and educator who recently recorded with Joy, whom he affectionately calls his “little cuz,” as part of the all-star cast featured on saxophonist Eric Wyatt’s latest, A Song of Hope. “Her dad plays great electric bass…but her grandfather is THE one.” Click here to read full review