Samara Joy | Building a Life On & Off Stage

Following a series of performances in Texas in April 2026, KRTU's Content Director Bria Woods sat down with multi Grammy-winning vocalist Samara Joy. The young jazz star talks about her expediences touring the world with her septet, how she selects tunes for her band to arrange and perform. Samara also shares how she proved naysayers with her Grammy-winning album "Portrait," and she gets personal about what life looks like off the bandstand. Filming and photography by Paola Longoria in the Good Friend Studio in Austin, Texas.