Portrait (LP)Born of a relentless global tour schedule, Samara Joy took her touring band, made up of other rising young jazz musicians, into the legendary Van Gelder Studios (the venerable studio from which A Love Supreme and so many of the great catalog records from Impulse and Blue Note were recorded) in February of 2024. Recorded across three days, Samara and her musicians were able to capture an incredible snapshot of who she is today and the promise of

Decisively

" "The Unforgiven

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their astonishing eighth album

Whether a long-time fan or a newcomer to their music

Blue Note documented Monk in trio

At its core

" "MOTTO" and notable Grammy-nominated features with singer/songwriter Julia Michaels on "GONE

alongside brand new superstar collaborations with Shania Twain

and "Lemon Sunrise" by Mark McElligott

along with composer James Ledger and singer-songwriters Paul Kelly and Alice Keath

With the elevated songwriting and production