Samara Joy, Chega de Saudade / No More Blues, live at SFJazz (4K)

Samara Joy plays the bossa nova jazz standard "Chega de Saudade" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at SFJazz in San Francisco, California on June 16, 2023. Chega de Saudade was written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and was made famous by legendary Brazilian singer and guitar player João Gilberto. Jon Hendricks released a version with English lyrics entitled "No More Blues" in 1963.

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Samara Joy live tour dates (2023):

July 2 - Montréal, Canada @ Monument-National
July 7 - Funchal, Portugal @ Funchal Jazz Festival
July 9 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ North Sea Jazz Festival
July 10 - Juan-les-Pins, France @ Jazz à Juan
July 13 - Vienne, France @ Jazz à Vienne
July 14 - Valletta, Malta @ Malta Jazz Festival
July 16 - Perugia, Italy @ Umbria Jazz Festival
July 18 - Molde, Norway @ Molde International Jazz Festival
July 20 - Santander, Spain @ Festival de Jazz de Santander
July 21 - San Javier, Spain @ Auditorio Municipal Parque Almansa
July 22 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Schlossplatz
July 24 - Montpelier, France @ Amphithéâtre du Domaine d'O
July 25 - Marseille, France @ Jardins du Palais Longchamp
July 27 - Marciac, France @ Chapiteau
Aug. 4 - Katonah, NY @ Caramoor Center For Music And The Arts
Aug. 6 - Newport, Rhode Island @ Newport Jazz Festival
Aug. 31 - Provincetown, MA @ Provincetown Town Hall
Sept. 3 - Washington DC @ DC Jazz Festival
Sept. 4 - Detroit, MI @ Detroit Jazz Festival
Sept. 12 - Montlouis-sur-Loire, France @ Festival Jazz en Touraine
Sept. 15 - Eisenstadt, Austria @ Haydn Theatre
Sept. 21 - Tempe, AZ @ Tempe Center For The Arts
Sept. 23 - Long Beach, CA @ Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Sept. 24 - Monterey, CA @ Monterey Jazz Festival
Sept. 28 - Seattle, WA @ Jazz Alley
Oct. 4 - Davis, CA @ Mondavi Center
Oct. 15 - Denver, CO @ Newman Center For The Performing Arts
Oct. 22 - Brookville, NY @ Tilles Center
Oct. 24 - Columbia, MO @ Missouri Theatre
Nov. 8 - Berlin, Germany @ Pierre Boulez Saal
Nov. 19 - London, UK @ EFG London Jazz Festival

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No More Blues lyrics:

No more blues
I'm going back home
No, no more dues
I promise no more to roam

Home is where the heart is
The funny part is
My heart's been right home all along

No more tears and no more sighs
And no more fears
I'll say no more goodbyes
If trouble beckons me, I vow I'm gonna refuse
I'm gonna settle down
And there'll be no more blues

Every day while I am far away
My thoughts turn homeward, forever homeward
I've traveled round the world in search of happiness
But all the happiness I found was in my hometown

No more blues
I'm going back home
No, no more dues
I'm through with all my wandering
Now I'll settle down and live my life
And build a home, and find me a wife
When we settle down
There'll be no more blues
Nothing but happiness
When we settle down
There'll be no more blues
Nothing but happiness
When we settle down
There'll be no more blues
Nothing but happiness
When we settle down
There'll be no more blues

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Samara Joy - SFJazz official show announcement:

At 23, Samara Joy is already setting the music world ablaze. Her 2022 Verve Records debut Linger Awhile has earned her two well-deserved Grammy wins, for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best New Artist—the first time a jazz musician has won the prestigious newcomer’s award since Esperanza Spalding over a decade ago.

Hailing from a family of musicians in the Bronx with roots in gospel, Joy began her journey with jazz at age 17, winning Best Vocalist honors at Lincoln Center’s “Essentially Ellington” competition.

Within two years she was a star student of piano legend Barry Harris and bowled over a panel including Christian McBride, Jane Monheit, and Dee Dee Bridgewater to win the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Since then, Joy’s profile has risen exponentially through the release of her self-titled debut in 2021 and winning Best New Artist in 2021’s JazzTimes Critics Poll. She has introduced legions of young fans to the Great American Songbook through her TikTok account and released the Grammy-winning Linger Awhile in 2022.

It’s not an accident that Joy was signed to Verve Records — the label built specifically around Ella Fitzgerald — since the young singer is clearly on the path to continue the tradition of the First Lady of Song and conquer new worlds along the way.

[marjorieinnocent]

Just heard her sing this at DC Jazz Fest and she killed it there too. Just amazing… 🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️

[nickbonomo]

Her phrasing and timing is as excellent as Carmen McRae, but whilst Carmen has her unique grit, Samara keeps her angelic voice and class! Blown away every time I hear Samara, excellent!