Samara Joy To Appear With Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall This December
The Grammy-winning jazz vocalist will perform an evening of jazz standards with the TSO.
Roy Thomson Hall will present Grammy Award winning vocalist, Samara Joy on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
Grammy-winning vocalist Samara Joy has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as a masterful interpreter of jazz standards and a rightful heiress of the sound, technique, and charisma that defined her jazz heroines—including Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, and Carmen McRae. Joy makes her first appearance with Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall in an evening spotlighting her singular voice.
A native of the Bronx, Samara Joy became entranced by classic R&B as a child and cut her teeth as a singer in her church's gospel choir. And while her family history is deeply musical—her grandparents helmed the Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes, and her father, the musician and songwriter Antonio McLendon, has produced, composed and arranged his own astounding original work—she didn't delve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies there she won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, which introduced her to the larger jazz scene as a rising star to watch.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 5th at 10am ET and can be purchased by calling the Roy Thomson Hall box office at 416-872-4255 or via the website www.roythomsonhall.com. Membership pre-sales are available.
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