Samara Joy

Hoyt Sherman Place presents three-time GRAMMY-Award winner and rising jazz star, Samara Joy. This event is made possible by John & Penny Krantz. John is the current President of the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation Board of Directors as well as the Artistic Director for the annual Jazz in July concerts. Sponsorship and accommodations will also be provided by Hotel Fort Des Moines.

In February 2023, Samara Joy took home two GRAMMYs – Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award. In February 2024, Samara Joy won the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Performance for “Tight.” The New York Times praised the “silky-voiced rising star” for “helping jazz take a youthful turn” while NPR’s All Things Considered named her a “classic jazz singer from a new generation.”