Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy comes to Clearwater with three Gibbs High School alums in tow

There’s a lot to love about Samara Joy , a young singer and songwriter from the Boogie Down Bronx with a sophisticated vocal that’s already being compared to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

The three-time Grammy winner (including Best New Artist in 2023) plays an intimate gig at the Cap, which will be very familiar to at least one person in her band—trumpeter Jason Charos, a Gibbs High School product and Grammy-winner for his work alongside University of Miami instructor Brian Lynch —whose father used to own the historic theater .

There’s more familiarity in Joy’s band, too, thanks to more Gibbs alum, tenor saxophonist Kendric McCallister and St. Petersburg alto saxophone and flute player David Mason who'll all be there as they support a forthcoming album, Portrait , due just two days before this show in downtown Clearwater.

Tickets to see Samara Joy play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on  Saturday, Oct. 13 are still available and start at $45.
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