Grammy Award-winning Vocalist Samara Joy Kickstarts This Summer’s 2024 North To Shore Festival Marking Her Return To NJPAC For The First Time Since Winning The 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

North to Shore Festival presented by Prudential

Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 7 PM
$39-$99 on sale now.

NJPAC
Prudential Hall | Betty Wold Johnson Stage
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

As part of NJPAC’s TD Bank Jazz series, 2x GRAMMY winner Samara Joy returns to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.,in a highly anticipated one-night only concert. This marks the first time she performs on the NJPAC stage as a headliner since her career-changing win in NJPAC’s 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Samara’s performance kickstarts this summer’s highly anticipated North to Shore Jersey Festival presented by Prudential.

This concert continues her whirlwind career that saw Samara take home the auspicious Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album awards at the 2023 GRAMMYs. Since her breakout GRAMMY wins, Joy’s chart-topping album Linger Awhile (Verve Records) has reached #1 on Amazon Best Sellers, Billboard Jazz, Pandora Trendsetters, iTunes and Amazon’s digital-music and CD sales, and more. Listen to Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition) HERE.

24-year-old Samara makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation. Her voice, rich and velvety yet precociously refined, has already earned her legions of fans in addition to millions of likes on TikTok—cementing her status as perhaps the first Gen Z jazz singing star.

About NJPAC

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey — where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey’s anchor cultural institution, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the State’s and the world’s best artists, while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted more than 11 million visitors (including more than two million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit njpac.org for more information.

About the North to Shore Festival

The North to Shore Festival, launched in 2023, features all the talent, diversity and creativity that New Jersey has to offer, packed into three extraordinary weekends of performances, screenings, parties and conversations in three of the state's most iconic cities. Hosted by Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Newark, the North to Shore Festival brings together events at more than 100 venues for an over-the-top showcase of Jersey excellence, aligned with Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy’s vision of a celebration worthy of the Garden State’s long legacy of innovation in the arts, film and technology. For the latest updates and new concert listings, visit northtoshore.com or download the northtoshore app.