When I listen to her it’s like I’m transported to a smoky bar in the 40’s or 50’s having a drink at the bar with a cigarette.And I’ve never been to a bar,lol.She’s that good!!

Difference between someone who can sing and someone who actually uses their voice as an instrument love it!

Her range is incredible!!! She's 23 years old but the greatness in her voice makes her sound much older!!! Simply amazing 🙌🏾🙏🏾💪🏾✊🏾👌🏾

She won her Grammy last night Best New Artist! Congratulations 🎊

A Nancy Wilson classic…. Nancy looking down smiling and indeed proud her of breathtaking performance…❤️🔥❤️

Give her all the GRAMMYS 👑 It's her time 🤎

She sounds like a combo of Sarah Vaughan and Anita Baker very beautiful voice , a star is born

So much control in her voice. So much control in the pitch. Wow! She is dancing on that vocal range.

Jen really made an incredibly important decision to have Samara on. Ms Joy is one of the most beautiful ❤️ of any new singer today.

The control and storytelling, amazing. Ella, Sarah, Nneena incantations

Her rendition of nancy wilsons song from the ‘60s “Guess who i saw today” was absolutely spectacular!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

There's a huge difference between singing a song and interpreting a song in your own expression. This young lady with a softie, pied piper voice has that special and unique quality and at such a young age. Nancy, Ella, Sarah and Lena are smiling down from heavens jazz cafe

Omg a Samara Joy and Lalah Hathaway duet!!! 😳😳. The world wouldn't be ready!!!

She has such a MATURE VOICE AND DELIVERY!!!!! She is mesmerizing! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

What an amazing voice. Praying she has a long, prosperous and successful career

As a Nancy Wilson fan I am extremely pleased. I feel like she would've loved this.

In the world of hip-hop, something very special is going on.

She has the IT factor! I hope she wins at least 1 Grammy, preferably both!

I feel like I'm in sitting a classy bar/lounge with a glass of wine

Sang Samara Joy💐 Ella, Billie, & Nancy would be proud 👏🏾

She's a throwback to a bygone era when singers really sang! I'm a hip hop and underground head but a lover of 40s swing and 60s Jazz...this woman is amazing!!

Congrats to Samara, for her Grammy Award, and I heard her first on this show. Truly an old soul in this young woman’s body. Great to see the return of this genre of music. What a range!

The emergence of Miss Samara will continue to brighten up the jazz scene for decades to come.Thank you for living the same times!

The hair, the outfit, the aura, loove it!!

Her voice is like telling stories while sitting by the fireplace. It’s cold outside flout this blanket and this coca are keeping me warm type of voice I ADORE her

Man I really didn't know there were new artists doing jazz music like this. She's reviving a dying genre

I am so shocked and gobsmacked by her voice !!!! I’m such a huge lover of jazz & blues; Ella, Billie, Nina 😱🙀many others ; jazz in general Her voice is so shocking; beautiful, original, gorgeous, soulful, I have no words. This is truly a great jazz original that may have her name amongst these greats. Just wow ! 🙏🏼👍⭐️💗💕💕⭐️like omg !!!! Holy Sheeeeooot!!!!

The timbre of her voice is incomparable, unmistakable ❤, goes hand in hand with how she conveys jazz. Slightly reminds me to one of those "big names" from the past: Sarah Vaughan, Ella, Billie, but still unique in her own way... I am mesmerized... ...from a fellow jazz singer from Portland, OR

I've known her and her family for years. I've worked with her father (another amazing vocalist), many times in the past. I can't tell you how proud we all are of her Grammy win. She's only 23 and has the voice and spirit of an "old soul". Congratulations, Samara Joy! Keep going up and praising God as he elevates you to higher heights. The eyes of the world are watching and listening. You have more extraordinary work to do....

Could listen forever.

Her voice is so beautiful and she sang really great 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎵🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶!!!!!!!!!!

Her voice and range is ear satisfaction… Nina Simone indeed 🎵🎼🎶

Amazing. even Nancy Wilson would be proud.

Chills and tears!!! She is utterly devastatingly good. Wow!!!

I love her voice she sings like the old jazz back in the day I would put it up there behind Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and all of that and her voice is so smooth I'm just enjoying it I love it 😊😊

Every note was placed with purpose and perfection.

So much control, and mastery of her voice.

We are witnessing greatness.

I first heard Samara Joy McClendon last year and I hurried and purchased her cd. Love her and rooting for her to win 2 Grammys

Can we appreciate the Pianist here...

She has a different style of voice when it comes to jazz. Smoot,suttle, and great to listen to over a steak and a glass of wine

BEAUTIFUL.....Forget streaming, I purchased her vinyl album.

This is one of the best performances I’ve watched in a long time. It was complete.

Congrats Samara Joy! You are so deserving of this win.

This is my favorite song from her album! She's incredible.

Such a powerful voice!

So young with an old soul....I love it! I love the classics and will have to get her cd. I now know why she won Best New Artist at the Grammy's last night. Awesome voice!

I can't hear Guess Who I saw Today without thinking about Nancy Wilson so it is wonderful to hear this young singer cover this classic from Nancy's repertoire. I definitely hear Miss Sarah Vaughan's influence and I think that would have impressed Miss Wilson also. Keep the Music playing!!

THIS...! THIS IS THE SOUND OF POPULAR MUSIC (JAZZ) THAT WE'VE BEEN WANTING! For this young sistar to have the voice, that can take us to a place of time where Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Josephine Baker, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin were crooning our hearts. I'D SAY, SAMARA, YOU ARE A RARE GEM AND VERY DESERVING OF THE LOVE YOU ARE RECEIVING... #IndigoMoorMars

Samara is the whole deal.. musicianship, voice from Heaven, storytelling, perfect ear and communication.. 😊🎶❤️ get those awards, Samara!

The pleasure was all mine. GREAT VOICE. right on Jennifer for letting so many people hear this wonderful young lady for the first time on your show.

Exceptional Vocals….and 23 years of age… The best is yet to come .🌺🌺🌺👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏽💕💕💖🎵🎶🎤

This young lady is the reincarnation of Ella, Sarah, and Nancy! Got my tickets and I can't wait to experience this legend in the making ❤

Her style and voice really reminds me of the late Nancy Wilson.

The pianist enhances this song making it more captivating.

Here voice is simply beautiful and her singing style is sheer elegance❤

I like her voice style, she can sing in a fancy steak restaurant, she has a Magical voice, so amazing

Her voice sounds so beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍🙌🏾💪🏾👑

Absolutely fabulous and fantastic. I heard some old school blue's and jazz in a young lady . She blew me away. She gave me that old Billy Holiday sound with a new twist of high pitch. I'm buying that album. I love her sound😍😍😍😍

DAMN , WHERE HAS SHE BEEN, LOVE IT

Give her them grammies. She is brilliant. Never heard of her before the grammies but she already has a fan. So much perfection aint even real. Thank God we are witnessing the born of a new star. TRUE STAR!!! Lord have mercy ❤️

Glad to see the Academy awarded the Grammy to Samara ! True talent 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Shhhhheeeesh!!! The future of Jazz is in great hands!

Beautiful voice amazing talented Queen !!❤❤ wow!!

I hear a little of Sarah Vaughn . She did a beautiful performance of this classic Nancy Wilson. Chante Moore records that song about 15 years ago. Her version is nice.

What an incredible tribute to Nancy Wilson. I know she's smiling in approval. Yes Miss Samara Joy I will be picking up your cd.

Her two Grammy wins this past Sunday for Best New Artist and Jazz Vocal Album has put her on the map and reintroduce her to a new wider audience like myself. Never heard of her until last Sunday and saw a comment on facebook post that she had appeared on JHUD in January 2023 so I found the performance. My God she is only 23 years old and definitely embodies old school jazz singers with a few new ones like--Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Diana Krall, Diane Schurr, Billie Holiday, etc. I am sure Nancy Wilson is smiling down on her as she doing a lovely rendition of a favorite song of mine from Ms. Wilson -"Guess Who I Saw Today". I look forward to hearing from this young lady for years to come.

Flawless, stupendous, mellifluous , spellbinding! 🌟What a beautiful rendition sung with her own personal phrasing and style‼️❤️‍🔥💥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Absolutely amazing voice, a true instrument, I'm sure Nancy Wilson, Phyllis Hyman and Billie Holiday are all proud.

Just beautiful 👏🏾

I am a fan. Simply a fan. I felt all of her voice from the first phrase.

OMG!!!! SHE IS AMAZING!!!! 👏👏👏💐💐💐🤎🤎🤎

wow…… i love her omg - it’s like being a child again ❤❤❤ i wish my dad was alive - he would love this

She is so gorgeous and her voice just takes me to another place...beautiful

I think Jennifer Hudson should have won the BEST talk show award HANDS DOWN 👏👏👏🏆

Wow!! she just brought back memories with that song. my mom used to listen to that song a lot when I was younger. Love her voice. she does old-school very well

The Torch 🔥 has been passed....Ella/ Sarah/ Billie etc., would approve I'm sure!! Very important to keep the Art form alive & kicking!! 🎤🎶🌹💐🌹

a Newbie - taking control of one of the most popular show/jazz tunes - best wishes

Jazz vocals is my favorite genre of music. So happy to see this young lady cover Nancy Wilson's classic.

SHE WON!!!! Thank you Jesus… we are getting back to… SINGING… BEAUTIFULLY!!! ❤🙏🏽✝

I LOVe Love her, Ahhhmazing!!! Thank you, Jennifer!!! 🎶🎶❤❤

She's making Nancy Wilson and Ella Fitzgerald very proud

I love Jennifer's admiration and comment at the end. This baby is only 23, y'all. It is so important to have a group of sisters that will protect her and make sure the industry doesn't take advantage of her.

Thank You Samara Joy! You are introducing Jazz to our younger generation and I am so grateful.

Social Call and If You Never Fall In Love with Me are my 2 favorite songs. Please see her in concert if she is nearby. 😍😍😍😍

Simply beautiful. Nancy Wilson would be so proud of this artist ❤❤❤️I am.

She has a sublime voice and a masterful command of her instrument. I could listen to her all day...every day...forever.

Wow major Sarah Vaughan vibes!!! Love it! The fact that she’s 23 is even more impressive!!

don’t know who she is but shes singing one of my favorite tunes

Elegance in music 🎶

I love her singing this every time I hear it. Especially when she put Stevie Wonder into it.

Wonderful voice. I am a big fan of the classic artists of the 50s 60s..Mahaila Jackson/Nancy Wilson/Eartha Kitt/Shirley Bassey/Esther Phillips/Dinah Washington/ Della Rees etc etc. These sort of artists were of a certain generation/era and can never be replaced. But every now and again a new artist comes along and you think 'there is still hope'...x

Beautiful maserize..remind of the great jazz singers:)

That FIRST GUESS....SARAH LOIS VAUGHAN ALL DAY LAAAWD 😩

What an amazing singer, I've heard alot that 50s jazz music was like this if I'm not wrong, wow she's an amazing singer!!! Her vocals are so beautiful I've never heard anything like this in my life!!! Wow amazing. I've always had a thing for jazz but I didn't give myself a chance now she's respectfully forcing me to listen to it, her music, I'm a new fan of her!!!!!!

Thank you #JenniferHudson #SamaraJoy will fill the whole in Jazz music, that Ms. #NancyWilson left when she passed away.

WOW!!!!

A true gift

I got an invitation on "smule" from Samara Joy. and I must confess with shame that I did not know her yet. But that's about to change soon! what a beautiful voice and great performance. wow.

She's incredible, not only talented but an old soul for sure. This is something we expect from a highly seasoned artist. Unbelievable.