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"Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall" Preview

Season 53 Episode 8 | 30s

Following a win at the 2026 Grammy Awards for Best Jazz vocal album and double wins at the Grammys in 2023 and 2025, Bronx native Samara Joy makes her much-anticipated debut at the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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