Samantha Fierke - Mirage (2022)

Samantha Fierke is a jazz vocalist from Columbia, MO, currently enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA for a degree in Jazz Composition. In 2018, they introduced their first ever jazz EP “Sam”, consisting of 5 standards played with a piano trio and featured artists. Since that first release, Sam has been performing professionally at live gigs and events, while writing and recording their own original music. In May of 2022 Sam released their debut single, soon to be followed by a full 8 track album of original jazz and jazz fusion. They draw much of their influence from global jazz and fusion musicians such as Gretchen Parlato, Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, and Avishai Cohen, but also deeply appreciates and studies more “straight ahead” jazz from the likes of Jane Monheit, Sarah Vaughn, Chet Baker, Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald — all the greats.