This week on the podcast, we talk about some of our favorite young vocalists of this generation and ones to be on the lookout for in the near future. These are our vanguard vocalists.

Zara McFarlane, Arise (Brownswood, 2017)

Veronica Swift, This Bitter Earth (Mack Avenue, 2021)

Silvana Estrada, Lo Sagrado (self-released, 2017)

The Brianna Thomas Band, Everybody Knows (Breathline, 2020)

Jazzmeia Horn, A Social Call (Prestige, 2017)

Vuyo Sotashe on Fima Chupakhin, Water (self-released, 2019)

Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue, 2017)

Michael Mayo, “You and You”

Kandace Springs, The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note, 2020)

Samara Joy, “Stardust”