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.

When they began crafting their brand new album, Mirage (due out November 18th, 2022) in 2022, Fierke had deferred their first year at Berklee College of Music and also had to push back recording the album due to pandemic restrictions.

The delay afforded Fierke’s music time to mature, songs that explore the pain they endured while masking their autism in an abusive relationship; fantasizing romantically about a woman; our times; the pain and anger of betrayal; and emerging from darkness with hopeful anticipation.

As restrictions eased last year, Fierke entered bassist Mickey Jamieson’s home studio in Columbia, Missouri, where they recorded live accompanied by a trio, compromised of Jamieson, keyboardest Samuel Luetkemeyer, and album producer Loyd Warden on drums and percussion.

1. Kick It Loose
2. I Remember Butterflies
3. Shower Song
4. Color Me
5. Mirage
6. Sweet Girl
7. When People Speak
8. Smile Again

This elegantly-crafted, just stunningly-orchestrated, vibrant new jazz album opens on the gentle freneticism of Kick It Loose and the soft, dance floor shuffle of I Remember Butterflies and then backs those up with the organically-sculptured, atmospheric Shower Song and then comes the late night soiree within Color Me.

Up next is the ornate, veritably crystalline, verging on ethereal, titular Mirage and that is itself followed by the dulcet piano and velvety drum brush work of Sweet Girl, the album rounding out on the Latin-tinged When People Speak, coming to a close on the upbeat, joyously melodious Smile Again.

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