USA: Debut Vocal Album - Maria Schafer - To Know Love...

With a velveteen voice, charmingly straightforward delivery, and nuanced rhythmic sensibilities, young jazz singer Maria Schafer presents fresh and youthful interpretations of the Great American Songbook in addition to her own modern compositions with hints of jazz, folk, world music, and neo-soul. Having performed for tens of thousands of music lovers across the United States, Canada, Australia, Latvia, and Japan, Schafer's honey-sweet tone, genuine articulation, and elegance on the stage speak well to all audiences whether she's in front of a spectacular big band in an international concert hall or warmly nestled among her quartet in a Los Angeles jazz club.

Now, after spending 2 years mesmerizing fans worldwide as the touring vocalist with the swing era big band The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Schafer returns to her small group roots with her debut solo album, “To Know Love...” out with Marsch Music on 01/19/18. The self-produced collection of Schafer's modern arrangements of jazz standards and Brazilian tunes highlights a conversational prowess best heard on the small stage, with ambitious instrumental combinations ranging from Brazilian duets with guitar, haunting and heart-wrenching numbers with a bass/drums duo, and finally expanding to a hard-swinging quartet number with a delightful twist and a cheeky trumpet solo.

Album personnel: Maria Schafer – vocals, Shane Savala – guitar, Joe Butts – bass, Kyle Sharamitaro – drum, Brad Black – trumpet

Artist website: http://www.mariaschafer.com
Free sneak peek download of Track 8, "Body and Soul": https://mariaschafer.bandcamp.com/track/body-and-soul-2
Album purchase link: https://www.mariaschafer.com/purchase-toknowlove