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Vocalist Maria Schafer warmly welcomes jazz listeners swiftly into the 21st century with her polished, soaring vocal style and easy, empathetic charm. Driven by an inquisitive passion for self-discovery through song, Ms. Schafer’s sensitive and uncontrived approach to jazz “stands out among the current crop of jazz singers (Jefferson Public Radio)” and is “just the right tonic for jaded jazz ears (Midwest Record).” Instinctually articulate with a remarkable ear, she is an adventureous songwriter and composer in her own right and mixes influences from jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and folk music realms while also serving as a clever custodian of the Great American Songbook with fresh arrangements of silver-worn standards.