Maria Schafer

Born: October 6

With a twinkle in her eye and a dazzling, velveteen voice well-informed by the Great American Songbook, singer Maria Schafer presents a contemporary jazz voice for the 21st century. She has performed in some of the biggest jazz festivals and venues in North America, Europe, and Japan while firmly establishing a home base in Los Angeles.

Two years spent touring full-time as the star female vocalist of the international Glenn Miller Orchestra have cultivated an alluring and honest stage presence, while her albums To Know Love and No Broken Hearts garner weekly airplay on international and domestic jazz radio stations alike, including L.A.'s KKJZ 88.1.

Large Ensemble Releases By Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra and Allison Miller & One O'Clock Lab Band

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 20, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra and Allison Miller & One O'Clock Lab Band, with birthday shoutouts to Ingrid Jensen, Mina Agossi, Christine Tobin, Michelle Walker, Sandy Denny (Who Knows Where The Time Goes), and Georgia Mancio, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase ...

Here For You

By Maria Schafer

Label: Marsch Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: You Said It; A Chance To Make You Mine; Where Is Love (Waltz); Release Me; More Than You Know; Give Us A Smile; Here For You; Get Up And Go

Marcus Miller, Harry Connick, Jr., John Coltrane & Maria Schafer

by Joe Dimino
December 15, 2024

Episode 884 of Neon Jazz kicks off with the exceptional talent of Los Angeles-based singer Maria Schafer, followed by the iconic Harry Connick Jr., whose influence helped shape her journey to becoming one of the most sought-after jazz vocalists on the West Coast. From there, we dive into fresh sounds from seasoned veterans releasing new material ...

Maria Schafer, Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt, Fern Lindzon, George Koller & Coleen Allen, Hayoung Lyou, Entre Amigos & More New Releases

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 25, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Maria Schafer, cellist Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt, Fern Lindzon, George Koller & Coleen Allen, Hayoung Lyou, Roy McGrath, Hana Fujisaki, Kitt Lyles & Gustavo Cortinas, with birthday shoutouts to George Cables, LaVern Baker, Kelly Green, Holli Ross, Marianne Solivan, Rene Marie, Samara Joy, Diana Krall, Miho Hazama, Nioka Workman ...

Los Angeles-Based Jazz Singer Maria Schafer Announces USA West Coast Tour

October 4, 2023

Evocative jazz songstress and composer Maria Schafer is excited to announce her next tour of the West Coast of the USA in October 2023 spanning jazz clubs, radio stations, and performing arts centers in CA, OR, and WA. On the timing of the tour, Maria shares that this tour will “be a sneak peek of my ...

You Can Never Be Too Magical - Celebrating Esperanza Spalding

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 10, 2020

This week we feature new releases from vocalists Kat Edmonson, Tamuz Nissim, Maria Schafer and JD Walter with birthday shout outs to pianists Lil Armstrong, Marc Cary and Jutta Hipp, bassist Katie Thiroux, trumpeter Jeannie Tanner, and vocalist Ed Reed, among others. In the first hour, a celebration of Esperanza Spalding's latest Grammy win for Jazz ...

No Broken Hearts

By Maria Schafer

Label: Marsch Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: Half Awake; Jitterbug Waltz; Love For Sale; No Broken Hearts; Talk; Make It Real; Both Sides Now; Angel Eyes; Echoes; The Lady Is A Tramp; Shape Your Light (Extended Version); Love Is You; When You're Smiling.

Maria Schafer - Shane Savala: No Broken Hearts

by Mackenzie Horne
October 26, 2019

No Broken Hearts is special because while it could function on its own as a fond nod to tradition or a forward-thinking allusion to the modern songbook, it truly functions as a series of love letters--love letters to collaboration, the living history of strong women songwriters, and deeply personal experiences within music. Vocalist Maria Schafer and ...

Christmas in the City

By Maria Schafer

Label: Marsch Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 2 Shape Your Light 3 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 4 White Christmas 5 Brings Me Back 6 Happy Xmas 7 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?