Search - Maria Jacobs :: Here Comes Winter

Here Comes Winter is the fifth solo project for Maria Jacobs, ...a milestone in the career of Maria Jacobs, is easily recommended. (Scott Yanow) It is the fitting follow-up to Art of the Duo, where she is also paired with guitarist Bob Fraser, who joins her on Here Comes Winter. Art of the Duo: ...is most refreshing because her voice is not over-trained and contains just enough grit to give it a lived-in sound that makes it at once familiar and friendly with a hint of sex and satin... (Michael Bailey, All About Jazz.) Jacobs has been compared to the likes of Madeline Eastman, Maucha Adnet, and Heather Masse, (Jack Goodstein, blogcritics.com.) Jacobs scat singing is the equivalent of textured spun gold... (Brent Black, criticaljazz.com) Here Comes Winter also includes Brian Wildman or Bob Curry on Bass, Cliff Habian on Keyboard/String Patches, David Strieter on Hammond B3/Keyboard and Maria herself plays Keyboard on the title track. Not all duets, but all are sparse arrangements for a winter in your heart experience.