Maria Jacobs is an American Jazz vocalist, singer/songwriter and author. She is the Adjunct Professor of Applied Vocal Jazz at Kent State University. Born of Syrian Lebanese and Armenian descent, ...

“I think it was a God shot,” said Jacobs, a deeply faithful woman who grew up singing in a Brooklyn’s St. Elias Byzantine Melkite Catholic Church where her father, longtime Goodtime II drummer Mike ...

Simplicity in jazz performance is a sure bet when one has the chops to deliver. Jazz vocal in a duet format is one of the more exposed configurations, one where the singer liability is great. All ...

Here Comes Winter, vocalist Maria Jacobs' fifth solo album and follow-up to her critically applauded 2013 effort, The Art of the Duo, once again shows the singer putting her special touch to a classic ...

After the recent excellent duo albums of jazz chanteuses Madeline Eastman, Maucha Adnet, and Heather Masse, each marking out a distinctive place for itself and the talented singers, one could be ...

Maria E. Jacobs, 75, of Macungie, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Maria met her “Best Friend” and husband David J. Jacobs 47 years ago in a restaurant ...