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 next album featuring my newest songs, expanded instrumentation, musical alchemy, and continued musical growth. My songbook has joyously developed with original songs melding jazz and world genres, spanning the heartfelt to the cheeky and playful—but I am also still indulging my growing taste for exploring and arranging lesser-known jazz standards."
Though the October performance tour is not Ms. Schafer's first foray through the western USA, this time she travels with more friends in tow than on previous visits. Having played many years together in the greater Los Angeles areas, previous tours centered on a duo with guitarist Shane Savala, and this time Schafer and Savala will be joined by bassist David Reynoso and drummer Karo Galadjian, all based in southern California. Together they breathe life into Maria's compositions and arrangements as well as originals written together by Schafer and Savala, creating a bed of joyous jazz interplay in support of Maria's lithe voice and adventurous yet intimate lyrical and melodic interpretations.
“...makes you beg for more of the same. Impressive foray." —Jazz Weekly
“A knockout debut... leaves you wondering what she can't do." —New York City Jazz Record
On the timing of the tour, Maria shares that this tour will “be a sneak peek of my next album featuring my newest songs, expanded instrumentation, musical alchemy, and continued musical growth. My songbook has joyously developed with original songs melding jazz and world genres, spanning the heartfelt to the cheeky and playful—but I am also still indulging my growing taste for exploring and arranging lesser-known jazz standards."
Though the October performance tour is not Ms. Schafer's first foray through the western USA, this time she travels with more friends in tow than on previous visits. Having played many years together in the greater Los Angeles areas, previous tours centered on a duo with guitarist Shane Savala, and this time Schafer and Savala will be joined by bassist David Reynoso and drummer Karo Galadjian, all based in southern California. Together they breathe life into Maria's compositions and arrangements as well as originals written together by Schafer and Savala, creating a bed of joyous jazz interplay in support of Maria's lithe voice and adventurous yet intimate lyrical and melodic interpretations.
Praise for Maria Schafer
“Schafer's awareness of when to embellish and when to pull on the reins stands out among the current crop of jazz singers all-too eager to show off their chops at the expense of communicating actual emotion." —Jefferson Public Radio“...makes you beg for more of the same. Impressive foray." —Jazz Weekly
“A knockout debut... leaves you wondering what she can't do." —New York City Jazz Record
October Performances
- 10/12—Campus Jax—Newport Beach, CA
- 10/18—Mr. Tipple's Jazz Club—San Francisco, CA
- 10/19—POPS! Performing Arts Center—Dunsmuir, CA
- 10/20—Mood Indigo—Bend, OR
- 10/21—Boxley's—North Bend, WA
- 10/23—Moreland Presbyterian Church—Portland, OR
- 10/24—The Spot—Springfield, OR
- 10/26—The Grape—Ventura, CA
- 10/29—Kulak's Woodshed—North Hollywood, CA
