Maria Jacobs - Closer To Christmas (Jewl) [CD]

Maria Jacobs is a nationally recognized Christian and Jazz recording artist. A Cleveland na & ve, she lived and performed in Los Angels for twelve years, working with some of the industry's finest musicians, including the late Ndugu Chanclerr, and Pla & num Recording Artist and Grammy winner Tommy Coster. Then ultimately returning to Cleveland, she collaborated with Grammy Award ® winning producer, Pete Tokar for this and several other albums. Maria is a voting member of the Recording Academy (NARAS), a licensed music educator and the vocal jazz professor at Kent State University. - Closer to Christmas is Maria's eleventh album, featuring the following musicians and producers: All songs produced, programmed and played by Pete Tokar except for tracks 3, Closer to Christmas, produced by Maria Jacobs, Dan Maier, keyboard; Track 5, Produced by Maria Jacobs, keyboard, Maria Jacobs; Track 12, produced by Phillip K. Jones, Phillip K. Jones on all instruments. Track 1, Paul Kraker, guitar; Track 4, Tony Nicholas, bass; Maria Jacobs, flute; Track 7, all instruments played by Phillip K. Jones; Track 8, Tony Nicholas, bass; Matt Horwich, saxophones; Track 9, Tony Nicholas, bass; Track 11, Bob Fraser, guitar.