Maria Jacobs

Maria Jacobs is a nationally recognized Chrisitan and Jazz recording and voice over artist and author. Born of Syrian Lebanese and Armenian descent, Maria was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but spent more than a decade performing and recording in Los Angeles with some of the industry's finest musicians and producers, including Tommy Coster (Eminem, Santana), Alphonso Johnson and the late Ndugu Chancellor (Weather Report). In her home town, Maria recorded multiple albums with Grammy Award winning producer Pete Tokar, specifically her most recent release, "Perfect Is Your Will," (2025) from which several singles debuted in the top ten on the Christian Radio Charts. Maria has also charted on the Groove Jazz and Smooth Jazz Holiday Charts. Her ninth album, "Back at the Bop Stop," and tenth, “ Perfect is Your Will” were accepted for Grammy review in 2024 and 2026 respectively. Maria has also been a featured soloist for Wynton Marsalis' Abyssinain Mass under the direction of his musical director, Damien Sneed, and also with the Cleveland Orchestra and chorus at Severance Hall for the MLK Celebration (2015). She has been an opening act for Jazz trumpeter and songwriter Chuck Mangione; Jazz songwriter and singer, Bob Dorough; R&B group The Average White Band and British Soul Band Loose Ends. Maria has released ten solo albums and seventeen singles, written over 150 songs and is a royalty earning member of ASCAP. www.mariajacobs.com