# New CD – 2025: Maja Jaku – Blessed & Bewitched: Review, Video, CD cover

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2025/11/03/new-cd-2025-maja-jaku-blessed-bewitched-review-video-cd-cover/
- Published: 2025-11-03T20:54:28+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**By Vienna  vocalist Maja Jaku will certainly not reveal all the secrets of jazz
vocals, but at the same time, we think this material will be of interest to those
who are interested in such a specific jazz instrument as the human voice, especially
aspiring vocalists.**

I’ll begin this article with a brief statement: what follows is about an artist 
whose album I consider the best jazz and jazz-pop record. Her unique voice and poignant,
emotional style of singing have made her a well-known and highly respected artist
in Europe and around the world.

If you listen to all of Vienna vocalist Maja Jaku’s recordings, it’s easy to notice
that from album to album her songs have become more beautiful, deeper, and slightly
different. Of course, the most relevant at the moment is her latest album Blessed&
Bewitched, which is very intimate and emotionally powerful.

Maja Jaku’s talent lies in areas of intense spiritual tension that have haunted 
her people for centuries, and whose ghosts still remind her compatriots of the country’s
bloody and difficult history. Through her songs and dances, Maja Jaku seems to illuminate
the path from the past to the future.

This record came from a desire to leave my comfort zone and realize a long-held 
dream: to come to the United States and record with musicians I deeply admire. The
experience of recording in New York was magical. We recorded at The Bunker Studio,
and the environment, the players, the energy — everything was on point. I was able
to give a completely authentic part of myself without effort; the sessions felt 
true and alive. A big part of the inspiration came from Adrian Varady, who contributed
two compositions to the album — The Witch and Lonely Little Fox. Adrian’s voice 
as a composer and performer added a special spark to the project. The whole record
grew from that collaboration and from the impulse to create something honest and
heartfelt,- an interview with us said Maja Jaku.

A musical Cinderella story – it turns out that to win, you can record an album of
high-quality and decent music – and you’ll become Number One.

In reality, everything is much simpler, and there are no calculated manifestations
or demonstrations of political correctness here – in fact, Europeans simply love
the kind of music that Maja Jaku makes.

And you can accuse the mass consciousness of depravity, limitations, and pop-jazz
bias as much as you like, but the fact remains: these people only listen to what
they like. And the deeper the roots – the sounds of her father’s jazz trumpet – 
the higher the heavens above and the brighter the white stars on the multi-colored
flag.

Maja Jaku’s album – Blessed & Bewitched – is deep, roots music, where there is real
authentic folk, echoes of country, a transparent jazz foundation, and a completely
bluesy atmosphere.

Considering that Maja Jaku truly represents an amazing quintessence of the audience’s
preferences and received all her awards completely deservedly. While there may not
be much innovation in her music – it’s simply very good and sincere pop-blues-soul
with jazz vocals.

If, due to a lack of sufficient information, readers still have the same question
as the mainstream music press – “So, who is this Maja Jaku?” … Origin Records presents
an international vocal talent based in Austria who bridges continents with her artistry
and exceptional jazz performances.

**We recommend that you definitely purchase the CD of this beauty from the European
continent, also from here, and enjoy it.**

[**Buy from here – New CD**](https://originarts.com/)

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