'Soulful licks of Alicia Keys mating with the Hip-Hop beats of Mary J Blige'

Where some artists ride on the back of an old school sample or cover tune, Maz Mazák writes all of her own songs, and the music that backs her is all original. Sure, there's the occasional classic jazz, blues or gospel reference, and many might be tempted to put this singer in that too-cool-for-school category of R&B, but really, this girl stands in a class of her own.
Maz got the idea for the album Soul Tripping a...