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In the year 2000, trombonist, bassist, composer, arranger, and producer Adam Theis co-founded Jazz Mafia – an eclectic artist collective of forward-thinking and accomplished players in Electro, Hip-Hop, World, Classical, and Jazz. Twenty years in the making, Jazz Mafia is a prolific staple of the quintessential San Francisco sound, uniting creative and accomplished Bay Area instrumentalists, vocalists, MCs, composers, and arrangers.
The collective quickly garnered a reputation for its collaborative and risk-taking spirit, and over the years has worked with Roy Ayers, Lyrics Born, Zion-I, Rebelution, Latyrx, Galactic, Ledesi, Blackalicious, and Jackie Greene, to name a few. Recently, the collective performed sold out residencies at the SFJAZZ Center and served as the house band in The Soiled Dove – its large-scale cirque-inspired collaboration with The Vau de Vire Society. Jazz Mafia has also recently collaborated with the Oakland Symphony at Paramount Theatre of the Arts, as well as with GRAMMY-winning composer Mason Bates and his Mercury Soul project at the Kennedy Center in DC. Jazz Mafia also curates musical experiences for Stanford University, Oakland Art & Soul Festival, and many other presenters.
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Jazz Mafia's Grateful Brass Jerry Garcia Birthday Celebration
by Steven Roby
In this enlightening interview, host Steve Roby speaks with Adam Theis, the trombonist, bassist, composer, and co-founder of Jazz Mafia. Throughout their conversation, Adam shares the origin story of Jazz Mafia, which began in the late 1990s in San Francisco's North Beach at a venue called Black Cat. Adam describes how the venue's manager encouraged musicians to break boundaries and experiment with new sounds, leading to the creation of the Jazz Mafia collective, which now incorporates a variety of musical ...
Continue ReadingStevie Wonder Sits in with Jazz Mafia
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Michael Ricci
What would you do if Stevie Wonder showed up unannounced to your gig? Would you lose it, knowing that one of the most respected artists of our time was in the building? Or would you just do what you do - jazz music with a whole lot of soul and a touch of funk? For the Jazz Mafia crew, the latter proved the best option when Mr. Wonderful himself arrived unannounced, with no entourage in sight, at their gig at ...
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Jazz Mafia Performs Astounding 'Hip-Hop Symphony' -- And They're Taking the Show on the Road
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Michael Ricci
"Brass, Bows, and Beats: A Hip-Hop Symphony" is one of the most exciting new works of American music in years--a seamless fusion of jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronica, and digital turntable that deserves to be heard worldwide (now!), from the Main Stage in Monterey to the Auditorium Stravinsky in Montreux. With the first electronic-accented dirge beat of “Darkness and Light," San Francisco Yoshi's was enveloped in the promise of something very special about to unfold. By the time the magnificent, horns-blaring, ...
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Thomas Dolby's Fall Tour Enlists Jazz Mafia Horns; Also Announces 'Live @ SXSW' EP
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conqueroo
Fourteen September U.S. dates introduce new material and put new spin on the hits
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Last fall, Thomas Dolby hit the road and reminded audiences of his early contribution to the fusion of electronic and pop music. He also unleashed a live retrospective album and DVD, each called The Sole Inhabitant. Never one to stay in one place for long, Dolby will return to North American soil this year, but with a twist: He'll be joined by the ...
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Thomas Dolby No Longer 'The Sole Inhabitant,' Heads to SXSW with Jazz Mafia Horns
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conqueroo
Tours behind recent CD and DVD, each titled The Sole Inhabitant, while mounting new material for new album due later in 2007
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA -- If you're wondering what Thomas Dolby has done in the two decades since he cunningly fused pop and electronic music, the answer is in the palm of your hand: Twelve years ago Dolby left music and proceeded to develop the Beatnik software technology used in two-thirds of the world's cell phones. Unlike many performers who ...
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