Name: Jazz Mafia plays Mingus, Miles & Prince
Start: 2023-10-19T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2023-10-19T21:30:00-07:00
Location: The Sound Room

Jazz Mafia plays Mingus, Miles & Prince

The Sound Room is aptly named. The focus is on the sound or the music. Unlike clubs where the performance may be peripheral to the experience, at the Sound Room the performance is the experience.  We are an all-ages listening room. We exist to present great music and promote jazz as an art form.The Sound Room is the home of Bay Area Jazz & Arts, a  501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on promoting the Arts.

Bay Area Jazz & Arts at The Sound Room

The Sound Room

This performance marks the premiere of Jazz Mafia&#x27;s newest project, reimagining the music of three iconic, rule-breaking American artists: Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and Prince. All three shared an attitude that nobody would dictate how, when, why, or for whom they made their music. In this project, we explore fresh, ambitious new arrangements of some of their classic material. Jazz Mafia founder and bandleader, Adam Theis, known for his genre-blurring arrangements and high-energy live shows, has assembled one of Jazz Mafia&#x27;s most formidable bands yet, featuring longtime Jazz Mafia collaborators Mike Olmos and Colin Hogan, along with fresh talents John Palowitch and recent Berklee graduate Henry Plumb.PersonnelAdam Theis - trombone, bandleaderMike Olmos - trumpetJohn Palowitch - alto saxTommy Occhiuto - tenor/bari saxesColin Hogan - keysJosh Thurston-Milgrom - upright bassHenry Plumb - drumsIn 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 &amp; Soul Festival, and many other presenters.For this event, the Jazz Mafia will play music from Mingus, Miles &amp; Prince.Adam Theis - trombone/bandleaderMike Olmos - trumpetJohn Palowitch - alto saxTommy Occhiuto - tenor and bari saxesColin Hogan - keysJoshua Thurston-Milgrom - upright bassHenry Plumb - drums

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Jazz Mafia plays Mingus, Miles & Prince

More events from Bay Area Jazz & Arts at The Sound Room

Discover more events from Bay Area Jazz & Arts at The Sound Room, from Music to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Oakland and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Jazz Mafia plays Mingus, Miles & Prince

More events from Bay Area Jazz & Arts at The Sound Room

Discover more events from Bay Area Jazz & Arts at The Sound Room, from Music to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Oakland and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.