Jazzmafia.comShotgun Wedding Quintet
SFJAZZ has announced "Brass, Bows, and Beats," a one-night-only special event featuring the Jazz Mafia Symphony--an amalgamation of the Jazz Mafia, the Realistic Orchestra, and the Shotgun Wedding Quintet--with special guest emcee Lyrics Born. The concert, which happens April 18 at the Palace of Fine Arts, will mark the world premiere of a suite especially commissioned for the show, composed by Jazz Mafia boss Adam Theis, which blends modern jazz, hip-hop, a
EKAphotographyScat Cats: Lyrics Born and Adam Theis
I was lucky enough this weekend to catch the world premiere of "Brass, Bows, & Beats," an original composition by Jazz Mafia don Adam Theis, at the Palace of Fine Arts. My thoughts after seeing a 50-piece big band freely blend symphonic arrangements with hip-hop? It's about time.
Hip-hop and jazz have much in common, and in many respects, "Brass, Bows and Beats" wasn't so much a groundbreaking event as it was a return to classic form. Af
EKAphotographyBustin' Loose: Uriah Duffy with B'Nai Rebelfront
Whitesnake/Lyrics Born bassist Uriah Duffy unveiled his latest project last night at Yoshi's SF - his own outfit, the Uriah Duffy Band. UDB--which features vocalists Joe Bagale and Karen Paige, guitarist B'Nai Rebelfront, keyboardists Sundra Manning and Mike Blankenship, drummer Thomas "Tomcat" McKee, trombonist Adam Theis, and saxophone player Marcus Stephens--easily handled the Monday night crowd with a display of top-shelf funk
EKAphotographyHepcats: Lyrics Born and Adam Theis
If you missed the Brass, Bows and Beats premiere at the Palace of Fine Arts a few months back, don't despair. The 50-piece hip-hop orchestra, led by Jazz Mafia don Adam Theis and featuring alt-hop icon Lyrics Born, has just announced six Yoshi's shows August 20-22. But that's not all: according to publicist Jason Schwartz, Theis has plans to add choreography and take the show to Broadway. Cab Calloway is probably lighting a stick of Viper in
Japandroids hit the Hemlock SundayBeing cheap never means being boring in this city. To wit:L.O.W.'s Outdoor BBQ & Pool Party @ Bambuddha Lounge (Friday)We don't want to hear that it hasn't felt like summer this week. Come Friday, Look Out Weekend is bringing a bathing suit-able bash to Bambuddha Lounge with a free poolside party and BBQ (and open bar, for the first hour). Music from White Girl Lust, Swayzee, and Phillie Ocean. (4 p.m. until 10 p.m.)Retro Dance Nights @ The Knockout (Frid
Bill EvansIt's the Symphony: Brass, Bows, & BeatsA few thoughts from the Jazz Mafia's Brass, Bows & Beats show at SF Yoshi's (which plays again tonight and tomorrow):
• Holy shit, that's a lot of people on stage! (an unofficial head count numbered about 30 musicians).
• B, B & B is an ambitious project; however, there were clearly more of the first two elements than the last.
• More scatting (in a jazz sense) than rapping.
• The vocal harmonies and overlapping rhymes were
The Bay Area music scene's crazy with talent, and we've been working hard as of late to narrow that massive creative pool down to 40 acts worthy of jumping on this year's Music Awards Ballot. So after much research by own own staff, and much polling of respected members of the music industry, we've arrived at the top four acts in ten categories. (Note: We tried to avoid nominating acts that have won in previous years).
Rap/Hip-Hop: Alexander Spit; Themselves; 40Love; The Jacka
Electronic/DJ:
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