Collaborations

California producer Amp Live teamed up with Bay Area collective Jazz Mafia to craft appropriately eerie remixes of "Yonkers", "Radicals", and "Goblin" from the much-discussed Tyler, the Creator solo full-length.

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Tyler, The Creator - Radicalz (Amp Live x Jazz Mafia Remix)

Tyler, The Creator - Yonkerz (Amp Live x Jazz Mafia Remix)

Tyler, The Creator - Goblinz (Amp Live x Jazz Mafia Remix)

Day 18

song: The Situation
artist: Jazz Mafia feat. Lateef the Truthspeaker & Aima the Dreamer
lyrics by Lateef & Aima
music by Adam Theis, Rich Armstrong and Brandon Werlin
produced by Adam Theis

personnel
Lateef the Truthspeaker - vocals
Aima the Dreamer - vocals
Rich Armstrong - trumpet/solo
Adam Theis - trombone, sousaphone
Brandon Werlin - drums and percussion

This song came from an idea Lateef presented to me about taking a sort of electro song of his and having us redo it as a Brassband style Hip-Hop track.. I loved the idea so Brandon and I hit the studio to lay down the basic groove. At the time, Brandon had a TON of weird marching drums and such so what we came up with is part New Orleans street beat and part Drumline. After the groove came together Rich Armstrong  and I layered in a ton of brass and he took a blazing solo. Lateef came in and retracked his vocals to make an even better fit with the new music. Aima was over at the studio recording on something else, heard this song and said “ I have to be on this!” Well, she was back in the studio days later recording her verses and the track was finished. Fletch knocked this mix out of the park too. Look for more collabs with Lateef and Jazz Mafia in the near future! - Adam

recorded at Casa De Brandon and Jazz Mafia Compound
mixed and mastered by Chris Fletcher
©2016 Jazz Mafia Recordings


The Situation Feat. Lateef & Aima the Dreamer

Day 19

song: Crazin For U
artist: Adam Theis feat. Matt Wong
written and produced by Adam Theis

Just a simple, pretty, melodic song. Thanks to Matt Wong for playing such beautifully soulful piano on this! 

personnel:
Matt Wong - piano
Adam Theis - trombone, upright bass, cajon, percussion

recorded at Jazz Mafia Compound Jan/Feb 2016
piano recorded at Ed & Steve's Thanks guys!
mixed and mastered by Chris Fletcher
©Jazz Mafia Recordings 2016


Crazin For U - feat. Matt Wong

Day 25
song: Wilderness
artist: Tiffany Austin w/ Jazz Mafia
words by Tiffany Austin
music by Tiffany Austin and Adam Theis
produced by Adam Theis

personnel
Tiffany Austin - vocals
Matt Wong- piano (solo)
Adam Theis - bass, trombone, trumpet
Dame Drummer - drums

Lyrics:
Have you ever found yourself
Lost in your own wilderness?
Started at the edge of town
How could things have gotten this far?
 
Don’t retrace your steps, just go
Never self-reflect—you're gold
Look how much you shine when you’re alone
 
Shut the windows, bar the doors
Wouldn’t want a soul to get in
Then you set off on your lonely climb
They lie low when you are summit

 Air up there is cold and thin
Do you really have thick skin?
Or are you just a hollow sounded by the wind?

recorded at Jazz Mafia Compound January 2016
mixed and mastered by Chris Fletcher
©2016 Jazz Mafia Recordings

Wilderness - Tiffany Austin w/ Jazz Mafia

Day 27
song: Gluttony
artist: Jazz Mafia feat. Yvette Pylant    
lyrics  and vocal melodies by Yvette Pylant music by Adam Theis
produced and engineered by Adam Theis


personnel
Yvette Pylant - vocals
Adam Theis - drums, tuba, keys, trombone, trumpet
Dame Drummer - drums

I originally wrote the music for this song for the 20 piece Realistic Orchestra as an instrumental accompaniment for a dance piece that was performed live at Treat Social Club, an underground-collaborative performance art series I started in 2013. It was a nod to the “Electro-Swing” movement but played all live with no electronics, so I don’t know what that’s called but it was fun to play and I went into the studio to produce a version, hopefully with a vocalist. I’d been wanting to collaborate with Yvette for about 6 months after being amazed at her talent on recordings she played me. She turned around the demo I sent her into full blown/completed lyrics in less than a week and that’s where the real inspiration to finish this into something special happened for me. I re-wrote most of the horn parts and added all sorts of new flavor to the rhythm section. This is also one of my few forays into playing and sampling myself on live drums although I ended up having the amazing Dame Drummer play the more involved bridges, I don’t think I could’ve pulled those off!
   All of Yvette’s vocals were tracked in one short session and were done smoothly and effortlessly without any studio trickery. A true talent on the microphone. Expect more from us in the near future. Adam - 2/28/16

recorded at Jazz Mafia Compound Jan 2016
artwork by Courtney Duvendack
©2016 Jazz Mafia Recordings

Gluttony - Jazz Mafia Accomplices feat. Yvette Pylant

Day 28
song: Set if Free
artist: Golden Arrow

lyrics by Aima the Dreamer and Dakini Star
music by Adam Theis and Shaina Evoniuk
produced by Adam Theis


personnel
Aima the Dreamer - vocals
Dakini Star - vocals
Shaina Evoniuk - violin, vocals
Daria Johnson - drums
Adam Theis - bass, keys, trombone, trumpet, tuba

Golden Arrow is a group formed in 2014 that plays a diverse selection of Hip-Hop music. The idea for the group was to feature ladies of the Jazz Mafia crew in the spotlight and let them tear it up however they want. Aside from a few local spotlights and and 2 appearances at Symbiosis Festival, this group has been laying low while getting recordings together but expect to see more in 2016!

recorded at Jazz Mafia Compound 2015-2016
engineered by Chris Fletcher
mixed and mastered by Chris Fletcher
artwork by Courtney Duvendack
©2016 Jazz Mafia Recordings

Set It Free - Golden Arrow feat. Aima the Dreamer & Dakini Star

Day 29
song: Community 3.0
artist: Jazz Mafia Symphony feat. Lyrics Born, Dublin, Aima the Dreamer, Seneca and Soulati
lyrics by: Lyrics Born, Dublin, Aima the Dreamer, Seneca, Joe Bagale, Karyn Paige
music written and orchestrated by Adam Theis
produced by Joe Bagale and Adam Theis


Personnel
Lyrics Born - vocals
Dublin - vocals 
Aima the Dreamer - vocals
Seneca - vocals
Soulati - beatbox
Joe Bagale - lead vocals
Karyn Paige - vocals
Chris Mcgee - vocals
Rita Thies - Alto sax, flute
Sheldon Brown - bass clarinet, clarinet, tenor sax
Matt Nelson - tenor sax
Doug Rowan - bari sax, bass clarinet
Niel Levonious - lead trumpet
Mike Olmos - trumpet
Joel Ryan - trumpet
Erik Jekabson - trumpet
Rich Armstrong -trumpet
Joel Behrman - trombone
Jeanne Geiger - trombone
Adam Theis - trombone
Jamie Dubberly - bass trombone
Wayne Van Lieu - french horn
Shaina Evoniuk - violin
Rachel Noyes - violin
Sarah Dabby - viola
Crystal Pascucci - cello
Jon Monahan - guitar
Colin Hogan - keys
Matt Wong - acoustic piano
Matt Berkeley - synths
George Ban Weiss - upright bass
Tommy Folen - electric bass
Matt Lucas - percussion
Pat Korte - drums
Eric Garland - drums

recorded by Ben Yonas and Alberto Hernandez at Fantasy Studios 2009
additional recording at Jazz Mafia Compound January 2016
mixed and mastered by Joe Bagale
©2016 Jazz Mafia Recordings


Community 3.0 feat. Lyrics Born, Dublin, Aima the Dreamer, Seneca & Soulati

We put this epic production together for the Tribute to Green Day's "Dookie" Album by Undercover Presents. To purchase the album go here:
https://undercoverpresents.bandcamp.com/album/undercover-presents-a-tribute-to-green-days-dookie

Produced by Adam Theis, Trance Thompson and Brian Adam McCune
Featuring:
Trance Thompson - Lead Vocals, Choir director/arranger, music arrangement
Adam Theis - trombone, bass, music arrangement, Procucer
Kevin Wong - Moog Bass, B3 Organ
Maya Kronfeld - piano
Dame Taylor - drums, tambourine, additional choir arrangement
Max Miller - trumpet
Raffi Garabedian - bari sax
Shaina Evoniuk - violin
Keith Lawrence - viola
Lewis Patzner - cello
Choral Syndicate Choir:
Tim Brown (leads), Gabriela Marguerite Welch (leads), Joe Bagale (leads), Felicia Walker (leads), Audio Angel, Stevie Greenwell, Erin Greenwell, Katy Stephan,  Danielle Pollard, Glenda Bates, Oona Garthwaite, Acacia Quien, Leah Tysse, Trixxie Carr, Sonya Distel,  Lilan Kane, Sarah Schweppe, Mikki Boyd, Nina Jordan,  Chris McGee, Rocky Ramirez, Josh Cantero, Bryan Matheson, Jesse Brewster

Longview - Jazz Mafia's Choral Syndicate feat. Trance Thompson

Headnodic's Remix of the Realistic Orchestra version of Bjork's "Venus as a Boy". Featuring Moe Pope on vocals.

Venus As A Boy(Realistic Orchestra/Headnodic/ Remix) feat. Moe Pope

An album containing 9 remakes of music by Adam Theis by 9 different Bay Area Groups.
produced and recorded by Joe Bagale as a surprise for Adam Theis' 40th Birthday.

A Bum In SF - Awesome Orchestra feat. Shaina Evoniuk

Homogenic: A Tribute to Björk's Iconic Album

5 Years -  NOT a Brass Band feat. Yvette Pylant

An album containing 9 remakes of music by Adam Theis by 9 different Bay Area Groups.
Executive-Produced and recorded by Joe Bagale as a surprise for Adam Theis' 40th Birthday.

personell:

A Bum in San Francisco - Awesome Orchestra Collective feat. Shaina Evoniuk
produced by Dave Moshler and Brian Adam McCune, transcribed, arranged and orchestrated by Brian Adam McCune.
flute: Lawrence Ngo
flute: Pam Mangan
piccolo: Amar Khalsa
clarinet: Gabriel Luna Alcazar
clarinet: Danielle Napolean
bass clarinet: Carolyn Walter
bass clarinet: Audrey Jackson
bass clarinet: Pam Brawley
horn: Wayne van Lieu
horn: Maria Steffano
horn: Heidi Trefethen
trumpet: Matthew De Pasquale
trombone: Allison Gomer
trombone: Kenn Rettberg
bass trombone: Tim Phelan
tuba: Dave Moschler
percussion (bass drum): Lily Kaye Sevier
percussion (cymbal): Brian McCune
percussion (snare drum): Sage Baggott
solo violin: Shaina Evoniuk
violin I: Shaina Evoniuk
violin I: Wakeford Gong
violin II: Sumner Strumph
violin II: Corey Johnson
viola: Christina Lesicko
viola: Laura Douglas
viola: Sarah Dabby
cello: Lewis Patzner
cello: Laura Boytz
double bass: Eric Price
double bass: Travis Kindred

Darkness and Light - Joe Bagale and the Fantastic Fabulous
produced and arranged by Joe Bagale lyrics by Aima the Dreamer, Karyn Paige, Joe Bagale 
Joe Bagale: lead vocals, bass, keys
Jamie Moore: drums
Matt Berkeley: keys
Aima the Dreamer: lead vocals
Nataly Michelle Wright: vocals
Tim Brown: vocals
Trance Thompson: vocals
Sonya D: vocals
Chris Mcgee: vocals
Acacia Quien : vocals

Do My Own Thing - Uriah Duffy Band feat. Nataly Michelle Wright
produced and arranged by Uriah Duffy lyrics by Karyn Paige
Nataly Michelle Wright: vocals
Uriah Duffy: bass, synths, programming
Chris Paxton: drums
Jon Monahan: guitar
Matt Wong: keys

Don’t Just Follow - Soulati and Dublin 
produced by Soulati and Dublin
Soulati: vocals, beatbox, looping
Dublin: vocals

Outro - Teeny Tiger 
produced and arranged by Jeanne Geiger
Teeny Tiger/Jeanne Geiger: Trombone, Vocals
Jason Gillenwater: Tenor Sax
Jack Kent: Trumpet
John Howland: Guitar
Justin Wilson: Bass
Jeff Marrs: Drums
Group vocals: All above + Jeremy Hatch

Perfect Beginning - Matt Wong Septet feat. Dublin
produced and arranged by Matt Wong
Dublin: vocals 
Max Miller-Loran: trumpet
Tony Peebles,: tenor sax
Chris Sullivan: alto sax
Jeanne Geiger: trombone
Matt Wong: keys
Uriah Duffy: bass
Joe Bagale: drums

Rollin in the Hood - Brass Band Mission
Andres Trujillo: tuba
Geordie Van Der Bosch: bass drum and cymbal
Blake Ritterman: snare
Joe Ferrone: trumpet
Cameron Washington: trumpet
Liz Larson: trombone
James Thornton III: trombone
Candace Vlark: baritone saxophone
Kims Sykes: whoops and hollers
Joe Bagale: tambourine

Somethin Else - Eric Garlands Stage Left band
produced and arranged by Eric Garland
Dave Scott: trumpet
Tony Peebles: tenor sax
Colin Hogan: keys
Sam Bevin: bass
Eric Garland: drums

Sweet Memory Part 2 - Trio Zincalo
arranged by Colin Hogan
Celia Harris: violin
Jon Monahan: acoustic guitar
Colin Hogan: accordian

Executive Producer: Joe Bagale

Tracks 4,5,8 recorded by Joe Bagale at 1beat
Tracks 1,2,6,9 recorded at Bird and Egg 
Tack 3 recorded at Skyline studios and Nexus by Bryan Matheson and Chris Paxton
Track 7 recorded and mixed by Jim Greer at 9th Street Opus
Track 2 assisted by Nino Moschella

All songs mixed and mastered by Joe Bagale at 1beat except Track 7.

Sweet Memory Pt. 2

Something Else

perfect beginning

Outro

Don't just follow

Do mY own Thang

Darkness and Light (2016 Version) ft. Otis McDonald

Founded in 2000, the collective known as Jazz Mafia is one of the most ubiquitous names in innovate music on the West Coast, including such artists as: The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, Realistic Orchestra, Joe Bagale, Jazz Mafia Symphony, Brass Bows & Beats and founder Adam Theis. 
 This talented group of musicians seamlessly combines Latin polyrhythms, boom-bap rhymes, melancholy ballads, swinging jazz and blistering solos, while at the same time adhering to symphonic structural elements. All spun together in the spirit of a Jazz Era big band- but conducted with a maestro's sense of timing, timbre, and mood- the experience is akin to watching the New York Philharmonic back a street corner B-Boy battle in the heart of downtown Oakland.

The "Brass, Bows & Beats" premiere sold out two shows at the Palace Of Fine Arts as well a sold out a six-show run at Yoshi's in San Francisco. The 60 piece incarnation of Jazz Mafia's "Brass, Bows & Beats" that premiered at the Palace of Fine Arts was recorded and released as a live album in June 2010. 2010 has been a break through year for Jazz Mafia, with performances at the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival (Hollywood Bowl), and the Monterey Jazz Festival. 

The original 60-piece Palace ensemble can be pared down to a tighter core of 40 to accommodate and emphasize more intimate settings. The piece marks a coming of age for The Jazz Mafia as a new voice in composition. Jazz Mafia Symphony is a monumental achievement displaying an exciting barrage of compositional elements, which the composers ingeniously weave together through a complex blend of skill, talent and courage. An eager and quickly growing global audience awaits their further contributions. A creative force on the Bay Area music scene for more than a decade, the loose-knit band of jazz cats, MCs, arrangers and composers known collectively as The Jazz Mafia, is fast emerging as the most prolific musical organization on the West Coast. Launching some of the Bay Area's most innovative and stylistically expansive ensembles, these musicians contribute their varied talents to a cross-cultural mix of new beats and melodies, blended with instrumental virtuosity. The Jazz Mafia Horns have recorded in the studio with Carlos Santana and backed artists such as Zion-I, KRS One, and Thomas Dolby. Other bands in the JM pantheon include The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, the incredible Realistic Orchestra, Supertaster with Joe Bagale, Brass Mafia, Jazz Mafia Trio, Spaceheater, and The Shotgun Wedding Hip Hop Symphony. With top-tier brass players and an always premium rhythm section, and dealing in jazz, funk, hip hop, soul, R&B and more, The Jazz Mafia form one of the most powerful assemblies of virtuosic performers on the West Coast.