The new album from Bay Area Celebrity Lyrics Born hits shelves 4.22.08. The album features the Jazz Mafia Horns and horn arrangements by Adam Theis. Listen for the horns on the tracks “Don’t Change, Hot to Deff, The Skin I’m in, Rules were meant to be broken, Whispers and I Can’t Decide”.

You get bonus points if you can pick out Adam rockin the sousaphone on one of the tracks. Also Uriah Duffy’s insanely grooving bass lines are worth the price of the album alone.

available now!

Jazz Mafia Horns with Bernard Purdie, Ruben Wilson and Grant Green Jr. North Beach Jazz Fest 2007

Jazz Mafia Horns in the Studio July 2007

Jazz Mafia Horns with Thomas Dolby Live CD OUT NOW!

Jazz Mafia Horns in the studio with Lyrics Born April 2007

The Jazz Mafia Horns are one of the premiere horn sections on the West Coast.From recording with hip-hop giants such as Lyrics Born, to touring internationally with Thomas Dolby, the JMH are an extremely versatile group. Comprising mainly of trumpet,saxophones, and trombone, the JMH also double on keyboards, bass, flute, clarinet,and sousaphone!

The Jazz Mafia Horns have recorded with:

Lyrics Born, Zion-I, the Grouch, Goapele, Brass Monkey, Boostamonte, United Brass Workers Front, Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Thomas Dolby, Mitch Marcus Big Band, The Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Natasha Miller, Bing Ji Ling, Joyo Velarde, Spencer Day, The Velvet Teen, Max Kayne, Teeko (4OneFunk),Crown City Rockers, J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science, DJ Vadiim, Jennifer Johns, Rebirth, DJ Platurn, Headnodic and Moe Pope, General Electrics, Lateef, James Harries, Lenka Dusilova, Katie J, The Disco Biscuits, The Grouch, Mikah 9, DJ Zeph/Azeem, Rachel Efron, Eric Lindell, Will Bernard’s Motherbug, Raw Deluxe and Grippo “Circuits”, Scott Foster, Fito Reinoso, Anne McNamee, T-Bone Burnett, G.E. Smith.

performed live with:

Clyde Stubblefield, Bobby Mcferrin, Thomas Dolby, Carlos Santana, KRS One, Benny Rietveld (bassist form Miles Davis group), Dr. Lonnie Smith, Booker T. Jones, Topaz, Rueben Wilson, Bernard Purdie, Grant Green Jr., Benny Maupin (Headhunters), Spearhead, Peter Rowan, Idris Muhammed, Stanton Moore, Vinyl, Jesus Diaz QBA, Felonious, O.G.D, Zigaboo Modeliste, Jacob Fred Jazz Odessy, Benevento Russo Duo, Galactic, Ok Go, Reggae Angels, Pep Love (Hieroglyphics), Busy Bee, Lavay Smith, Adam Deidch, Eric Lindell, Lyrics Born, John Sinclair, Alphabet Soup.

written/arranged for:

Jessica Simpson, Rissi Palmer, Lyrics Born, Zion-I, Spencer Day, Mikah 9.

Aside from a rigorous performance schedule, the JMH enjoy teaching music to the youth. Every year for four years now the Jazz Mafia has participated in a week long summer jazz camp at Moody’s in Truckee, CA. The JM also participates in numerous educational outreach programs in the Bay Area.