A creative force on the Bay Area jazz scene for more than a decade, trombonist and bassist Adam Theis is a visionary bandleader who has launched a series of stylistically expansive large ensembles. With his Jazz Mafia Horns, the Santa Rosa native has backed an astounding array of artists, from Zion-I and Bing Ji Ling to Will Bernard’s Motherbug and Thomas Dolby. He tackles his most ambitious project yet with an hour-long, SFJAZZ-commissioned suite that merges modern jazz and symphonic instrumentation with hip-hop and electronic music, featuring a 60-piece ensemble drawn from Theis’s Realistic Orchestra, Shotgun Wedding Hip-Hop Symphony, and special guest artists including Bay Area rap phenomenon Lyrics Born.

"Eradicates the divide betwixt creative improvisation
and decisive chillin’."
—SF Weekly

The commissioning and production of this world premiere is made possible by The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Emerging Composers 2007 initiative.