About This Event
Jazz Mafia: The Beatles Reimagined with Otis McDonald takes place at The Sound Room in Oakland on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM. Presented at 3022 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611, the performance features Jazz Mafia’s core acoustic ensemble under the direction of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Otis McDonald.
The program explores the music of The Beatles through a modern lens, with fresh grooves, inventive arrangements, and unexpected musical backdrops. The set includes vocals, guitar, keys, trumpet, sax, trombone, upright bass, and drums, performed by Otis McDonald, Mike Olmos, Tommy Occhiuto, Adam Theis, Colin Hogan, Josh Thurston Milgrom, and Henry Plumb.
Jazz Mafia was co-founded in 2000 by trombonist, bassist, composer, arranger, and producer Adam Theis. The collective brings together Bay Area instrumentalists, vocalists, MCs, composers, and arrangers, with music and curated experiences shaped across Electro, Hip-Hop, World, Classical, and Jazz.
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