Realistic Orchestra is composed of many of the San Francisco Bay Area’s finest musicians. Collectively, their studio and live credits read everywhere from Ratdog and Santana to Zion I and Lyrics Born. The band has performed live at many of the Bay’s top music venues and festivals such as; Yoshi’s, Elbo Room, The Independent, Jazz at Pearl’s, The Mystic Theater, SF Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival and North Beach Jazz Festival, as well as the Levitt Pavillion in Pasadena, CA.

The instrumentation of Realistic Orchestra is based on a century old classic ensemble known as the “Big Band” or “Jazz Orchestra” which includes 13 horns and a rhythm section of drums, upright bass and keyboards. adding to this foundation is guitar, electric bass, electronics, guest DJs, guest vocalists and the one and only Dublin (The Shotgun Wedding Quintet) who’s collaborations with the band are unlike any other Hip:Hop on the planet. These elements, combined with modern electronic influenced grooves, epic arrangements and cutting:edge jazz improvisation, create the distinct and unmistakable sound of the Realistic Orchestra.

Realistic Orchestra is led by Adam Theis who is also the principle composer/arranger of the Jazz Mafia’s Hip-Hop Symphony “Brass, Bows & Beats, and co-leads The Shotgun Wedding Quintet and Hip-Hop Symphony, Brass Mafia and Supertaster. Adam is most notable for being the 2008 recipient for the prestigious Gerbode-Hewlett Grant for Jazz composition. With the commission Adam arranged the 50 piece one hour long symphony, “Brass, Bows & Beats”, combining elements from the 10 years of development he has been involved with in the San Francisco music scene. “Brass, Bows & Beats” premiered to sold out crowds in April of 2009 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and has since been performed at major festivals across North America, such as the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Newport Jazz Festival.

Realistic Orchestra has released three full length albums to date, “Live at Bruno’s”, “Living Loops”, and “Symphonies From Down the Block”, on Jazz Mafia Records. All of which have received critical praise.

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