JAZZphoria is a contemporary octet based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their material ranges from swing and blues to funk, R&B, hip hop, bebop and New Orleans second line. The tight four-member horn section and grooving rhythm section replicate the arrangements and power of a Jazz Orchestra, while presenting a fun and exciting live show. Leader Jean Fineberg wrote all the tunes at her nine music composition residency fellowships areound the US, and guitarist Nancy Wenstrom contributed one tune.

Jean Fineberg has recorded on more than 50 albums, and her compositions have been performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, The Grammys and the Kennedy Center. The ensemble’s musicians have performed and/or recorded with Melba Liston, David Bowie, Laura Nyro, Andrea Bocelli, Cornell Dupree, Mo’fone and The Montclair Women’s Big Band.

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