MJ’s Brass Boppers

MJ’s Brass Boppers played my wedding and it was phenomenal. Everyone loved it, the dance floor was packed for the 2 hours they were playing.
They covered some tracks (with their own twist) which we had asked for ahead of time, they played our first dance with our friend singing the song with them. It was so much fun.
If you have an event, and you want it to get the party started, hire these guys.
MJ was easy to deal with, responsive, professional and reliable. I would hire them again in a heartbeat. I’ll post videos soon!

It was during the hardest time in our family’s life when the passing of our beautiful mother occurred. My mother was given a death sentence (diagnosed with AML/“leukemia”) on July 26^th 2013 and the fight was on. Prior to being diagnosed my mom lived life to the fullest — never wasting time and/​or days — being an Executive Chef for 20+ years her passion was feeding others and to be love and support family unconditionally — rare for her to take vacations, however, after being diagnosed and getting herself into remission she had a pocket of time on her birthday and stated she wanted to go to New Orleans. There we witnessed a «2^nd Line» and her request was to have one at her funeral which was something we were concerned about living in Northern California. Bottom line is I felt pressure and stress to fulfill her wishes — not a problem when it came to coordinating MJ’s Brass Boppers. Easy to contact and coordinate — by the time we left the Catholic Church we had MJ’s Brass Boppers waiting outside to start the most exhilarating «celebration of life» procession ever to be held in the Bay. A phenomenal group of musicians who understood our pain and wishes and made a delicate situation unforgettable in everyone’s eye in attendance. If you want to make some noise on your «way out» these are the guys. The funeral home wants to add them as an «featured option“for families interested and others want to hire them for upcoming events in their life, not just funerals. But ultimately these guys brought so much positive energy and force to a somber occasion it made the transition easy for our family and all attendees. Affordable, easy to contact/​coordinate and they Bring It!!! Get MJ’s Brass Boppers if you want to make an impact like my mom did to so many people — like I said not just funerals but for any occasion. Lots of love and respect to the guys of MJ’s. Brass Boppers.

MJ’s Brass Boppers played at the 9^th Annual Oakland Indie Awards this year at Jack London Square’s marketing building and blew the crowd away! They were the PERFECT opener for the night — so much fun, raised the energy, got the crowd excited. Plus setup is easy since they’re brass and don’t need a ton of other equipment. MJ is a pleasure to work with, professional, replied quickly to requests, and responded VERY promptly to my initial inquiry. I heard guests talking about how much they loved the band all night. I’d recommend them to anyone else. Oakland to NOLA!!!

MJ’s Brass Boppers gave a great performance for our event! It was wonderful to end the day with everyone dancing! Great, authentic NOLA sounds and spirit!

These guys are legit. You can see right from the jump that they have put in some time together. They rocked a little surprise party we threw for my friend in my backyard for 20 or so people, but if I needed to get a few hundred people dancing I’d call these guys first. Beyond being incredible musicians and party instigators, they are super professional and great to work with.
If you need a preview they are frequently at Art Murmur in Oakland. You really can’t go wrong with these dudes.

MJ and his band just played a HUGE event that I hosted for my company at the Moscone Center. They have a fantastic, swinging New Orleans sound and are VERY tight. Very high energy, great musicianship. MJ was incredibly easy to work with: the negotiations were totally professional, the band showed up early and were ready to play. One of the best things about MJ’s band is that they are very flexible. Since they don’t require amplification, they walked thru the entire hall. A second line formed behind them. My co-​workers were dancing and snapping Instagrams non-​stop. They really helped take my event to an entire new level. I just wish I lived in San Francisco, so I could go see them more often.

We booked MJ’s Brass Boppers for our New Orleans-​themed fundraising event and it was worth every penny. MJ was very professional and easy to work with. Their sound was authentic and people danced. It transformed our event from the usual boring fundraiser into something truly special and unique. One of my favorite moments was right after the event: MJ teaching two little girls to keep the beat. I think they each got to take home a drumstick. They were like visiting family. I would highly recommend them for any party.

MJ and the band performed for our company meeting and they really brought a new energy to the event. They were easy to work with, responsive, very flexible and most of all, highly entertaining. We were extremely pleased with the outcome and happy we hired them!

My husband and I spent a long time trying to find an authentic New Orleans sounding brass band for our wedding that were in California as we did not have the budget to fly anyone in to Los Angeles from afar. We had done a cross country roadtrip when we were dating and one of the highlights of our trip was a brass band we stumbled upon in the streets of New Orleans. When planning our wedding, we decided early on that having a brass band was a MUST during cocktail hour. There were a various options but it was find to find the «authenticity» we were looking for.
I’m SO glad we found MJs — they were so accommodating, fun, mobile and we feel they will forever be a part of our family. Everyone at our wedding had the BEST time. in fact, my husband’s aunt and uncle said they’d pay for them to stay longer!
I HIGHLY recommend MJs Brass Boppers for any occasion!

Passion. Energy. Uplifting. Lively. Different. A sensational band that brings the heat to any event. Jaw dropping experience for all of your party going guests. A true class act of professionals that will blow the top off of any engagement. The real deal.

these guys killed it on stage. i would highly recommend them for any event, party, or show where you want the dance floor to be poppin’…

They played for the cocktail hour at my wedding. It was the best decision we made that whole day. (Except maybe the decision to say, «I Do») They really got the party started and had everyone dancing. I couldn’t recommend them more highly.
I’ll have to think up another excuse to hire them soon!

This is a wonderful band; played for a memorial for our good friend Chili Bill and played their butts off. Great musicians and great music; most highly reccommended.
Tom

MJ’s Brass Boppers are great. They played at our wedding and put on an unbelievably fun show. They had great energy and really got the crowd dancing. Their energy is amazing. They are also very easy to work with. I recommend MJ’s Brass Boppers for any occasion. I can’t wait to see them perform again!

These guys are amazing. MJ and the Boppers played at our wedding ceremony and then processed with us and our guests to our reception site. We were very excited to have them but could not have even imagined what an incredible experience it turned out to be. We were married in Golden Gate Park and they started out playing there while our guests arrived and before the ceremony started. Then they played the processional — learned the song that we wanted which is not a traditional brass band song — and afterwards during pictures. At that point they packed up their stands and we all marched to Cole Valley while they played. Everyone in the park got into it and then on the streets and in the neighborhoods as we passed. People were coming out of their houses to cheer along with the band and cars started driving along with us. By the time we arrived at our reception site, a large crowd of people had formed and the guys played for a little while out on the sidewalk. They brought a unique touch to our wedding that we and all of our guests will remember forever. They were also very professional and easy to work with. I would absolutely recommend going to see them play any opportunity you have as these guys put on an amazing show, and they will make any event unforgettable.