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Being exposed to music of their own generation, elements of hip-hop, rock and reggae for example, became absorbed into the cosmic jazz style of their father. While touring the US performing the complex original written jazz compositions of Cohran, the brothers traversed compositions of the greats – from Ellington to Basie, Bach to Beethoven they accumulated extraordinary breadth in their repertoire from the tender ages of their youth.

With the respect and personal invitation of some of the greatest artists of all time, HBE have shared stages with Prince, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Damon Albarn, Snoop Dogg and De la Soul while gracing the most prestigious stages and acclaimed festivals worldwide.īuilding a strong technical foundation under the teaching and mentorship of their father, renowned jazz trumpeter Kelan Philip Cohran (Earth Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan and Sun Ra Arkestra),the brothers honed in on all aspects of their craft, mastered their respective instruments and formed the Phil Cohran Youth Ensemble in 1990.

Dubbed as the Original Bad Boys of Jazz, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (HBE) are 7 incredibly talented kin originating from Chicago, based in NYC and have blazed a trail as leading artists in the music industry today.

War hypnotic brass ensemble hunger games version