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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a 9-piece, Chicago-based brass group featuring 8 sons of Phil Cohran on horns.^[1]

Originally from Chicago, the brothers started as a street ensemble before recording in 2004.^[2] They have performed with Mos Def, Aquilla Sadalla, Phil Cohran, The Recipe, Nomadic Massive, Tony Allen and at the North Sea Jazz Festival. In late 2007 they recorded with Erykah Badu and Maxwell. They supported Blur for their Hyde Park reunion concerts on the 2nd and 3 July in 2009. They are also collaborators on a number of tracks off of the third Gorillaz studio album, Plastic Beach.

Band members

Gabriel Hubert ("Hudah") - trumpet
Saiph Graves ("Cid") - trombone
Tycho Cohran ("LT") - sousaphone
Amal Baji Hubert ("Baji" or "June Body") - trumpet
Jafar Baji Graves ("Yosh") - trumpet
Seba Graves ("Clef") - trombone
Tarik Graves ("Smoov") - trumpet
Uttama Hubert ("Rocco") - baritone
Gabriel Wallace - drums

Former members

Christopher Anderson ("360") - drums

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Format
2004	Flipside (aka Hypnotic Orange)	Independently released	CD-R
2005	Jupiter (aka Hypnotic Green)	Independently released	CD-R
2006	Jupiter b/w Balicky Bon	Pantone	10" Vinyl
2007	War b/w Mercury	Pantone	10" Vinyl
2007	New York City Live	Independently released	CD-R
2007	Brass in Africa b/w Brass in Africa (Bulljun Remix)	Handcuts	7" Vinyl
2007	Sankofa (split with Salah Ragab and the Afro-Egyptian Ensemble)	Honest Jon's	12" Vinyl
2008	The Brothas	released by Pheelco Entertainment	CD-R
2009	Alyo b/w Flipside	Honest Jon's	10" Vinyl
2009	Hypnotic Brass Ensemble	Honest Jon's	CD
2010	Heritage EP	ChoiceCuts	CD and 12" vinyl

References

^ Allmusic
^ Dacks, David."Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Spread The Message", Exclaim!, June 2009.

External links

[1] Allmusic

[2] Dacks, David."Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Spread The Message", Exclaim!, June 2009.

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 '''Hypnotic Brass Ensemble''' is a 9-piece, Chicago-based brass group featuring 8 sons of [[Phil Cohran]] on [[brass instruments|horns]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jvfoxz95ldfe~T1 Allmusic]</ref>
-Originally from [[Chicago]], the brothers started as a street ensemble before recording in 2004.<ref>Dacks, David.[http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=133&csid2=4&fid1=38689 "Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Spread The Message"], ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 2009.</ref>  They have performed with [[Mos Def]], [[Aquilla Sadalla]],  [[Phil Cohran]], [[The Recipe]], [[Nomadic Massive]] and at the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]]. In late [[2007]] they recorded with [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]]. They supported [[Blur (band)|Blur]] for their Hyde Park reunion concerts on the 2nd and 3 July in 2009. They are also collaborators on a number of tracks off of the third [[Gorillaz]] studio album, ''[[Plastic Beach]]''.
+Originally from [[Chicago]], the brothers started as a street ensemble before recording in 2004.<ref>Dacks, David.[http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=133&csid2=4&fid1=38689 "Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Spread The Message"], ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 2009.</ref>  They have performed with [[Mos Def]], [[Aquilla Sadalla]],  [[Phil Cohran]], [[The Recipe]], [[Nomadic Massive]], [[Tony Allen]] and at the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]]. In late [[2007]] they recorded with [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]]. They supported [[Blur (band)|Blur]] for their Hyde Park reunion concerts on the 2nd and 3 July in 2009. They are also collaborators on a number of tracks off of the third [[Gorillaz]] studio album, ''[[Plastic Beach]]''.
 ==Band members==