Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at Band on the Wall

Chicago hip-hop brass band Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are back on the road with a new album to join standards like Kryptonite, Balicki Bone and War. Worth checking out from visual perspective alone, this unique band is comprised of eight horn-playing brothers and a drummer. Collectively, they’re the youngest of jazz trumpeter and composer Kelan Phil Cohran (Sun Ra’s Arkestra)’s 23 children. Released in the UK on Honest Jon’s Records – Damon Albarn’s forward thinking music label, that’s also home to the likes of Actress and Shangaan Electro –  the vibe is New Orleans big-band jazz fused with Cohran’s singular style. Collaborations Mos Def, Prince, Ghostface Killah, Childish Gambino, Gorillaz and Erykah Badu.

Sat 17 May, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ. Tel: 0161 834 1786. Tel: 0161 834 1786 8pm-late, £18.50, www.bandonthewall.org

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