Former trumpet player Kelan Phil Cohran can't help but be a proud father. He passed on his blowing skills to his eight sons, who each provided the Cohran house with cheerful honking from the age of three. Together they form the basis of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, a walking orchestra in which all parts are performed by wind players. Unlike well-known running orchestras such as and , the New
… Orleans basis of this phenomenon cannot be heard and also the funk of largely ignores the HBE. The sound of HBE can be traced back to world music, jazz and blaxploitation funk. Always festive and played very tightly. Meanwhile, HBE has gathered a large crowd of fans including Barack Obama, , and and knows how to please music lovers from jazz to punk and soul to techno. (AD)more
