Hypnotic Brass + Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble Shake the Explex
Experience the eight sons of Sun Ra trumpeter Phil Cohran, as they meld the bombast of the experimental jazz era with the groove of the hip hop age. The brothers, who combined are called the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, blast the Echoplex next Friday, November 6 with their unstoppable rhythms culled from a lifetime of music. From playing subway stations and the streets of Chicago to releasing an album on Blur and Gorillaz's frontman Damon Albarn's Honest Jons label, HBE's story and sound have captured the masses. Accompanied by a performance by visionary composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, who composed the Timeless: A Suite For Ma Dukes concert (where he directed an orchestra performing compositions inspired by the late legendary producer J-Dilla). With a DJ sets from Madlib wrapping the Hypnotic night, promoters Mochilla are not just throwing a show, they're curating a distinct musical moment.
(Ticket Info, Hypnotic history, and Documentary after the jump)
Ticket Info:
$15 presale :: $20 at the door
Presale tickets available at the Mochilla HQ's
4124 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065 from 1pm-7pm
+ online at: Ticketweb
From Mochilla:
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (HBE), a band comprised of eight brothers, all sons of Sun Ra trumpeter and songwriter Phil Cohran, have been playing since they were three years of age and have inherited a lineage deeper than most bands will ever attain. Raised on the south side of Chicago, their musical heritage is rooted in their genes. They have brothers and sisters that are professional musicians, their mothers are singers and their father, Phil Cohran, a legendary visionary and teacher has music experiences from the 1940s in St. Louis to his seminal role with Sun Ra in Chicago in the 1950s.Watch the documentary:
As Sun Ra moved to the east coast in 1960, Cohran stayed behind in Chicago to be with his family. As his children grew, Cohran worked as a musical activist and educator, which led to the establishment of the Sun Ark in a warehouse behind their family home. At night while the children slept, they would hear their father rehearsing with his band the 'Circle of Sound.' At six in the morning, they were awoken to practice music for several hours before going to school. From an early age they were a central part of their father's Youth Ensemble. At night they listened to NWA and Public Enemy, and Ice Cube and Eazy-E were their heroes.
Hypnotic Underground from moriza on Vimeo.
By the end of the nineties, with everyone out of school, they concentrated on their music full time. With a mix of their jazz roots and their hip-hop sensibility, they made a living for themselves on the streets of Chicago. While performing on a subway platform, they stumbled upon their name when a man who watched them for hours, missing train after train, proclaimed that he has been "hypnotized" by their music. With their composer skills aiding them to create a sound wholly their own, the group moved to New York City where they played with Mos Def and Erykah Badu.
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