Hypnosis

My dad put me onto Hypnotic Brass Ensemble a little while ago after Sasha Frere-Jones (in my opinion one of the best current music journalists) wrote about them in The New Yorker. Except for the drummer, all of the guys in this band are brothers, all sons of Chicago jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran. Crazy, right? They've made their rep playing on the streets of NY and other cities, hustling and selling albums by hand, but they've also done some pretty high profile gigs, collaborated with people like Tony Allen and Mos Def, and in 2008 released an ill self-titled album. Here's a tight version of them playing their song, "War," on the Jools Holland show in England. And if you're interested, here's the afformentioned Sasha Frere-Jones article.