The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a family band consisting of 7 blood brothers trained in musical instrumentation since the tender ages of 4 & 5 by their father, jazz trumpeter/bandleader Kelan Phil Cohran (EARTH, WIND, & FIRE. CHAKA KHAN. SUN RA). Although the group’s early musical training encompassed primarily elements of instrumental performance, the brothers were personally being exposed to the music of their own generation (hip-hop, rock, reggae to name a few) and absorbed these components into the cosmic jazz style of their father. By 1999, the band of brothers started going by the name of HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE.