New York City Live

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble — an eight-strong cohort of horn-playing brothers (plus one unrelated drummer) who take their stylistic cues from jazz, funk, hip-hop, and various strains of world music — started out playing on the streets of Chicago, New York, and elsewhere, selling their self-released CDs and gradually building a loyal following and an international profile. The youngest of some 23 children — the offspring of different mothers, but all sons of jazz trumpeter and composer...