CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Neighborhood Concert: The McCollough Sons of Thunder and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 at 7:30 PM

McCollough Sons of Thunder
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Based out of the United House of Prayer for All People in Harlem, The McCollough Sons of Thunder is a 13-piece brass shout band that was assembled in 1962. For 44 years the band has been captivating audiences & winning critical acclaim around the world, including an appearance at the homecoming of South African leader Nelson Mandela.

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble began as a family group on the south side of Chicago in 1986. The eight horn-playing brothers were led by their father & teacher Kelan Phil Cohran, lead trumpeter of jazz group Sun Ra & mentor to the Pharaohs (later called Earth Wind and Fire). In 1999 the brothers combined their efforts & began performing a new style of brass music they termed “hypnotic.” These ambassadors of brass are now building an international following with their signature infusion of imaginative jazz arrangements with a hip-hop sensibility.

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Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts are supported, in part, by The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.

Major funding for Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy has been provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Alice Tully Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund, Howard University, and the A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation.

The opening performance of Honor! is sponsored by Bank of America.

Honor! is made possible, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.