Emma Mayes & The Hip

Emma Mayes & The Hip, The Hip standing for "Highly Important People", is a conglomerate of Denver musicians that bring together their ideas into an interesting fusion mixed with lush vocal harmonies, catchy horn lines, and danceable melodies. They compare their sound similar to the likes of Erykah Badu, Hiatus Kaiyote, & Jill Scott while being more big band sound oriented. The Hip was nominated for "Best Soul Band" two years in a row and has played with acts such as Ripe, Moon Taxi, Con Brio, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers and has played at venues such as Bluebird Theater, Belly Up, Cervantes, and City Park Jazz.