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A versatile band that draws from funk and electronic dance as well as indie rock, Chin Chin emerged from the fertile Williamsburg scene in Brooklyn, NY, and thanks to their live shows as well as their recordings, became an overnight favorite among critics. Formed in 2001, Chin Chin at their core are a trio comprised of multi-instrumentalists Wilder Zoby (keyboards, vocals), Torbitt Schwartz (drums, vocals), and Jeremy Wilms (guitar), who are joined in the studio and on-stage by a variety of session musicians from the Williamsburg scene, among them Marcus Farrar (vocals), Jesse Boykins III (vocals), James Kelly (guitar), Tada Hirano (guitar), Jeff Pierce (trumpet, flügelhorn), Felix Chen (trombone), Yusuke Yamamoto (vibraphone, percussion), and Yoshi Takemasa (percussion). Steely Dan comparisons are well founded, given the jazz-funk characteristics of Chin Chin along with the band's composition -- a visionary core directing a talented cast of session musicians who vary from one song to ...