Cosmic Botanica makes music for the space between deep listening and movement. Formed in Los Angeles in 2010, the project began with a group of like-minded friends and musicians gathering for impromptu jam sessions. Over time, those open-ended sessions became a shared creative language, turning improvised grooves into composed songs while preserving the instinct and conversation of the original jams.
The sound moves through jazz, acid jazz, hip-hop, reggae dub, Latin funk, and breakbeat rhythms. Its influences reach from the psychedelic funk of Sly and the Family Stone and Funkadelic to the exploratory jazz of Herbie Hancock and Joe Zawinul. The band also draws from the dub innovations of Lee "Scratch" Perry and the sample-driven atmosphere of Nightmare on Wax and Thievery Corporation.
Cosmic Botanica operates as a musical collective rather than a collection of individual personalities. Its flexible live configuration brings together bass, keyboards, Moog, flute, drums, vocals, and an expandable wind section. Vocals and lyrical collaborations appear throughout the recorded catalog, while the live experience remains primarily instrumental, leaving room for groove, electronic textures, melodic conversation, and improvisation.
Recent releases "Supernova Love" and "Get It Hot" mark the latest stage of the collective's evolution. Together, the songs connect its instrumental foundation with vocals, atmospheric textures, tropical rhythm, Latin flavor, and late-night energy while preserving the improvisational spirit at the center of the music.
The band's Los Angeles history includes a 2018 residency at Bon Vivant in Atwater Village and a 2026 residency at The Escondite in Downtown Los Angeles. Now focused on new music, festivals, and future touring, Cosmic Botanica continues to build an experience that can be absorbed, explored, or danced to.
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About Cosmic Botanica
Who is Cosmic Botanica?
Cosmic Botanica is a Los Angeles instrumental live-groove collective formed in 2010. Built from improvisation, the project turns open-ended jam sessions into composed songs while keeping the instinct, movement, and musical conversation of the original grooves.
What kind of music does Cosmic Botanica play?
Cosmic Botanica blends jazz-funk, acid jazz, reggae dub, Latin rhythms, hip-hop textures, afrobeats, and breakbeats. The sound moves between deep listening and dance-floor energy, with grooves shaped for lounges, festivals, late-night rooms, and open-air stages.
Where is Cosmic Botanica based?
Cosmic Botanica is based in Los Angeles, California. The collective has performed across Southern California, including Los Angeles residencies in Atwater Village and Downtown LA, live lounge performances, night markets, and cannabis consumption lounge events in San Diego.
Does Cosmic Botanica perform live?
Yes. Cosmic Botanica performs primarily instrumental live sets with bass, keyboards, Moog, flute, and drums. Vocals and wind instruments may be added for select performances. The band can perform 30, 45, or 60-minute sets, as well as multiple-set engagements.
What is the Panther era?
The Panther era is Cosmic Botanica’s current visual and creative direction, centered around strength, mystery, movement, and the band’s jungle-cosmic world. The black panther and Cosmic Botanica medallion are becoming core symbols across the music, merch, visuals, and live identity.
How can I support Cosmic Botanica?
Following, streaming, saving, and sharing the music all help new listeners find the band. Buying merch or leaving a donation supports Cosmic Botanica more directly and helps fund new recordings, videos, designs, and future shows.
How can I book Cosmic Botanica?
For concerts, festivals, residencies, private events, collaborations, press, or music licensing, contact Cosmic Botanica through the website Contact page or email manage.me@henaosteve.com.