With backgrounds from across the globe, Panoramic makes for diverse, unique music.

This month the band released its debut album, “Rhythm Through the Unobstructed View.”

“Panoramic offers exactly what the word suggests – a wide and all-encompassing view of the world,” said Liam Teague, band member and assistant professor of music.

The diverse make up of the band’s personnel allows Panoramic’s music to be unique. Teague is from Trinidad, two members are of Latino heritage, one is African-American and two are Caucasian Americans.

Band members include Liam Teague, Robert Chappell, Orlando Cotto, Doug Stone, Phil Beale and Joshua Ramos.

“All of the musicians bring something different musically and culturally to the table and that is one of the great things working with the band,” Teague said.

The variety of musical styles Panoramic offers range from Trinidadian calypso music, Brazilian samba, Indian fusion and American jazz.

“People think of jazz people going ding ding, 1940s thing, but it’s not like that,” said Robert Chappell, band member and presidential teaching professor of music.

The band has toured all over the world. Panoramic played the San Fernando Jazz Festival in Trinidad last weekend, with musicians from Africa and Europe. It also played the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, where 4,000 percussionists gather and perform.

“If they like what you’re doing there, you know you’re doing pretty well,” Chappell said.

Panoramic plays DeKalb once or twice a year.

The band is committed to making an important artistic statement, commercial success comes second, Chappell said.

“[A band member] may have a $300 gig, but they’ll leave it to make half that and play for Panoramic,” Chappell said,

Between the six members, 15 or 16 albums have been released through different bands and solo projects, Chappell said.

The members spent about three days laying the basic tracks. Most of the time was spent working on the album over weekends and holidays. The album was completed in about three months.

“It takes a long time to lay the tracks,” Chappell said. “I don’t want to talk about the hours I put into engineering and such.”

Chappell and Teague founded the band together in 2002 when they were invited to do a few performances at the National Concert Hall of Taiwan and a few other places in Taiwan.

“We were told that we could bring some musicians with us and so became the birth of Panoramic,” Teague said.

Assistant professor of music, Greg Beyer, said he occasionally plays percussions with the band.

“I’m always thrilled to have the opportunity to perform on local occasions,” Beyer said. “Robert Chappell is a uniquely qualified musician. His background in jazz keyboard and his more than 10 years.

“We began working while I was doing my bachelor’s degree in music at NIU and have been ‘musical partners in crime’ ever since,” Teague said.

In addition to being co-founders of Panoramic, Chappell and Teague also do concerts as a duo. They play classical, jazz and calypso music and make it a point to compose original material as well.

“Robert is such a versatile musician that one would be hard pressed to find someone like him anywhere in the world,” Teague said.

Panoramic will play at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, Nov. 29. at 8 p.m. where Panoramic’s album will be available for purchase.