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The Cat Empire
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The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (decks, percussion), Ollie McGill (keyboard and backing vocals), Ryan Monro (bass and backing vocals) and Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals). They are often supplemented by The Empire Horns ,including well known and loved musician Ross Irwin,(a brass duo) and have recurring guest musicians. Their sound is a fusion of jazz, ska, funk and rock with heavy Latin influences. Beginnings The Cat Empire's origins are traced back to Jazz Cat, a Melbourne-based band, led by Steve Sedergreen in 1999. Jazz Cat was a nine-piece group from different schools and backgrounds which debuted at the Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney. They gigged around Melbourne's jazz club scene including at Dizzy's (Sedergreen was a part-owner). Late that year, Jazz Cat spawned The Cat Empire, originally as a three-piece, with Ollie McGill on...
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Discography
- Two Shoes, 2005
- Days Like These, 2004
- On the Attack (bonus disc), 2004
- Sly, 2005
- Live @ Adelphia, 2002
- So Many Nights, 2007
- 2006-02-06: Live at the Chapel, 2006
- Cinema, 2010
- Live at Martyrs', 2007
- Hello, 2003
- Sampler, 2006
- SBS Alchemy, 2002
- The Car Song, 2005
- One Four Five, 2004
- No Longer There, 2007
- The Lost Song: Live, 2004
- Live on Earth, 2009
- The Sun, 2002
- The Cat Empire, 2003
- Touring Europe and the UK, 2004, 2004
- 2005-05-06: Triple J: Live at the Wireless, 2005
- Tapes, Breaks and Out-Takes, 2003
- Cities: The Cat Empire Project, 2006
- The Chariot, 2004
- 2006-08-03: Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK, 2006
- Asylum, 2011
- The Cat Empire EP, 2006
- Introducing... The Cat Empire
- Cities, 2006
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- Two Shoes: triple j music reviews
- The Cat Empire: triple j music reviews
- The Cat Empire guest program
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- The Cat Empire - The Music Show - 26 December 2009
- The Cat Empire | Live at the Wireless | triple j
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- The 7.30 Report - ABC
- The Cat Empire - The Music Show - 7 March 2009
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Down At The 303
Artist The Cat Empire
Album Cities
Label Virgin/EMI
Year 2006
In My Pocket
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Album Two Shoes
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