The Cat Empire is an Australian eclectic band from Melbourne, Australia. Currently, The Cat Empire comprises of Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals), Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals . .   Expand    Wikipedia

The Cat Empire is an Australian eclectic band from Melbourne, Australia. Currently, The Cat Empire comprises of Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals), Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals), Ollie McGill (keyboard and backing vocals), Ryan Monro (bass and backing vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums) and Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (decks, percussion). They are also commonly backed by the Empire Horns, a brass duo, and have recurring guest musicians. They met when well known Melbourne jazz identity Steve Sedergreen decided to form, mentor and develop a group made up of very talented young musicians from different schools and backgrounds. The band was called 'Jazz Cat', was a nine-piece and had its debut at the Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney in 1999. They gigged around Melbourne's jazz scene in clubs like Dizzy's (Sedergreen was a part owner of this club at this time). The Cat Empire, originally a three piece grew out of Jazz Cat - and for a few months the two groups were performing alternate Thursdays at Dizzy's. Their sound is often described as a fusion of jazz, ska, funk and rock with heavy Latin influences. The band has toured extensively throughout Australia, the US and Europe and has released four distinct albums with the first two reaching double platinum status and the third receiving an ARIA Music Award for best world album. Their fourth album, So Many Nights, was released on 22 September 2007. Their song, "Sly", was featured on EA Sports' FIFA 08 Soundtrack and has sold 3 million copies worldwide.

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