The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire | |
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The Cat Empire performing at the 2013 Winnipeg Folk Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Spinoff of | Jazz Cat |
| Members | Ollie McGill Felix Riebl Roscoe James Irwin Kieran Conrau Grace Barbé Daniel Farrugia Lazaro Numa Neda Rahmani |
| Past members | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Jamshid Khadiwhala Ryan Monro |
| Website | thecatempire |
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The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz and funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (turntables, percussion), Ollie McGill (keyboards, backing vocals) and Ryan Monro (bass, backing vocals). Monro retired from the band in March 2021, while Angus, Hull-Brown and Khadiwhala all left in April 2022. They are often supplemented by The Empire Horns, a brass duo composed of Ross Irwin (trumpet) and Kieran Conrau (trombone), among others. Their sound is a fusion of jazz, funk, ska, and rock with heavy Latin influences.