The Cat Empire | |
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 The Cat Empire performing at the 2013 Winnipeg Folk Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Discography | The Cat Empire discography |
| 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 | www |
The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/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.