Penguin Cafe
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Penguin Cafe | |
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 Penguin Cafe at Womad Charlton Park, 31 July 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Chamber jazz, folk |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Penguin Cafe |
| Website | www.penguincafe.com |
Penguin Cafe is a band originally conceived by Arthur Jeffes, son of Simon Jeffes and Emily Young, as a continuation of his father's project, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Penguin Cafe's current ten-person line-up[1] was originally brought together in 2009,[2] featuring a group of musicians ranging from "luminaries from The Royal College of Music to members of bands such as Suede and Gorillaz". The group produced their first album, A Matter of Life... in 2010, which was released on their own Penguin Cafe label. Despite the similarities in genre and name, the group is distinct from the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
Discography
- A Matter of Life... (2011)
- The Red Book (2014)
- The Imperfect Sea (2017)
- Handfuls of Night (2019)
Personnel
- Arthur Jeffes – piano, ukulele, harmonium
- Des Murphy – ukulele
- Andy Waterworth – double bass
- Rebecca Waterworth – cello
- Darren Berry – violin
- Neil Codling – piano, ukulele, cuatro, guitar
- Vincent Greene - viola
- Tom Chichester-Clark – harmonium, ukulele
- Cass Browne – percussion
- Pete Radcliffe – percussion
- Oli Langford - violin
References
- ^ "Gig review: Penguin Café and Portico Quartet". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "Penguin legend lives on". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
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