"UK Dates in March 2020" With a sound that fuses jazz, funk, ska and rock with heavy Latin influences, the Cat Empire is an Australian rock band formed in 1999. Central members are Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals), Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals), Ollie McGill (keyboard and backing vocals), and Ryan Monro (bass and backing vocals), and Will Hull-Brown (drums), Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (decks, percussion), . Frequently supplemented by The Empire Horns, a brass duo composed of Ross Irwin (trumpet) and Kieran Conrau (trombone), among others.