5-679: 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 . The group is distinct from the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra, despite the similarities in genre, name, and even repertoire (Penguin Cafe often plays PCO pieces in concert.) There are no members of the original PCO in Penguin Cafe. Penguin Cafe's current ten-person line-up
10-530: A hammer to the keys of his father's piano. He read Archaeology and Anthropology at Trinity College, Cambridge . In 2007, original members of Penguin Cafe Orchestra performed a series of three memorial concerts, with Arthur Jeffes performing onstage with the band for the first time, to mark ten years since Simon Jeffes' death. Encouraged by the public response to the Union Chapel concerts, which all sold out, Jeffes decided that keeping his father's music alive
15-473: Is an English composer, musician, and arctic explorer. He is the frontman of the musical group Penguin Cafe , a group he formed in 2007 to play the music of his father's band, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra . He is one half of the band Sundog. Jeffes was born in London to the artist Emily Young and musician and composer, Simon Jeffes . Jeffes's interest in experimental music was recognised by his father when he took
20-465: Was a worthwhile endeavour. He founded a new band, Penguin Cafe, with a new line-up, including Cass Browne of Gorillaz , Neil Codling of Suede , Oli Langford of Florence and the Machine and Darren Berry of Razorlight . Penguin Cafe have performed on stage playing works of Simon Jeffes and their own pieces. In 2012, Jeffes was commissioned by the artist Nelly Ben-Hayoun to write several pieces for
25-422: Was originally brought together in 2009, 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. Arthur Jeffes Arthur William Phoenix Young Jeffes (born 21 July 1978, Paddington , London, England)
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