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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 was founded by Arthur Jeffes in 2009, bringing together a talented and disparate group of musicians initially to perform his father Simon Jeffes’ legacy of world-renowned PCO music, ten years after his untimely death in 1997.
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) were an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann , the band toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s. The band's sound is not easily categorized, having elements of exuberant folk music and a minimalist aesthetic occasionally reminiscent of composers such ...
Jun 23, 2017 · 8.1K. 406K views 6 years ago. Bob Boilen | June 16, 2017 — The music of Penguin Cafe is like no other. Its origins date back to the early '70s, within fever dreams Simon Jeffes had that were...
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Sep 5, 2023 · By Robert Ham | September 5, 2023 | 10:44am. Music Features Penguin Cafe. Nearly 20 years ago, musician Arthur Jeffes paid tribute to his late father Simon’s work as the leader of Penguin Cafe...
Feb 22, 2011 · The Penguin Cafe Orchestra formed nearly 40-years ago after Simon Jeffes had a vision of an Orwellian Britain brought on by food poisoning. In his feverish dystopian vision, the only respite from this grey loveless life of surveillance was a place called The Penguin Cafe, where a band played joyful music constantly.
Jul 14, 2023 · Penguin Cafe. 2023. 6.3. By Daniel Bromfield. Genre: Experimental. Label: Erased Tapes. Reviewed: July 14, 2023. The Penguin Cafe Orchestra successors’ fifth album is a tribute to pandemic...
