Penguin Cafe is a band originally conceived by Arthur Jeffes, son of Simon Jeffes

Simon Jeffes

Simon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...

 and Emily Young

Emily Young

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, as a continuation of his father's project, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes...

. Penguin Cafe's current ten-person line-up 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

Suede (band)

Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...

 and Gorillaz

Gorillaz

Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...

". 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 distinguished from the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Personnel

• Arthur Jeffes – piano, ukulele and harmonium
• Des Murphy - ukulele
• Andy Waterworth - double bass
• Rebecca Waterworth - cello
• Darren Berry - violin
• Neil Codling
  Neil Codling
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   - piano, ukulele, cuatro and guitar
• Vince Greene - viola
• Tom Chichester-Clark - harmonium and ukulele
• Cass Browne
  Cass Browne
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   - percussion
• Pete Radcliffe - percussion