Like the ’40s & ’50s legends Louis Armstrong, EllaFitzgerald & Louis Prima, to name a few –
Kai’s Cats are sophisticated showmen of the highest calibre – a real class act!
Led by the Queen of Vintage Vocals Miss Kai Hoffman,
Kai’s Cats have been resident at the UK’s finest jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s, with their own monthly swing & jive club night, since 2008.
With uplifting, joyful tunes of the highest calibre – a mix of jumpin’ jive, swing and early rock and roll – Kai’s Cats are great for listening or dancing. With numbers like Louis Jordan’s ‘There Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens’ and ‘Jump, Jive & Wail’ this band is guaranteed to get toes tappin’.
Don’t be a Trafalgar square, get your party going with the hippest Cats in town. Perfect if you’re looking for something a little bit different!
You can hear Kai’s Cats live on the first Thursday of every month at their Ronnie Scott’s Bar residency, ‘Kai’s Live & Let Jive’ (a Time Out Critic’s Choice Event), which is currently in its fourth year (please check out the gigs page for dates!).
The band can provide jive and lindy hop dancers and tutors upon request to really get your party in full swing!
Kai’s Cats were founded by arranger and pianist Simon Whiteside and Kai Hoffman. The pair met in 2002 whilst Kai was stepping in to play on horn for Simon’s Birth of the Cool band, SWXI. They started performing vocal/piano duo gigs together and, eventually, in 2007 the band Kai’s Cats was born. Kai’s Cats released their first CD ‘Jump Jive & Swing’ in August, 2010.
Alongside the music, Kai has developed a great visual style and always wears vintage-style fashion provided by her wonderful sponsors, Vivien of Holloway. The Cats look fantastic too – with red and black zoot suits – and are bound to make a visual impact!
The Cats are purrrroud to have played at fabulous London swingin’ events including Stompin’ at the 100 Club for the London Swing Dance Society, Jitterbugs Lindy Hop Night at Marble Arch and C-Jam at the Bedford in Balham, with the City of London Festival, Twinwood Glenn Miller Festival and much more in between!
Perfect for weddings, private parties, corporate and vintage-themed events as well as festivals, Kai’s Cats look forward to playing for you soon!