Adesh Vinod plays the guitar. Pic Courtesy/Instagram

While some might think too many musicians can possibly ruin the mix, the band’s eponymous debut album puts that doubt to rest. Throughout the 25-minute-long album, Vinod’s guitar solos, Sharat’s drums, and Murali’s keyboard, all shine through with ease without eating into the other’s space. “Collaboration is at the heart of our music,” Mathias shares, adding, “The songs are structured in such a way that by the end of the set, the spotlight will have panned to every single member, each injecting the performance with their own style and personality.”

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You aren’t alone in wondering how a seven-piece band plans and manages their practice sessions and recordings. But Mathias has the answer ready, almost as if he’s been asked this more often than he’d like. “We have learnt to work around it,” he chuckles. The pianist shares how practice sessions often see a few vacant seats, “We practice with whatever combinations of members are available leading up to a show. It is only during the last two rehearsals before a show that we get to hear what we all would sound like while playing together,” he adds.

If the band’s name has somehow not given it away yet, the Cats aren’t your typical jazz purists. Mathias leaves us with an off-beat thought, “There is some stigma around the genre where people believe Jazz musicians are all haughty and serious. Jazz is all about moving around, grooving, forgetting your problems, and having fun. Even beyond music, we are a bunch of laidback guys just having fun. If you take yourself too seriously, when do you enjoy the moment?” The spotlight has panned to us.

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