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Black Cat Zoot is a 7 member swing and ska revival band from Germany, consisting of, alphabetically, saxophonist Christian Bambauer, drummer Julian Gareis, pianist Bernhard Hiergeist, singer Lisa Müller, guitarists Florian Reindl and Marc Schemmer, as well as bassist Alex Trier. .

John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 - March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor and soprano. In the 1950s and '60s, Sims had a long, successful partnership as co-leader of a quintet with Al Cohn, which recorded under the name "Al and Zoot". That group was a favorite at the New York club The Half Note. He recorded as a quartet on several occasions, one popular lineup being with jazz musicians Gerry Wiggins, Pierre Michelot and Kenny Clarke. .

Zoot Money was one of British rock 'n' roll's homebound heroes -- admired, respected and sought after by his colleagues, and able to fill halls nightly in England, he never managed to sell lots of records, even in England. Born in Bournemouth in 1942 with the name George Bruno Money, he grew up in an Italian-immigrant (but, on his father's side, English-descended) family. He was musically inclined from an early age and his first instrument, taken up at school, was the French horn -- he also sang in the choir as a boy. During the mid-1950's, he discovered rhythm-and-blues and...

Bill Harkleroad (aka Zoot Horn Rollo) was guitarist for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. After recording "some of the most unusual music ever committed to vinyl," he left in 1973 with several other band members to form Mallard. His book, Lunar Notes, describes some of the tensions between Captain Beefheart and band members, which contributed to the split. He was born in Palmdale, California. Trained as an accordionist during childhood, he switched to guitar in his teen years. In nearby Lancaster, California he became involved in local bands. He joined up with future member of the Magic Band, Mark...