Café Jacques

Café Jacques
The Café Jacques band logo
Background information
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresProgressive rock
Years active1973–1978, 2010–present
LabelsEpic, Columbia
Members
  • Chris Thomson
  • Chris Glen
  • Stuart Clyde
  • Davie (Hoo-Haa) Halley
Past members

Café Jacques are a progressive rock band originally formed in Edinburgh, Scotland and most active in the 1970s. An early version of Café Jacques numbered seven musicians, but the most successful line-up was a trio, consisting of Chris Thomson, Peter Veitch (later with Penguin Cafe Orchestra), and Mike Ogletree (later with Simple Minds and Fiction Factory). They released two albums and a single on Epic Records (Columbia Records in the U.S.), produced by Rupert Hine, before disbanding in 1978. Café Jacques reformed in 2010, led by original member Chris Thomson.