dates. Band members The band currently comprises professional musicians Richard "Richie" Peter Davis on lead and rhythm guitar, Anthony "Downtown Tony" Brown on bass guitar and vocals, Wayne Stewart on drums and vocals, Kevin Smith (musician) on keyboards and vocals, Mark Ohlsen on trumpet, Devin Thompson on vocals, Josie Aiello on lead and background vocals, James A. Perkins, Jr. on saxophone and woodwinds, Tony "Toca" Carpenter on percussion, and David Gross on trombone. Appearances and Venues Illinois Navy Pier Beer Garden (Chicago) Outside of Illinois Venues played outside of Illinois include: Capt'n Fun Beach Club (Pensacola Beach, Florida) Festivals, Special Events, Corporate Functions Summer Dance 2010 weekday festivities at Jackson Park (Chicago) Beach Chicago, Illinois Summer Dance 2003 weekend festivities at Grant Park Chicago, Illinois Wedding receptions (only by special request) Annual McDonald's global convention /Orlando, Florida Annual McDonald's global convention /Atlantis Paradise Island-Nassau, Bahamas Annual McDonald's global convention /Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Annual McDonald's global convention /Boca Raton, Florida Tap National Sales Meeting/Las Vegas, Nevada Sheraton Hotels/San Diego, California Abbott Labs National Sales Meetings/Maui, Hawaii Abbott Labs National Sales Meetings/New Orleans, Louisiana Abbott Labs National Sales Meetings/Las Vegas, Nevada Quaker Oats Corporation Alltel National Sales Meeting/Little Rock, Arkansas Monsanto Wendy's National Sales Meeting/Chicago, Illinois BP Oil/Chicago, Illinois Sprint/Nextel Inner Circle Takeda Rotary International GE Healthcare Media The band has been featured live numerous times on Chicago television and have received air play on local radio. The band has also appeared in The Chicago Reader and Chicago Tribune newspapers. The Chicago Catz are featured in the movie The Guardian (2006 film) as well as performing on the soundtrack for the movie Holes (film). Recordings A DVD and long-awaited CD is currently in the works and the release dates have not yet been determined. The Chicago Catz are featured on track number eleven of the Holes movie soundtrack album entitled: 11. Chicago Catz (Richard Davis) - "Happy Dayz" Awards and achievements In 1994, the Chicago Federation of Musicians presented its inaugural Living Art of Music Awards (LAMA) to deserving Chicago-based artist and groups. Nominees in the "Best Pop Group" category were Chicago, Richard Marx and the Chicago Catz. References External links The Chicago Catz Chicago Catz at MySpace Chicago Catz at Facebook (Official Chicago Catz at YouTube Musical groups from Chicago