life is a cabaret

The response to my last 'one man show' -of ONLY all original material- was such that I will be doing it again at Enoch's, august 29th. I’ll be doing songs from my 2 solo cds [released this year]: cabaret vieux carre and louisiana [click to hear clips- or to download or buy the songs or cds]

I’ve always had a great love of the lyrics and music of Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill and old German cabaret/theatre music -songs with biting social comment and political satire- and... of course, the torchy ballads. I’ve certainly been inspired and influenced by those styles, and often write a lot of theatrical/dramatic material that doesn't really translate to band - but generally only works solo. i dont get the chance to do these too often.

I’ll be doing my original songs- in all their various genres-which tend to make the show come off like New Orleans meets Berlin [where i worked quite a while]- but that's not a bad thing!

a friend once sent me a card which read, "Life is NOT a cabaret... it's a f---ing circus!"

[c]2008 doug duffey

enoch's- july 12, 2008

i'll be doing my SOLO thang at enoch's tonight- July 12, 2008... the last time i played there was WILD [the fotos are from that night] ... hopefully this time will be, too. last time people danced the whole last set- which became one very long medley of soul stuff... and craziness! i'll be doing my mix of originals, louisiana/new orleans music, memphis soul, delta blues... and whatever comes into my head! come on down! it usually gets kinda rowdy when i play!

fotos courtesy of molly pealer
[c]2008 doug duffey

post gig fotos- switzerland

above:blurry dd onstage 5.2008


left to right; kelvin bullen [guitar]; hani ali [drums]; doug duffey [vocal/piano]; sebi niessner [bass]

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shots from switzerland- may 2008

michael rasbury and DD at the zurich airport- may 15th, 2008. the sessions were over and michael was headed back to the states.

hani and sebi - shot at the MIA- switzerland- may 2008

kelvin at the MIA - switzerland- may 2008

[c]2008 doug duffey

shots from MIA 2 [may 22, 2008]

below: kelvin and hanisebi, lotti and mirjam shots of the set up yesterday... of and from the stage

below: stage crew: andre' and adrian

[c]2008 doug duffey

shots from the mia

some shots from the mia where we have been performing this week. below:

1. entrance
2. inside where we're performing
   
3. boris and friends
4. dd with friends from Biel
   

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from solothurner zeitung

an announcemnt in the solothurner zeitung- from friend silvia rietz- that i am appearing at the MIA

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switzerland -may 20-2008

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shots from the MIA

(Foto:Paul-Georg Meister)

a shot of me and Sebi - live at the MIA Expo in Grenchen, Switzerland- May 17th, 2008.

and a shot of Hani, which i shot during sound check.
this is from the trio gig

to read the press about the show [in German] click here

[c]2008 doug duffey

the tracks are done!

the tracks are done! we recorded 14 songs in about 3+ days... we did everything LIVE including the vocals and solos, etc. we did NO instrument overdubs at all except for adding some tambourine, here and there.
now, we are cleaning up and editing some things... but all in all "what you see/hear is what you get" ... the band playing as the band!



[c]2008 doug duffey