Performing an Alicia Keys classic at The Scala
It's true, I performed an Alicia Keys classic at The Scala (photo below). But in Wetzikon / Switzerland and not in Milano / Italy. Nowadays you can't trust anybody's headline even if it's true!
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Gig Guide:
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - Schwyzerhof Bar in Küssnacht a. R. SZ / Switzerland (duo)
Thursday, November 30th 2023 - Restaurant Europa in Zurich / Switzerland (trio)
Sunday, December 3rd 2023 - Adventsbrunch at Seven Heavens - Skylounge in Eschen / Liechtenstein (solo)
Sunday, December 10th 2023 - Adventsbrunch at Seven Heavens - Skylounge in Eschen / Liechtenstein (solo)
Sunday, December 17th 2023 - Adventsbrunch at Seven Heavens - Skylounge in Eschen / Liechtenstein (solo) - S O L D O U T !!!
Monday, December 25th 2023 - Christmas Aperitivo at the Hotel Schloss Ragaz in Bad Ragaz / Switzerland (solo)
Wednesday, December 27th 2023 - Hotel Schloss Ragaz in Bad Ragaz / Switzerland (trio)
Sunday, December 31st 2023 - New Year’s Eve Party at the Art Deco Hotel Montana in Lucerne / Switzerland (band)
Monday, January 1st 2024 - New Year’s Aperitivo at the Hotel Schloss Ragaz in Bad Ragaz / Switzerland (solo)
There’s more #livemusic to come, so check frequently for further details here.
My Content on Substack
In this new section I want to perform exclusively a song for you
My goal is to produce content from my artistic life exclusively here on my newsletter ‘My Songs & Stories’ on Substack. Videos of songs in my repertoire, audio of raw mixes from my pre-productions of my new singles, first demos of my new songwriting, tales from the road including photos and videos of locations and views from great places.
I hope it will grow organically and improve with every new edition. I would really like to hear your feedback about what you want to experience here.
I’m starting with this old classic ‘Angel Eyes’ that you probably know from Frank Sinatra, Ella or even Sting that I first performed back in L.A. in 1990 at M.I. (Musicians Institute) with a female singer in a different key. Since then I played it a couple of times in the 90s with different singers and again different keys, but I never sang it myself in my key until a few months ago when I heard the song again and then I started to dig up the charts for it and relearned it again.
I arranged two versions of it. One on piano and this one on guitar. It definitely needs more mileage on the stage but you gotta start somewhere and I hope you like it.
If you want to hear the piano version next time, please let me know.
YouTube Views
Here are my most recent YouTube songs from my repertoire released on my YouTube playlist ‘Start Your Day With A Song’:
On my Youtube channel you can also view ‘shorts’ videos, where I post raw clips of daily encounters and old concert footage that are quite hilarious when you see them again after a long time.
ClickASnap Picture Book
In this section I present you a picture from my ClickASnap photo gallery and the corresponding story.
This photo is from last week’s gig at the Scala Wetzikon near Zurich / Switzerland, where I played with my trio for a special event. Always great to perform here because the food is a special treat as well.
Spotify Song Section
Songs from my Spotify playlist ‘My Songs & Stories’
When I added this Alicia Keys classic to my repertoire, I played it on piano like she does in 6/8, but if you know me and my motto: ‘Forget the original & serve the song’ you know that this song went through a metamorphosis and I think it works great with my acoustic guitar. And last week at the Scala Wetzikon (see picture above) I performed it with my band and it was a lot of fun to see the guests shaking them booties while dancing to this song.
Thank you for any feedback that could improve My Songs & Stories.
Great content - great song!