Berlin Night

Tonight we celebrated Berlin Night with a selected audience at the German Embassy. We began by reprising our afternoon tea set, songs from the Weimar Republic, with Felix Hofmann at the piano. After a break, I took the stage again with two lovely Indian jazz musicians I’ve found in Delhi and am coaching in the art of cabaret accompaniment - Arjun Gupta on the piano, Nikhil Vasudevan on drums. Sweet.

With vintage posters adorning the walls, silent films playing in the banquet room and sumptuous food and beverages, people were transported to the great city, past and present. Songs included “Life’s A Swindle”, “Mack the Knife”, “Beware of Blondes”, “ Lou Lila”, “Falling in Love Again” and “Tea for Two” in the first set, and “Speak Low”, “Koffer in Berlin”, “Night and Day”, “Libertango”, “I Let my Daddy Do That”, “In the Still of the Night”, “Mood Indigo” and “Lili Marleen” in the jazzy set.

Wunderbar!