Dorian Mode – Nat ‘King’ Cole Tribute Show

A natural entertainer, Dorian and his swinging trio will take you through Nat Cole’s rich life in story and song, with lots of laughs along the way. Playing Nat’s original trio arrangements, the show is highly entertaining.

Dorian Mode is both a multi-award winning musician and writer of laugh-out-loud books: A Cafe in Venice (Penguin) and Mozart Maulers (Penguin) have been bestsellers here and in Europe while Dorian’s last CD was awarded two ABC Music Awards. 

Both his EMI debut CD Rebirth of the Cool and Café of Broken Dreams, on ABC Jazz  have been acclaimed here and abroad.

He has recorded with Bernie McGann, Mike Bukovsky and other luminaries for EMI and ABC Jazz. He has performed numerous concerts, jazz festivals and performed at the Sydney Opera House.

Mode’s lyrics are pastel-hued and observations and gentle confessions. Swirling amid the sensitive playing are musically resourceful songs, overlaid with words containing poignant little stings, which suck you into Mode’s very personal and satisfying vision – (John Shand) SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Mode swings stylishly with songs that conjure up late night moods through their upbeat melancholy and seductive grooves - SUNDAY TIMES

Dorian Mode crafts songs to take the listener on a journey. They tell old stories of loves lost and hearts broken, but with individual quirks of perspective and imagery - (John Shand) SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

He shares a lot of characteristics with other jazz artist such as Vince Jones and Harry Connick Jnr; a sense of heritage and delivery that is somehow simultaneously warm yet cool, and the power to fill a room with a velvet ambience that enshrouds and engulfs - ON THE STREET

Cool album, big impact, from a great artist - SWING JOURNAL JAPAN

His music can be described in one word: stylish! - AD LIB JAPAN

Dorian Mode is unquestionably one of Australia’s great jazz artists; a reputation that is only enhanced by the release of his third album ‘Cafe of Broken Dreams’. Simply put, this is a brilliant effort and heartily welcome - SYDNEY NEWS CRITICS CHOICE

A quality singer who excels on the piano - THE BULLETIN