THE THURSDAY HAMMOND SESSIONS "KICKIN THE B AT 303" : Clayton Doley's Flashy Dashbacks
$20 cash on the door.
Doors at 8.00pm - Performance time: 9.00pm - 11.00pm
The Leslie will be spinning and the tone wheels in the mighty vintage B3 style Hammond Organ will be grinding to the music from Australia's finest Hammond Organ players with their highly acclaimed rhythmn sections and surprise guest musicians.
The most unique and sophisticated voice in Hammond based contemporary retro soul today is Sydney based Clayton Doley, known for his distinctive groove on the Hammond Organ and his ability to write songs that you would swear were hits of yesteryear! A special one off amalgamation of two projects coming together to create an exciting mix of New York City Organ Jazz and New Orleans Brass Band Funk together at last! With himself on hammond & vocals, plus Hugh Harvey on drums, this gig features The Bayou Billabong (Melbourne) Horns: Paul Williamson (bari), Anton Delleca (tenor), Ross Irwin (tpt) & Jordan Murray (trom). Tix $20 (cash only) on the door.
Clayton Doley, the most unique and sophisticated voice in contemporary retro soul today, a giant of the Australian Blues Scene, cutting his teeth with legendary Sydney band, The Mighty Reapers and going on to form his own bands The Hands, The Organ Donors, and The Flashy Dashbacks. Over the last 20 years Clayton has played with a who’s who of international artists such as Joe Bonamassa, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, Harry Manx, Steve Cropper & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn (Booker T & the M.G.’s, Blues Brothers), David Garibaldi (Tower Of Power), Jimmy Barnes, The Divinyls, The Dead Daisies, Hubert Sumlin, Mojo Buford, Louisiana Red, Guitar Shorty, Renee Geyer, The Mighty Reapers, Eugene Hideaway Bridges and Jackie Orszaczky – to name a few.
A master musician, a killer boogie woogie piano player, a super funky Hammond player, and a remarkable singer/songwriter with a passion for creating new works that could have been recorded by the R&B greats from the 50’s and 60’s.
Doley captures the essence of Memphis Soul Organ and the New Orleans Blues Piano tradition while fusing contemporary Australiana and Americana with all the might and power of a 10 piece band. Featuring a powerful 4-piece horn section, the ‘Hi-Fi-Doley-T Horns’, and the ferociously sweet vocals of the fabulous ‘Clay-tones’.
Clayton has been invited to play some of the biggest festivals in the world such as Montreal International Jazz Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival and Tremblant International Blues Festival to name a few.
