Jeff Duff




Jeff Duff is an Australian performer in the tenor range, who in his career has used various personae, wardrobe, and satire as features of his performance. Duff's shows 'Ziggy' and 'Bowie Unzipped' are portrayals of the music of David Bowie, who he met while Bowie was a Sydney resident.
Jeff Duff began his musical career in Melbourne in 1971 as lead singer of jazz-rock fusion band Kush (1971–75). Kush was formed with Jeff Duff on vocals, John Santos (aka Montesante) and Colin Chapman on trumpet, Ron Anderson on piano and saxophone, Stephen Ball on keyboards, Tom Cowburn on guitar, harmonica and backing vocals, John Ellis on clarinet, flute and saxophone, Rob Matthews on bass guitar, and Graham McDonald on drums. They released covers of "Peter Gunn", "MacArthur Park" and "Walk on the Wild Side" as well as originals such as "(Livin' on) Easy Street"
Kush are notable for performing to 45,000 people at the 1974 Sunbury Pop Festival, "conceived and promoted as Australia's Woodstock". With two sensational albums under their belt Kush came to an end in the mid seventies and Jeff relocated to London. Jeff recorded several albums over the next ten years in London and was a regular on the celebrity scene around town.
When he returned to Australia he set roots in Sydney and began recording the minute he landed. He was able to mix his scene between rock, Jazz, Acoustic, Fusion and cabaret. Throughout this period Jeff worked with different bands on each project and then started to perform songs of Lou Reed and Bowie in separate shows but never eliminating his original material which was always his love.
Jeff performs to this day and has over 25 albums to his name and numerous full length video concerts.
A true Australian performer with quality attributes through and through.

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