Wellcome to the roaring twenties
When Rag Doll was founded in 2012, singer Käthe von T. and pianist Amy Protscher agreed: Bessie Smith was the reason they dedicated themselves to the 1920s and its music.
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The Berlin-based musicians are always happy to be swept away by the emotional exuberance and the earthy, yet honest humor of the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, and her contemporaries, from Ma Rainey and Ethel Waters to Alberta Hunter, into this golden age of music and its stories.
Joining them is Tanja Becker, whose dazzling virtuosity on the trombone completes the lineup of the classic Bessie Smith trio. Together, these three Berlin musicians captivate their audience wholeheartedly, taking them on a journey into the golden age of ragtime, boogie-woogie, Harlem stride, and barrelhouse.
The spark ignites instantly, and they transform every stage into a magnificent, old juke joint in the American South of the 1920s. And as is typical in places like these: you can listen, swing, and dance until the air crackles with energy.
Welcome to the Roaring Twenties!
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Dates
May 2026
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