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From Saturday's Globe and Mail

"Judith told me Glenn just came back from France," says DJ Geoff Kelleway, who does not have a snazzy nickname in the style of most turntable maestros. "So my muse was French. Some of that is obvious, like tossing in some Nina Simone. Some choices are more esoteric: things that tweak my interest. I start playing, then I riff off my choices."

Kelleway is a new breed of entertainer: He's a mood mixologist. "When I play live," he says of his gigs at places around Toronto such as the Spoke Club and Byzantium, "I can spike the mix, respond and stimulate the crowd. For a dinner party, I create a playlist based on three one-hour blocks." In this case, after consultation with Tatar, he did cocktails, dinner and post-prandial tunes. To build his playlist, he plays it all — a combination of vinyl and computer sources — for a party of one: himself.

$500 to $1,000 an event, 416-567- 2951, geoffkelleway@rogers.com.

Check out the evening's entire playlist -- with links to more info and clips of the tunes where available. Some can be found on iTunes -- simply download the program for free and search by song or artist.

Cocktails

1. Je Parl Pa Franse — Cybophonia

2. Slip Into Something — Kinobe

3. Dream Of You — Secret Stealth

4. Fantasy (Big Band Mix) — Black Box

5. Music of the Earth — Patrice Rushen

6. Miss Celie's Blues — Molly Johnson

7. Dansez-vous — Pink Martini

8. Aphrodite — Little Louie Vega

9. Complete Life (Jazzanova Mix) — Liquid Lounge

10. Breath of Sun — Kareem Raihani & Jazzy D

11. I've Seen That Face Before — Grace Jones

12. Johnny Come Home (Mousse T Cocktail Mix) — Fine Young Cannibals

13. Into My Soul — Gabin feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater

14. It's Love — Jill Scott

Dinner

1. Come Ye — Nina Simone

2. Celebration — Mseleku

3. Anna (El Negro Zumbon) — Pink Martini

4. Flotter Tag — Moca

5. Lover Man (Jazzelicious Mix) — Sarah Vaughan

6. Wildcats Gotta Move — Club Des Belugas

7. Night In Tunisia (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) — Duke Jordan

8. Karins Kerma — Bobby Hughes Combination

9. Hi Fly — Povo

10. Yo Yo Jazz (Nicola Conte Mix) — Big Bang

11. The Illout — Kenny Dope

12. You Used To Hold Me So Tight — Reel People

13. Don't Hold Me Down — Tortured Soul

Après dinner

1. Moustache — Blackjoy

2. Take Me Home — Cher

3. The Look Of Love — Eileen & Elaine

4. What A Life — Joey Negro

5. Stay Around — Milk & Sugar

6. Got To Dance Disco — HOG Presents the Groovelines

7. Always and Forever (Grant Nelson Neo Funk Mix) — Chocolate Puma

8. Situation — Yaz

9. I Got Me (Jinks Funk Dub) — Darrell Martin

10. Phuture Bound (Richard Earnshaw Mix) — Akabu

11. Swimming Places — Julien Jabre

12. Do Your Own Thing— Dab Hands

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