Barbara Dennerlein in November

Radio specials with Barbara Dennerlein on church organ

Barbara Dennerlein's new CD will be resented and reviewed in November on the Radio. Internet livestreams are provided. On November 16th, 7 p.m. (CET) Radio Ostfriesland will broadcast its "Jazz Corner":
http://radio.ostfriesland.de/seite_stream.php

On November 26th. at 8 p.m. (CET) Radio Weser.TV will broadcast a special "Jazz after Eight" edition called "Barbara Dennerlein goes Church Organ". The broadcast with an interview and music from Barbara Dennerlein's "Spiritual Movements"-CD's will also be provided as live webstream on:
http://www.radiowsmtv.de, http://www.radioweser.tv/

Jazz & Blues goes Pipe Organ

"Die Orgelseite" is a Germany-based, bilingual organ website (German/English). It provides lots of information about pipe organs in Germany as well as in other countries. "Jazz & Blues goes Pipe Organ" is a brand new special about Barbara Dennerlein's pipe organ activities.
http://www.die-orgelseite.de/specials/jazzblues/jazzblues_e.htm

Jazz Festival photo galleries

In September, Monterey saw its 51st. Annual Jazz Festival. Barbara Dennerlein performed on Sunday evening with her trio (Brian Pardo (git), Paul van Wageningen (dr)). Now a photo gallery has been released on the festival website:
http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2008/gallery/

The photos above are from the MM Jazzfestival in St. Pölten, Austria:
http://www.muellerphotos.com/music/Mendt/Jazzfestival08/10.10.08/Mendt%2010.10.08.start.html#denner

And here is a selection from the Jazz aht the Hop Festival in Hoorn, The Netherlands:
http://picasaweb.google.nl/Ingridnoome/2008JazzAtTheHop#

Pittsfield CityJazz review

The Webshire Eagle's review of Pittsfield CityJazz is entitled: "Festival honors rich diversity".
The author wrote about Barbara's church organ & Hammond concert at the First Baptist Church:
"Barbara Dennerlein, the German organist, concluded her first tour of this country with Sunday's performance. The Program's Title: "Organic Jazz: The Two Faces of Barbara Dennerlein," had nothing to do with schizophrenic tendencies or personality disorders, but rather her dual assignments on pipe organ and the Hammond B-3; she offered a set on each in a long day's journey that led into night.

Dennerlein's music for the pipe organ, a selection of titles from her own pen, "Unforgettable" and "Waltzing Pipes" contained some intriguing riffs and a lot of bombast — nearly every cadence offered its explosion, as a pipe organ is qualified to do. Her paean to our big city, "New York Impressions," cultivated the statuesque New York, and, perhaps some of the tumult that engulfed the city on Sept. 11, 2001. Clearly, it is a city she admires, and with which she empathizes.

Jazz, for all its raucous reputation, really has a very delicate center, and the Hammond B-3 instrument, with its less clangorous timbre, seems better suited as a solo instrument for many of the intricacies in the genre. She offered a pleasant experience in a piece she calls "A Summer Day" and some whimsical colorations on "Frog Dance," a piece she said was inspired by an object acquired at a flea market. "Black and White" seemed to involve only the black keys, but it was a dazzling performance.

Helpfully, the Guild of Organists provided Dennerlein's performance with video projectors and large twin screens, which were suspended high above the altar, the left screen displaying her hands and the keys, the right, the pedals, in each case. This was especially useful, not only in putting everyone on that so desirable "keyboard side" of the recital, but also in explaining to the uninitiated something about how music is made on an organ.

Dennerlein offered an active array of seemingly genial patter between numbers, however the microphone, her German accent and a tendency to giggle and mumble all conspired to make much of it unintelligible. Still, it was good to welcome the organ as a fresh voice in the world of jazz. Hats off to the Organ Guild, and to Pittsfield CityJazz for pushing the envelope a bit."

Concerts in November

Barbara Dennerlein will stay in Germany most of the time in November. Except two venues in Switzerland all other concerts - mostly Hammond concerts - will take her to several German cities.

Barbara is quite familiar with the Dresden Jazz Days, where she has performed regularly since fourteen years. Here she will meet with other organists during a Hammond Summit.

In Cologne at the "Altes Pfandhaus" Barbara will meet Chico Freeman for the third time this year. The concert is part of Barbara's "Artist in Residence" commendation.

You will find the complete tour list below.
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Tourdates Barbara Dennerlein 2008/2009
Date / time / venue (concert type)
01.11.2008 19.00 Thum/D - 09419, Evang.-luth. Kirche St.Annen (Solo)
07.11.2008 21.00 Pesterwitz/D - 01705, Jakobuskirche, Jazztage Dresden (Duo)
08.11.2008 20.00 Passau/D - 94032, Redoute (Solo)
13.11.2008 20.00 Kreuzlingen/CH - 8280, Kultur- u. Sportzentrum Dreispitz (Duo)
14.11.2008 20.00 Villigen/CH - 5234, Trotte (Duo)
15.11.2008 20.00 Gross-Gerau/D - 64521, Versöhnungskirche (Solo)
21.11.2008 20.00 Rinteln/D - 31737, Stadtkirche St. Nikolai (Trio/church organ)
22.11.2008 20.30 Bielefeld/D - 33611, Alte Kuxmann-Fabrik (Duo)
28.11.2008 20.00 Köln/D - 50678, Altes Pfandhaus (Duo & Chico Freeman)
02.-05.12.2008 19.30 + 22.00 Bern/CH - 3012, Marians Jazzroom (Duo)
06.12.2008 16.30 + 19.30 + 22.00 Bern/CH - 3012, Marians Jazzroom (Duo)
09.-13.12.2008 21.00 Wien/A - 1010, Jazzland (Duo)
10.01.2009 20.15 Häggenschwil/CH - 9312, Der Bären (Duo)
15.01.2009 20.00 Fürstenfeldbruck/D - 82256, Veranstaltungsforum Fürstenfeld (Solo)
23.01.2009 21.00 Habach/D - 82392, Village, Obermühle bei Habach (Solo)
31.01.2009 18.00 Fockbek/D - 24787, Pauluskirche (Solo/church organ)
20.02.2009 20.00 Burgrieden/D - 88483, Riffelhof Burgrieden (Duo & with Duo Netzer & Scheytt)
08.03.2009 11.00 Künzelsau/D - 74653, Alma-Würth-Saal (Duo)
03.04.2009 20.00 St. Georgen/D ­ 78112, Lorenzkirche St.Georgen (Solo/church organ)
04.04.2009 20.00 Basel, CH - 4058, Volkshaus Basel, Großer Saal, 10th Blues Festival Basel (Duo &
with Duo Netzer & Scheytt)
05.04.2009 19.00 Donaueschingen/D - 78166, Donauhalle (Duo)
25.04.2009 19.00 Moscow/RU, Svetlanovsky Hall, Moscow International Performing Arts Center (Quartet/Hammond &
church organ)