Barbara Dennerlein on TV in July

In the night from July 4th to July 5th at 2.20 AM (CEST) the German satellite TV station 3SAT will broadcast a 1988 concert evening with Hammond Jazz organists Barbara Dennerlein and Jimmy Smith.

The announcement says: "At present Barbara Dennerlein is the most popular German organist and opened the concert evening that has been recorded 1988. At that time Barbara Dennerlein deemed to be an insider tip. Today she is one of the most successful jazz musicians in Germany. On her Hammond organ she breezingly conjoins swing and bebop, blues and soul, latin and funk. With her trio together with Thomas Brill and Andreas Witte she interpreted pieces like 'A night in Tunisia' or 'Tribute to Charlie'."

New CDs prepared

Verve/Universal works on a compilation CD featuring the most popular compositions from "Take Off!", "Junkanoo" and "Outhipped". The recordings have been remastered. This Best-of CD is expected to be released in August.

During a concert with Barbara Dennerlein and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Rhineland-Palatinate huge audio material has been recorded for Barbara Dennerlein's first CD that will feature her own jazz compositions in philharmonic arrangements. The mixing process is time-consuming work and is limited to the breaks between the concert tours. The album release is planned for late fall.