Barbara Dennerlein (born 25 September 1964 in Munich, Germany), is a jazz musician and Hammond organist whose 1980s recordings helped to revive interest in the Hammond organ. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Munich (German: , pronounced  ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga; Italian: Monaco; Latin language: Monacum) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: ). Munich is Germanys third largest city and one of Europes most prosperous. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Career

Early years

At age 11, Dennerlein began playing electronic organ . After starting organ lesson, she learned to play the two manual organ with a bass pedalboard. After one and a half years of lessons she continued to study without formal instruction. At age 15, she played in a jazz club for the first time. When leading her own bands, Dennerlein was often the youngest musician in the group, and she learned to cooperate with more experienced musicians. Her local reputation as the "Organ tornado from Munich" spread after her first TV appearances in 1982. Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ...

Recordings

When her third LP "Bebab" was issued, Dennerlein established her own record label in 1985. She received the German jazz critics award. Next, she did three recordings on ENJA and three on the international jazz label VERVE. On these recordings she worked with Ray Anderson, Randy Brecker, Dennis Chambers, Roy Hargrove, Mitch Watkins, and Jeff 'Tain' Watts. A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Ray Anderson (born 1952) is an independent jazz trombone player. ... Randy Brecker (b. ... Dennis Chambers is an American drummer who has recorded and performed with John Scofield, Steely Dan, Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Niacin, Mike Stern, and many others. ... Roy Hargrove, born in 1969 in Waco, Texas, has gone from a child prodigy to become an established young jazz trumpeter, with several albums as a leader under his belt. ... Jeff Tain Watts was born on January 20, 1960 in Pittsburgh, PA. Bands Tain has performed with: Wynton Marsalis George Benson Harry Connick, Jr. ...

Performance set-up

Dennerlein's performances on the Hammond organ include solo performances as well as quintets (e.g. her "Bebab" band). She has MIDI interfaces and triggers built into pedals and manuals of her Hammond B-3 organ, which allows her to add synthesizers and samplers to her sound. Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... A sampler can be any of the following things: In general, a sampler is any broadly representative cross-section of some collection; for instance, food products are sometimes packaged in samplers containing a variety of chocolates or beers. ...

After a variety of projects and after playing with renown unconventional musicians, such as Friedrich Gulda, Dennerlein started playing the pipe organ in 1994. In 2002, she recorded a jazz album on church organ. Since 2003 she has also develops jazz projects with symphonic orchestras. Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 - 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany // The pipe organ (Greek ὄργανον, órganon) is a musical instrument that produces sound by admitting pressurized air through a series of pipes. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Compositions

Dennerlein's first album included four of her own titles. Her compositions vary from traditional blues schemes, romantic, melancholic ballads to tempo driven compositions with elements of swing, bebop, funk and Latin rhythms. The fast tempos and rhythmic figures she uses in her interpretations of well-known standards, and in many of her own compositions, requires fast bass pedalboard foot work . Dennerlein often uses changing meter (e.g., 3/4 to 4/4), as well as unconventional harmonic changes to add expression to her compositions. Musical composition is: a piece of music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new piece of music // A piece of music exists in the form of a written composition in musical notation or as a single acoustic event (a live performance or recorded track). ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... Bebop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ...

Awards

• 1995: "German Record Critics Award" ("Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik") for "Take Off"
• 1995: "Jazz Award" for "Take Off" for holding the number one position in the German Jazz Charts for several months and for being best selling Jazz Album of the year in Germany

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Discography

• 1983: Jazz Live
• 1984: Orgelspiele
• 1985: Bebab
• 1986: Days Of Wine And Roses
• 1987: Tribute To Charlie
• 1988: Straight Ahead! and Barbara Dennerlein Plays Classics
• 1989: Live On Tour
• 1990: Hot Stuff and Barbara Dennerlein Duo (Bootleg)
• 1991: (Friedrich Gulda) Mozart No End
• 1992: That's Me and Solo
• 1995: Take Off!
• 1997: Junkanoo
• 1999: Outhipped
• 2001: Love Letters
• 2002: Spiritual Movement No.1 (Church organ recording)
• 2004: In A Silent Mood
• 2005: It's Magic
• 2006: The Best Of Barbara Dennerlein
• 2007: Change Of Pace (with Philharmonic Orchestra)

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External links

• Official homepage
• Fan site