Highlights 1996-2000
2000
July 29: Jagdschloss Kranichstein, Darmstadt with soloist Marjorie Barnes
July 22: Burgfestspiele, Kronberg
August 30: Expo in Hanover, German pavilion with soloist Marjorie Barnes
September 27: Universal Hall, Berlin with guest star Madeline Bell
1999
September 27 – October 1: big band workshop at German radio station hr with Jerry van Rooyen and Don Menza
December 22: Centralstation Darmstadt with soloists Madeline Bell and Tony Lakatos
1998
June 27: Junior Jazz Day at the courtyard of the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art in Wiesbaden: Jazz meets Rock: LJJO featuring ‘Kick La Luna’ and ‘Twighlight’
Romania-Tour
Concerts in Sinaia, Bukarest, Craiova und Valcea
TV live production at the big studio Bukarest with Madeline Bell.
Stage appearance in Craiova together with the philharmonic orchestra Oltenia – Jazz at the Philharmonic with two orchestras
1997
March 8: Concert with the winners of the ‘Youths Play Jazz Contest’ at Titania Frankfurt
July 20: Open-air concert at the courtyard of the German radio station hr in Kassel with guest star Sylvia Vrethammar
1996
August 26: Production of the first live CD of the LJJO Celebration (from the gala at Kurhaus Wiesbaden in 1995 and the Hungary tour in October 1995).
Southeast Asia-Tour
The tour led through Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia with outstanding concerts at the botanical garden in Singapore and at the Town Hall Saigon – one of the most euphoric concerts in the history of LJJO