Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe

Overview

A comprehensive history of European Jazz, exploring the origins of the US-influenced Jazz clubs after the Second World War, the first steps independent of American jazz and the various changes of direction that have repeatedly occurred in European jazz in the search for that "own voice" that European jazz musicians have helped to form. Featuring the great masters of European jazz such as Chris Barber, Jan Garbarek, Juliette Gréco, Stefano Bollani and Till Brönner, to name but a few.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 2, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French, German, Italian

Countries

Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark

Production

DR,ARTE,ZDF,YLE,Schweizer Fernsehen (FS),Eikon Media,Benedikt Pictures GmbH & Co. KG (München),Delphi Filmverleih Produktion,Jazzclub Birdland

Cast

Michel Godard,Dee Dee Bridgewater,Richard Cook,Jan Garbarek,Till Brönner,Albert Mangelsdorff,Karl-Heinz Drechsel,Emilhenco,Louis Sclavis,Arild Andersenand 23 more

Director

Julian Benedikt

Writer

Julian Benedikt

Producer

Claus Boje,Ulli Pfau,Julian Benedikt

Cinematography

Suzanne Baumann,Vladimir Subotić,Frank Griebe,Peter Indergand

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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