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Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe

A Story of Jazz in Europe

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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.

Directed byJulian Benedikt

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
November 2, 2006
Studios
DRARTEZDF

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Arild Andersen

Self

Georg Baselitz

Self

Stefano Bollani

Stefano Bollani

Self

Till Brönner

Till Brönner

Self

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Self

Richard Cook

Self

Wolfgang Dauner

Self

Karl-Heinz Drechsel

Self

Manfred Eicher

Self

Jon Fait

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Julian Benedikt
Written by
Julian Benedikt
Produced by
Claus Boje
Claus Boje
Julian Benedikt

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