Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Arild Andersen as Self

Arild Andersen

Self

Georg Baselitz as Self

Georg Baselitz

Self

Stefano Bollani as Self

Stefano Bollani

Self

Till Brönner as Self

Till Brönner

Self

Dee Dee Bridgewater as Self

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Self

Richard Cook as Self

Richard Cook

Self

Wolfgang Dauner as Self

Wolfgang Dauner

Self

Karl-Heinz Drechsel as Self

Karl-Heinz Drechsel

Self

Manfred Eicher as Self

Manfred Eicher

Self

Jon Fait as Self

Jon Fait

Self

Jan Garbarek as Self

Jan Garbarek

Self

Michel Godard as Self

Michel Godard

Self

Dusko Gojkovic as Self

Dusko Gojkovic

Self

Juliette Gréco as Self

Juliette Gréco

Self

Arve Henriksen as Self

Arve Henriksen

Self

Anders Jormin as Self

Anders Jormin

Self

Joachim Kühn as Self

Joachim Kühn

Self

Paul Kuhn as Self

Paul Kuhn

Self

Gérard La Viny as Self

Gérard La Viny

Self

Albert Mangelsdorff as Self

Albert Mangelsdorff

Self

Production Companies

DR logoDR
ARTE logoARTE
ZDF logoZDF
YLE logoYLE
Benedikt Pictures GmbH & Co. KG (München)
Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)