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Release Year2006
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, Music
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DirectorJulian Benedikt
WritersJulian Benedikt
TypeFeature Film
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Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPlay Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
About Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
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 by Julian Benedikt, Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe leans on a strong ensemble — Arild Andersen, Georg Baselitz, Stefano Bollani — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2006.
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