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Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe

20061h 30mJulian Benedikt
IMDb 7.6

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"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.

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What is Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe (2006) about?

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…

Who stars in Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe?

Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe stars Arild Andersen (Self), Georg Baselitz (Self), Stefano Bollani (Self), Till Brönner (Self), Dee Dee Bridgewater (Self). The film was directed by Julian Benedikt.

How long is Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe?

Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2006.

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