Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
- Documentary
- Music
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.
Cast
- Arild Andersen
Arild Andersen
Self
- Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz
Self
Stefano Bollani
Self
Till Brönner
Self
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Self
- Richard Cook
Richard Cook
Self
- Wolfgang Dauner
Wolfgang Dauner
Self
- Karl-Heinz Drechsel
Karl-Heinz Drechsel
Self
- Manfred Eicher
Manfred Eicher
Self
- Jon Fait
Jon Fait
Self
- Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek
Self
- Michel Godard
Michel Godard
Self
- Dusko Gojkovic
Dusko Gojkovic
Self
Juliette Gréco
Self
- Arve Henriksen
Arve Henriksen
Self
- Anders Jormin
Anders Jormin
Self
- Joachim Kühn
Joachim Kühn
Self
- Paul Kuhn
Paul Kuhn
Self
Gérard La Viny
Self
- Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff
Self
- Palle Mikkelborg
Palle Mikkelborg
Self
- Marilyn Mazur
Marilyn Mazur
Self
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Self
Enrico Rava
Self
- Antonello Salis
Antonello Salis
Self
Coco Schumann
Self
- Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis
Self
Martial Solal
Self
- Tomasz Stańko
Tomasz Stańko
Self
- Stan Tracy
Stan Tracy
Self
- Emilhenco
Emilhenco
Self
- Christian Wallumrød
Christian Wallumrød
Self
Joe Zawinul
Self
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