Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe (2006)

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.

Released

2006-11-02

Genres

Documentary, Music

Runtime

90 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Julian Benedikt