AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

2006-01-0177m14+

This feature-length documentary chronicles the life and playful methods of Dutch pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg, a significant figure in post-WWII European Jazz and free improvisation. Archival footage, rehearsal / performance sequences and interviews with both Mengelberg (the "godfather of Dutch improvised music") and key collaborators provide a clear insight in Mengelberg's original way of thinking and way of working.

Cast:Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Wim T. Schippers, Willem Breuker, Dave Douglas, Louis Andriessen,

Genre:Documentary, Music,

country:Netherlands,

Production:Datarecords,

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