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Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe

20061h 30mMovieDocumentaryMusic

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…

DirectorJulian Benedikt
WriterJulian Benedikt
ProducersClaus Boje·Ulli Pfau

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Stingray Djazz Amazon ChannelStingray Djazz Amazon ChannelQello Concerts by Stingray Amazon ChannelQello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
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Cast · Directed by Julian Benedikt

AA
Arild Andersen
Self
GB
Georg Baselitz
Self
SBStefano Bollani
Stefano Bollani
Self
TBTill Brönner
Till Brönner
Self
DB
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Self
RC
Richard Cook
Self
WD
Wolfgang Dauner
Self
KD
Karl-Heinz Drechsel
Self
ME
Manfred Eicher
Self
JF
Jon Fait
Self
JG
Jan Garbarek
Self
MG
Michel Godard
Self

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