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

2006 · 90 min 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.

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Year 2006
Country Germany, Finland, Switzerland
Genre Documentary, Music
Director Julian Benedikt
Runtime 90 min.

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A 2006 film from an era before CGI overload, with real performances that still hit hard. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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