AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

NR (0 votes)• 2006• 77m•Released

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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.

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Languages: Dutch, English

Director: Jellie Dekker

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

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Han Bennink

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Willem Breuker

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Dave Douglas

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Louis Andriessen

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Ab Baars

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Toby Delius

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Susanna von Canon

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Rik Schipper

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Tomoko Mukaiyama

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Thomas Heberer

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Wolter Wierbos

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Michael Moore

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Mary Oliver

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Tristan Honsinger

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Ernst Glerum

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