AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg) (2006)

January 1st, 20061h 17min

Documentary, Music
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Overview

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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