AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

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.

Genre:

Documentary, Music

Duration:

77 min

Actor:

Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Wim T. Schippers

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jellie Dekker

Release:

2006

Country:

Netherlands

IMDb:

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