AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

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.

Cast

M

Misha Mengelberg

Himself

H

Han Bennink

Himself

Wim T. Schippers

Himself

W

Willem Breuker

Himself

D

Dave Douglas

Himself

L

Louis Andriessen

Himself

A

Ab Baars

Himself

T

Toby Delius

Himself

S

Susanna von Canon

Herself

R

Rik Schipper

Himself

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