Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
2006, English. Directed by Julian Benedikt.
A Story of Jazz in Europe
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 November 2006
- Country
- Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark
- Written by
- Julian Benedikt
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Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe is streaming on Stingray Djazz and Qello Concerts by Stingray in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe?
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe (2006) was directed by Julian Benedikt and stars Arild Andersen, Georg Baselitz, Stefano Bollani.