AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg) — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 2006
• Runtime
• 77 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Music
• Director
• Jellie Dekker

AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg) — Cast

M

Misha Mengelberg Himself 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