Film
AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)
Netherlands- Director
- Jellie Dekker
- Year
- 2006
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.
Top cast
Misha Mengelberg
Himself
Han Bennink
Himself
Wim T. Schippers
Himself
Willem Breuker
Himself
Dave Douglas
Himself
Louis Andriessen
Himself
Ab Baars
Himself
Toby Delius
Himself
Susanna von Canon
Herself
Rik Schipper
Himself
Tomoko Mukaiyama
Himself
Thomas Heberer
Himself
Wolter Wierbos
Himself
Michael Moore
Himself
Mary Oliver
Himself
Tristan Honsinger
Himself
Ernst Glerum
Himself
Directed by
Jellie Dekker
