AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg) (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.
Actors: Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Wim T. Schippers, Willem Breuker, Dave Douglas, Louis Andriessen, Ab Baars, Toby Delius, Susanna von Canon, Rik Schipper
Country: Netherlands