(Jazz mic-mac)

Content: When four jazz musicians—trumpeter Serge Adam, pianist Benoît Delbecq, bassist Francky Mwele, and drummer Emile Biayenda—prepare for an African tour with the aim of engaging in dialogue with the musicians they meet along the way, certain clichés prove hard to shake. The jazzmen themselves are well aware of this; after all, isn't their very starting point a desire to avoid them? Musical curiosity must be reciprocal, and, after all, jazz is surely the territory that—even if not strictly shared—serves as an initial "no man's land" for an encounter. Beyond that lies the adventure...

Countries:

France

Genres:

Documentary,

Music

Runtime:

56 minutes

Year:

1994

Directors:

Olivier Lichen

Production companies:

Les Films du Village,

Télé Toulouse (TLT),

CNC,

PROCIREP,

Ministère Français de la Coopération et du Développement

Crews:

Director

Writer