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Cairo Jazzman

A film by Atef BEN BOUZID

Amro Salah, Michelle Rounds, Nabil Khemir, Kaz Okumura Trio, Carlos Bica, Carsten Daerr, OUM and Band, Arabian Knightz, Soweto Kinch, Naseer Shamma, Adam Lukas

“Jazz is more than just a style of music”, says Amro Salah. “It’s about freedom.” Salah, a jazz pianist, is an enthusiastic promoter of the genre. Every year he organises the Cairo Jazz Festival, but doesn’t view himself as a festival director: He is first and foremost a musician and fan. In this music documentary, people close to Salah such as his fellow musicians and proud parents discuss his passion. In Egypt, jazz attracts a conspicuously young audience, emphasising the chasm between them and the older generation who rule the country. The authorities therefore provide almost no support to Salah’s jazz festival. The film follows him during the run-up to the festival and various major and minor problems crop up. “Egypt is full of surprises”, he observes when one of the locations suddenly becomes unavailable mere days before the festival. Luckily, as a jazz musician he is good at improvising.

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Facts

Prog. No.
6441
Music genre
World Music
Jazz
Entertainment
Documentary
Contemporary
Length
82 mins
Lenght short
58
Director
Atef BEN BOUZID
Producers
IckeKreuzberg & SLfilm
Production year
2017
Format
HD