DocumentaryMusic

Opus Jazz

Name: Opus Jazz
Director: Janusz Majewski
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1963-01-01
Duration: 12 min
Cast: Andrzej Kurylewicz, Jan 'Ptaszyn' Wróblewski, Wojciech Karolak, Roman Dylag, Andrzej Dąbrowski

January 1, 1963

12m

A documentary portrait of the Kurylewicz Quintet at work in the recording studio, Opus Jazz captures the stop-and-start process of rehearsal before the musicians lock into rhythm and achieve full improvisational flow. Majewski’s film highlights both the discipline and spontaneity of modern jazz in 1960s Poland.