köln 75

The Girl from Köln tells the story behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett’s 1975 Köln Concert, how it almost didn’t happen, and how one formidable German teenager, Vera Brandes, breaks every boundary to set the conditions for the creation of a masterpiece. Vera, still in high school when she started producing and promoting music concerts in Cologne, puts everything on the line to put on this show. But Vera believes in the power of music, and she’s never seen anyone play like Keith Jarrett before.

VPRO Cinema (★★★★) “Energetic, funny and superbly acted ode”
de Volkskrant (★★★★) “Sparkling energy”
Trouw (★★★★) “A beautiful angle on a historic moment”