KOLN 75 (15)

In 1970s Germany, up-and-coming promoter Vera Brandes organises a concert for jazz pianist Keith Jarrett at the Cologne Opera. 

Köln 75 fictionalises the true story behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett's “Köln Concert” from 1975. The event almost failed to happen – before a formidable German teenager, 18-year-old Vera Brandes, who started her career as a concert promoter while still at school, pulls out all the stops. Vera believes in the power of music and has never seen anyone play in the way that Keith Jarrett does. Made without Jarrett’s or the record company’s cooperation, this is a film about Brandes, her youthful energy and rebellious spirit.