In 1975, Vera Brandes, then an 18-year-old student and part-time promoter, organized a concert for Keith Jarrett in Cologne, a recording of which became “The Köln Concert,” the best-selling solo jazz ...

Mala Emde plays the spitfire teenage promoter who convinced Jarrett to perform on a broken piano, and in doing so made jazz history. On January 24, 1975, Keith Jarrett gave a solo piano performance at ...

"Not a jazz concert. A Keith Jarrett concert." "Complete improvised freedom." Zeitgeist Films in the US has revealed the official US trailer for an acclaimed German film titled Köln 75, telling the ...

Fifty years ago, pianist Keith Jarrett created one of the most iconic records of the era and the best-selling solo piano album ever. But “The Köln Concert” almost didn’t happen. On Jan. 24, 1975, Mr.

Mala Emde plays Vera Brandes, the 18-year-old music promoter without whom Keith Jarrett's celebrated piano recording, ‘The Köln Concert,’ might not have happened. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...

Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert album, drawn from a single concert at Germany’s Cologne Opera House on January 24, 1975, enjoys cult status and is one of the bestselling jazz albums of all time with ...

Today it's the best-selling piano and solo jazz album of all time. But 50 years ago, Keith Jarrett's The Köln Concert nearly didn't happen. Between the substandard piano, an exhausting car journey, ...