Jules Deelder Jazz Is My Religion

This Documentary provides an inside view into the life of uptempo Poet writer drugabuser and Jazz DJ Jules Deelder The film takes us from jazzfestival to jazzfestival There he plays his impressive and rare collections of records mostly for himself and with some disregard for his audience Jules Deelder provides us with an interesting view on jazz when it was at its popularity peak This is intercut with interviews of his closest friends colleagues musicians and contemporary poets The essence of Jules Deelder a man of many words but one whom is hard to understandgrasp is best captured in the dramatically styled 8mm black an white footage used in the film