Only seventeen, Vera Brandes went against her parents’ wishes to become Germany’s youngest
concert promoter. Determined and full of belief in her dream, she booked the Cologne Opera
House and organized the legendary Keith Jarrett concert. An improvised performance that, due
to a series of mishaps, nearly didn’t happen, it turned into a musical miracle – Jarrett’s recording
remains the best-selling jazz album of all time. Köln 75 is a film based on true events: a story of
jazz, the struggles of the music world, and the price of one courageous young woman’s dream.
Ido Fluk
The director and series creator graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts and is based in New
York. His films have screened and won awards at festivals including Tribeca and Fribourg.
Only seventeen, Vera Brandes went against her parents’ wishes to become Germany’s youngest
concert promoter. Determined and full of belief in her dream, she booked the Cologne Opera
House and organized the legendary Keith Jarrett concert. An improvised performance that, due
to a series of mishaps, nearly didn’t happen, it turned into a musical miracle – Jarrett’s recording
remains the best-selling jazz album of all time. Köln 75 is a film based on true events: a story of
jazz, the struggles of the music world, and the price of one courageous young woman’s dream.
Ido Fluk
The director and series creator graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts and is based in New
York. His films have screened and won awards at festivals including Tribeca and Fribourg.
concert promoter. Determined and full of belief in her dream, she booked the Cologne Opera
House and organized the legendary Keith Jarrett concert. An improvised performance that, due
to a series of mishaps, nearly didn’t happen, it turned into a musical miracle – Jarrett’s recording
remains the best-selling jazz album of all time. Köln 75 is a film based on true events: a story of
jazz, the struggles of the music world, and the price of one courageous young woman’s dream.
Ido Fluk
The director and series creator graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts and is based in New
York. His films have screened and won awards at festivals including Tribeca and Fribourg.