Synopsis
Günter ‘Baby’ Sommer is a jazz percussion artist who was born in 1943 near Dresden. He transformed ‘the drums’ from a classical rhythm instrument to a versatile, independent musical instrument. Due to his unusual artistic work, he quickly gained European importance in the late 70s. Even before the fall of the Berlin Wall, he played with jazz greats from all over the world such as Wadada Leo Smith and Peter Kowald and worked across all forms of arts, such as writers like Christa Wolf and Günter Grass. The documentary is an extraordinary life portrait, that gives the audience a deep insight into the work and soul of an exceptional jazz percussion artist.
