Zakir Hussain (tabla) Chris Potter (saxophone) Dave Holland (double bass) The Indian composer and percussionist Zakir Hussain is THE tabla player of his generation. The tabla is a percussion instrument from the north of India which does indeed give rhythm to the musician's compositions as much when he is performing solo as here when he is accompanied by the bass player Dave Holland or the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter. Considered as a national treasure in India, this artist accrues performances with no less than 150 concerts per year and a career which began at 12 years of age! Perhaps the most impressive virtuoso of the tenor saxophone according to Michel Contat of Télérama, Chris Potter comes from the generation of saxophonists who came to the fore during the course of the 1990's alongside Joshua Redman, James Carter, Chris Cheek and Seamus Blake. Very quickly, this native of Chicago attracted attention because of his succulent tenor sound and a very personal manner of constructing his solos, imposing himself as a reference amongst his peers. Dave Holland's class! This majestic double bass with a round sound. A self-taught double bass player whose atypical manner of playing and magnificent sound were quickly noticed by a certain Miles Davis. A great composer as well. A great leader too.Together with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Stan Getz or heading up his own groups, the Brit could never be happy with the minimum. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 28, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Michael Wollny, piano Vincent Peirani, accordion Emile Parisien, saxophone Andreas Schaerer, vocal Pianist Michael Wollny, accordionist Vincent Peirani, saxophonist Emile Parisien and the extraordinary vocal gymnastics of Andreas Schaerer - four stand-out individual talents from the ACT Records roster join forces in an all-star quartet that re-defines the range of their various instruments - not just cutting loose from the boundaries of jazz, but doing it in a way which energizes and takes the audience by storm. Individually, all four have made a massive impact at previous Festivals, but and the release of their collaboration - 'Out of Land' marks the boundless potential that these emergent forces will have in the European jazz of the future. Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Cadogan Hall, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (Conductor) David Aaron Carpenter (viola), Ingolf Wunder (piano) Albert Garzia (b. 1977) Kewn Alexey Shor (b. 1970) Piano Concerto, Travel notebook Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Symphony no 5 in E minor, op. 64 Recorded on May 28, 2018 at the Berlin Philharmonie Directed by Benjamin Bleton

Two Suns Ballet in two acts, creation & choreography by Roudolf Kharatian, Based on a poem by Grigor Narekatsi 'The bool of Lamentations' Music, Armenian composers from 4th to 21th century : Mesrop Mashtots, Grigor Narekatsi, Aram Khachaturian, Alan Hovhaness, Arno Babjanyan, Avet Terterian et Ashot Ariyan Sets & costumes, Astghik Stepanyan Hip Hop Choreography, Hovhannes (Jungle) Howhannisyan With Jonathan Jordan (Narekatsi), Garegin Baelyan (Arshile Gorky), Maria Lakka (Toros Roslin), Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (Narrator), Sona Kharatian (Holy Mother), Sayaka Wakita (Faith), Nicole Fedorov (Hope), Marie Garnier (Love), Sayaka Wakita (The Girl) and the corps de ballet Hip Hop Dancers Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, Gegham Tadevosyan, Gor Karapetyan, Karen Tchagharyan, Hovhannes Minasyan Recorded on June 2015 at The Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia TV Director, Jeff Kalousdian

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (Conductor) Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105 Recorded in 2015 at the New Helsinki Music Center (Musiikkitalo) Directed by Laura Joutsi and Hannu Kamppila

Le Balcon, Maxime Pascal (Conductor) Kevin Amiel (tenor), Stéphane Degout (baritone) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Das Lied von der Erde (version for chamber orchestra by Arnold Schönberg) Recorded at the Festival de Saint-Denis, Légion d'Honneur, 2 July 2020

Javier Perianes (piano) Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Le tombeau de Claude Debussy Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La soirée dans Grenade La Puerta del Vino, Préludes - Book II La sérénade interrompue, Préludes - Book I Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) El Albayzín, Suite Iberia Manuel de Falla El amor brujo, piano suite Fantasía Bætica Recorded 5 July 2020 at the Festival de Granada, Pórtico del Palacio del Partal (Alhambra)

Das Kapital 'Eissler explosion' Edward Perraud - drums Daniel Herdmann - saxophone Hasse Poulsen - guitar and The Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire et de l'Académie supérieur de musique de Strasbourg 'Eisler's hand' (Tim Garland) Recorded on November 9 & 10, 2018 at the Auditorium de la Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Strasbourg TV Director, Josselin Carré

Adam Baldych with Helge Lien Trio Adam Bałdych, violin Helge Lien, piano Frode Berg, bass Hakon Mjaset Johansen, percussion The virtuosity of Polish violinist Adam Bałdych enables him to pass with astonishing ease through all kinds of borders: the boundaries of his instrument, the barriers between genres, the seams between composing and improvising. Working with Norway Helge Lien talented pianist and his trio, he creates a mix of jaz and folklore polish music and Norwegian which the album Brothers released in 2017 had give us a marvellous glimpse. Enregistré le 11 novembre 2017 au Cadogan Hall, London Jazz Festival Réalisation, Mathieu Mastin

Erik Truffaz (trumpet) Marcello Giuliani (bass) Benoît Corboz piano (Fender Rhodes) Marc Erbetta (drums) With special guests Nya (voice) Guillaume Perret (saxophone) The trumpet player of Swiss origin, Erik Truffaz,is one of the first European jazzmen to have successfully approached drum'n'bass. In 1991 he founded a quartet which today is composed of Benoît Corboz (keyboards), Marcello Giuliani (bass) and Marc Erbetta (drums and percussion),he explores electronic jazz-fusion much in the same way as Miles Davis and recorded several albums starting from 1994. After an incursion into into rock at the head of his Ladybird Quartet created in 2001, he returned to the formula which had made him successful. In his world, always deeply influenced by Miles Davis, the stridencies of rock alternate with the poetic respites, the rousing grooves with more calm ballads. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Il Trovatore Dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (direction) Pierre Iodice (chef de chœurs) Stefano Vizioli (Stage Direction) Alessandro Ciammarughi (Sets & Costumes) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Yolanda Auyanet (Leonora) Mario Cassi (Il Conte di Luna) Violetta Urmana (Azucena) Luciano Montanaro (Ferrando) Julie Bailly (Inés) Xavier Petithan (Ruiz) Alexei Gorbatchev (Un vecchio zingaro) Stefano de Rosa (Un messo) Recorded 22 September 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Phronesis & Engines orchestra Phronesis Jasper Høiby, piano Ivo Neame, piano Anton Eger, piano Phill Meadows' Engines Orchestra Phill Meadow, conductor Rosanna Ter-Berg, Flute Katie Bennington, Oboe Gennie Joy, Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet Lois Au, Bassoon Katherine Waller, Violin I Scott Lowry, Violin II Alison D'souza, Viola Zosia Jagodzinska, Cello Musc played by Phronesis and Engine Orchestra Dave Mari, composer Decade Zero Composer Dave Maric provides the alchemy that brings together two ensembles whose contrasting talents are poised to create musical fireworks. Jasper Høiby, Ivo Neame and Anton Eger make piano trio music of distinctive power and lyricism that has had a worldwide impact over the past decade, whilst Phil Meadows' Engines Orchestra has fused today's generation of jazz and classical young bloods in a floating group of strings, horns and groove that transcends expectations. Recorded on November 12th 2017 at Barbican Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Michael Wollny, piano Vincent Peirani, accordion Emile Parisien, saxophone Andreas Schaerer, vocal Pianist Michael Wollny, accordionist Vincent Peirani, saxophonist Emile Parisien and the extraordinary vocal gymnastics of Andreas Schaerer - four stand-out individual talents from the ACT Records roster join forces in an all-star quartet that re-defines the range of their various instruments - not just cutting loose from the boundaries of jazz, but doing it in a way which energizes and takes the audience by storm. Individually, all four have made a massive impact at previous Festivals, but and the release of their collaboration - 'Out of Land' marks the boundless potential that these emergent forces will have in the European jazz of the future. Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Cadogan Hall, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Das Kapital 'Eissler explosion' Edward Perraud - drums Daniel Herdmann - saxophone Hasse Poulsen - guitar and The Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire et de l'Académie supérieur de musique de Strasbourg 'Eisler's hand' (Tim Garland) Recorded on November 9 & 10, 2018 at the Auditorium de la Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Strasbourg TV Director, Josselin Carré

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

Con Brio Ziek McCarter, vocal Brendan Liu, trumpet Marcus Stephens, saxopone Benjamin Andrews, guitar Patrick Glynn, keyboard Jonathan Kirchner, bass Andrew Laubacher, percussion Seven musicians formed Con Brio in 2003 with the same passion for the Bay Area's signature funk and psychedelic soul. San Francisco is where Sly and The Family Stone, Tower Of Power, The Headhunters and Darondo flourished. Con Brio produced their first EP, Kiss The Sun, in 2015 and are already famous on the West Coast for their electric concerts and Ziek McCarter's velvety vocals. After touring the US and Europe alongside veterans Galactic and Fishbone, the Californians headed to the studio to put their buzzing live energy on record in 2016. The result is called Paradise, an album in which 'We tried to create a narrative arc in the same way as we link tracks when we play live,' says McCarter. Con Brio has set the stages at the top US festivals Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Summerfest on fire. A good omen. Recorded on 2017, July 13th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne TV Director, Nicolas Micha

Mike Stern (guitar) Niels Lan Doky (piano) Richard Bona (bass) Manu Katché (drums) The Cameroonian international artist Richard Bona at first became known as a bass player in the company of jazz musicians before beginning a career as a singer and composer in 1999. He interprets his own songs and now has more than half a dozen albums under his belt. Jazz Grand Prix winner of the SACEM, Richard Bona never cheats, but then, he doesn't need to. For those who may be unaware, Mike Stern is one of the greatest jazz-rock guitarists, and has been for more than twenty years now. Pupil of Pat Metheny, he was at first spotted by Billy Cobham and then by Miles Davis at the beginning of the 1980's, he was then taken on by Jaco Pastorius and an active member of 'Steps Ahead' with Danny Sanborn before starting out on a promising solo career . The drummer and percussionist Manu Katché has been for some thirty years one of the most sought after musicians at an international level on the jazz, rock and pop scenes. He became known in 1986 thanks to his participation in the album 'So' by Peter Gabriel and since then has been performing non-stop in groups or for recordings, as leader or as sideman. Whatever the context he demonstrates his magnificent technique. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux