Michel Meis 4tet Michel Meis, drums+ compositions Cédric Hanriot, piano Stephan Goldbach, double bass Alisa Klein, trombone Born in Luxembourg Michel Meis made his first experience with the drums at the early age of 7 at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City. After finishing his diploma's in Chamber Music, Classical Percussion and Jazz drums in 2014 with the teachers Guy Frisch, Paul Mootz, Rainer Kind and Al Ginter, Michel entered the Jazz section of the 'Hochschule für Musik Saar' doing his Bachelor in Jazz drums. Since 2011, Michel is also a member of the Luxembourg Military Band and has played in several Jazz-clubs and festivals like the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Beishan Jazz Festival, Sibiu Jazz Festival, Fête de la Musique Liege and the Brussels Jazz Marathon. Michel is a drummer with ' Everwaiting Serenade ', Dock in Absolute, Juan Gonzalez Trio. He also played drums for The Grund Club Voices and the Grund Club Quartet in 2015 and 2016. Their first record 'Lost in translation' will feature 7 original tunes and a cover of 'Heaven' by Depeche Mode. This album will be relased on January 2019 , on Double Moon Records. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Esperanza Spalding : Emily's D + Evolution at the Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 Esperanza Spalding, bass / vocals Matt Steven, guitar Justin Tyson, drums Emily Elbert, vocals Originally conceived the day before her birthday -during a 'sleepless night of full moon inspiration'- Emily's D+Evolution will perform all-new material that Spalding says 'unfolds as live musical vignettes.' 'Emily is my middle name and I'm using this fresh persona as my inner navigator. This project is about going back and reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using it as a compass to move forward and expand' says Spalding. 'My hope for this group is to create a world around each song... We will be staging the songs as much as we play them, using characters, video and the movement of our bodies.' Emily's D+Evolution is opening Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 in the Forum. Recorded on June 3rd 2016 at the Forum Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Lionel Loueke and the Vampires at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Lionel Koueke, guitar Nick Barbett, trumpet Jeremy Rose, saxophones / bass clarinet Jonathan Zwartz, bass Danny Fischer, drums Guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz world, collaborating with seminal jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Hancock, who has praised Loueke as a 'musical painter'. Sydney's The Vampires are renowned for their blend of soulful jazz, old-school reggae, exotic Balkan melodies and all-out funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking improvisational style and exhilarating interplay meet Loueke's musical mastery and deep knowledge of African folk forms in a must-see collaboration. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Robert Glasper Trio at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Robert Glapser, piano Vicente Archer, bass Damion Reid, batterie Recorded around Nat King Cole's Steinway at Capital records in Hollywood, the Robert Glasper Trio's latest album 'Covered' reimagines the music of Glasper's idols and peers, including Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell. Experience the evolution of jazz first-hand, in this up-close encounter with modern jazz royalty. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Frank Lacy Sextet Frank Lacy is one of the great talents of the generation that hit New York in the late 70's. Widely know as a sideman with such big figures as Lester Bowie, David Murray and Roy Hargrove, as well as Art Blakey's music director, Frank's own music is a fresh and personal distillation of his unique experiences.

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

From the House of the Dead, by Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) Libretto by the composter after 'Memoirs from the House of the Dead' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky First performance in Brno, Natinla Theatre, 12 April 1930 Simone Young (Conductor) Sören Eckhoff (Chorus Master) Frank Castorf (Stage Director) Aleksandar Denic (Sets), Adriana Braga-Peretzki (Costumes), Rainer Casper (Lighting) Peter Rose (Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov) Evgeniya Sotnikova (Aljeja) Aleš Briscein (Filka Morozov) Manuel Günther (Big Prisoner) Tim Kuypers (Small Prisoner) Christian Rieger (Prison Governor) Ulrich Reß (Elderly Prisoner) Charles Workman (Skuratov) Johannes Kammler (Čekunov) Boris Prýgl (Cook) Alexander Milev (Blacksmith ) Peter Lobert (Priest) Heike Grötzinger (Prostitute) Callum Thorpe (Prisoner/Don Juan/The Brahmin) Matthew Grills (Kedril) Kevin Conners (Schapkin) Bo Skovhus (Šiškov) Dean Power (Čerevin) Recorded on May 18 and 26, 2018 at the Nationaltheater, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich TV Director, Andy Sommer

Ensemble intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher (Conductor) Sébastien Vichard (piano), Jens McManama (horn), Pierre Strauch (cello), Hae-Sun Kang (violin) György Ligeti (1923-2006) Piano Concerto Hamburgisches Konzert for horn and chamber orchestra Cello Concerto Violin Concerto Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 10 May 2019 Directed by Olivier Simmonet

Romeo and Juliet Choreography by Petr Zuska Music, Sergeï Prokofîev Staged by Petr Zuska Costumes by Roman Šolc Lights by Pavel Dautovský and Petr Zuska Choreographer's assistants, Tereza Podařilová, Alexej Afanassiev, Michaela Černá, Radek Vrátil Orchestra of the State Opera Conductors, Václav Zahradník, Sergej Poluektov With Ondřej Vinklát, Romeo Marta Drastíková, Juliet And Czech National Ballet Recorded on june and july 2015 at the Prague National Theater (Národní divadlo) TV Director, Sonia Paramo

Der Prozess (The Trial) Martynas Rimeikis (choreographer) Laurynas Katkus and Martynas Rimeikis (upon Franz Kafka's novel 'The Trial') Mindaugas Urbaitis (music) Marija Paškevičiūtė (music, electronic music fragments) Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre orchestra Modestas Barkauskas (conductor) Marijus Jacovskis (scenography & set creation) Jurgita Jankutė (costume creation) Levas Kleinas (Lighting creation) Lithuanian Ballet With Jeronimas Krivickas (Joseph K.) - Anastasija Čumakova (Miss Bürstner) - Olesia Shaitanova (Leni) - Stanislav Semianiura (Guard) - Daniel Dolan (Official) - Marius Miliauskas (The priest) - Mantas Daraškevičius (Uncle) - Urtė Bareišytė (The cleaner) - Gediminas Švendravičius (The executor) - Jonas Laucius (The lawyer). Recorded on December 1st, 2017 at the LIthuanian Opera and Ballet Theater TV Director, Laima Lingytė

Yuja Wang (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Sonata for cello and piano (transcription by Jules Delsart of the Sonata for violin and piano) Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1949) Introduction et Polonaise brillante in C major op. 3 Sonata for cello and piano Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 20 January 2020

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) Adam Laloum (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Concerto no 1 in D minor op. 15 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Don Juan, op. 20 Der Rosenkavalier, waltz suite op.59 no 1 Recorded on March 14th 2015 at the Halle aux Grains de Toulouse TV Direction, Jean-Pierre Loisil

Erik Truffaz, Trumpet Estreilla Besson, Piano Playlist - Ganga Aarti (E. Truffaz) - Ombres et lumière (E. Truffaz) - Avant l'aube (E. Truffaz) - SO (E. Truffaz) - Betty (E. Truffaz) - Falling stars 2 (E. Truffaz) - Yasmina (E. Truffaz) Recorded on June 11 & 12, 2020 at the Piano Festival de Lille TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Lionel Loueke and the Vampires at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Lionel Koueke, guitar Nick Barbett, trumpet Jeremy Rose, saxophones / bass clarinet Jonathan Zwartz, bass Danny Fischer, drums Guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz world, collaborating with seminal jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Hancock, who has praised Loueke as a 'musical painter'. Sydney's The Vampires are renowned for their blend of soulful jazz, old-school reggae, exotic Balkan melodies and all-out funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking improvisational style and exhilarating interplay meet Loueke's musical mastery and deep knowledge of African folk forms in a must-see collaboration. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Rokia Traoré | Rubén Pellejero Rokia Traoré, chant Mamadyba Camara, Kora Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Every year, the Angoulême Festival proposes to a comic strip author to create the Jazz à Vienne poster, and the two festivals offer a creative comic concert that mixes music and comic strips. Both festivals offer a creative comic concert that will mix music and comic strips, bringing together a cartoonist and a musician, who express themselves live with their own 'tools' to compose a hybrid work. This particular comic concert brings together the singer Rokia Traoré and the cartoonist Rubén Pellejero. Playlist A Ou Ni sou (Rokia Traoré) Konakiri (Sory Kandia Kouyaté) Nimandon (Rokia Traoré - Ballaké Sissoko) Keme Birama (Classic song - Mali) Danama (Classic song - Mali) Titati (Bako Dagnon) Djadjiri (Classic song - Mali) Da Monzon (Classic song - Mali) Malisadio (Classic song - Mali / GuinEA Conakry) Recorded on January 26, 2018 at the Festival d'Angoulème TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut