Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano @ Montreux Jazz Festival 2016 Richard Bona, bass & voice Mandekan Cubano Dennis Hernandez, trumpet Luis Bonilla, trombone, Osmany Parades, piano, Luisito Quintero, timbal & percussion Robert Quintero, congas & percussion Born in Cameroon, singer-composer Richard Bona has enjoyed twenty years of an international career taking him from Paris to New York, from recordings studios to the most prestigious concert halls. Musical partners have included Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon and Chick Corea. Admired by fellow musicians and considered to be one of the best bass players in the world, Richard Bona brings jazz and African music ever more closely and universally together. Recorded on July 7th 7 2016 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Club TV Director, Marc Schütrumpf

Orchestre national de France, Emmanuel Krivine (Conductor) Ann Petersen (soprano) Anton Webern (1883 - 1945) Passacaglia, Op.1 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Vier letzte Lieder César Franck (1822 - 1890) Symphony in D Minor Recorded on September 7, 2017 at the Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio, Paris TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Czech Philhamonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Daniil Trifonov(piano), Selina Ott (trumpet) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35 for piano, trumpet, and strings Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no. 8 in G major Op. 88 Recorded 24 September 2020 at the Rudolfinum, Prague

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Hannu Lintu (Conductor) Isabelle Moretti (harp) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Petite suite for chamber orchestra (arr. David Walter) Danses sacrée et profane for harp and string orchestra Bruno Mantovani (b. 1974) Danse libre Robert Schumann (1810 -1856) Symphony no 1 in B flat major, op. 38, 'Spring' Enregistré à la Salle Métropole, Lausanne, 12 juin 2018

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orfeón Donostiarra, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Bryan Hymel (tenor) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Grande messe des morts op. 5 Recorded on 5 February 2015 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Concerto Köln Shunske Sato (violin) Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Strings and Continuo in G minor RV 156 Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco (1675 - 1742) Concerto in D minor Op. 2 No. 1 from Concerti a quattro da chiesa Antonio Vivaldi Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, 'Spring' (La primavera) Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, 'Summer' (L'estate) Charles Avison (1709 - 1770) Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Major, from 12 Concerti Grossi in seven parts after the Lessons for Harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro in B minor RV 169 Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, 'Autumn' (L'autunno) Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, 'Winter' (L'inverno) Recorded at the Teatru Manoel Valletta International Baroque Festival, Malta, on January 13, 2018 Directed by Julien Condemine

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Conductor) Boris Brovtsyn (violin) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Violin Concerto no 2 in G minor, op. 63 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 7 in A major, op. 92 Recorded at the Salle Métropole, Lausanne, 18 December 2019

Christian McBride's New Jawn Christian McBride,leader/bass Nasheet Waits, drums Marcus Strickland, sax tenor Josh Evans, trumpet Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, Christian McBride's path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today. His latest grouping, Christian McBride's New Jawn, is a killer unit, tight, soulful, in the pocket and in the groove. By the way, Jawn is Philly slang to describe just about everything and anything, but most importantly to understand why McBride named his new band so, it is probably this: 'Jawn' is one Philly thing New York can't lay claim to'. Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

José James José James (voice, guitar) Marcus Machado (guitar) Aneesa Strings (bass, voice) Aaron Steele (drums) Since bursting onto the international scene a little over a decade ago, José James and his honey-sweet voice are still as bewitching. The Minneapolis artist admits to being inspired by Marvin Gaye, the producer Flying Lotus and John Coltrane for his stylish blend of what makes up Great Black Music. Flitting between raw soul, soul folk, hip hop and jazz, James is in the microcosm of vocalists capable of keeping the crossover created by Ray Charles in the 50s alive. His first album (The Dreamer, 2008) pays tribute to Martin Luther King. The next one, Blackmagic, features the beatboxer Taylor McFerrin. His fourth album (in the meantime he recorded with Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, Flying Lotus and the pianist Jef Neve), No Beginning No End, is on Blue Note. The more soulful than ever singer is back with Lean On Me (2018). After leaning on Billie Holiday and John Coltrane, this time he pays tribute to the living legend of American pop and the immense soulman Bill Withers. There are twelve unforgettable tracks by Withers, who celebrates his 80th birthday in July, produced by Don Was and recorded by a dream band: bassist Pino Palladino, Kris Bowers (fabulous Rhodes on the cover of Ain't No Sunshine), Brad Allen Williams and Nate Smith. Recorded on July 02, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard

Badbadnotgood at the festival SingJazz 2016 With Matthew A. Tavares, keyboards Alexander Sowinski, drums, sampler Chester Hansen, bass guitar, upright bass Leland Whitty, saxophone, viola, violin Recorded on March, the 4h 2016 at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Amos Rozenberg, TV director

Così fan tutte Dramma giocoso in 2 acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 26 January 1790 Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Joshua Weilerstein (Conductor) Jean Liermier (Stage Direction) Rudy Sabounghi (Sets and Costumes), Jean-Philippe Roy (Lighting) Valentina Nafornita (Fiordiligi) Stéphanie Guérin (Dorabella) Robert Gleadow (Guglielmo) Joel Prieto (Ferrando) Susana Cordón (Despina) Bruno de Simone (Don Alfonso) Recorded at the Opéra de Lausanne, 7 November 2018

Yom & The Wonder Rabbis Yom (clarinet, composition) Léo Jassef (keaboard) Guillaume Magne (guitar) Sylvain Daniel (bass) Mathieu Penot (drums) Recorded on July 11, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard

Bokanté Malika Tirolien, voice Michael League, guitar & voice Chris McQueen, guitar & voice Bob Lanzetti, guitar Roosevelt Collier, steel guitar Jamey Haddad, percussion Keita Ogawa, percussion André Ferrari, percussion An experiment conceived by Snarky Puppy founder and GroundUP Music creator Michael League (who has traded his bass in for a baritone guitar in this group), the process of formation was all but conventional. The music and some of the melodies were written by League, demoed while on tour with other bands, and then sent to Tirolien with lyrical concepts attached. Tirolien then wrote lyrics and melodies, demoing and ping-ponging the new content back to Michael. Many of the musicians had never even met until the first day of recording. By the end of the week-long session in upstate New York's legendary Dreamland Studios, the band felt abnormally cohesive. 'Unity was paramount in the formation of this group,' observed League. 'Though the ensemble is multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-generational, we all feel connected as musicians and people. And in combining our different accents I feel that there is a strangely common and poignant sound, one that can reach and relate to listeners around the world.' Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Emile Parisien celebrates the 40 years of Europajazz Emile Parisien, saxophone Vincent Peirani, accordion Michel Portal, clarinet Fabrice Martinez, trompet Manu Codjia, guitar Roberto Negro, piano Julien Touery, piano Simon Tailleu, double-bass Ivan Gelugne, double-bass Mario Costa, drums Julien Loutelier, drums Recorded on May 11 & 12, 2019 à the Epa Abbey TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Anne Paceo 'Alegria' Anne Paceo (drumes, compositions) Daniel Santiago (guitar) Frederico Heliodoro (bass) Leonardo Montana (piano) ' Alegria ' or ' joy ' in Portuguese...This what comes out of the encounter between Anne Paceo and two musicians having frequented the greatest names in Brazilian music (Hamilton de Holanda, João Bosco, Milton Nascimento, Hermeto Pascoal...). The pianist and Anne's faithful accomplice, Léo Montana, completes this dream casting. For the occasion our sparkling artist in residence will propose some new compositions she says : ' I know that from our alchemy, magic will be born and that it really is joy that will spring out of it. ' Recorded on June 1st, 2019 at Jazz sous les Pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve