Vijay Iyer presents The Ritual Ensemble Vijay Iyer, piano Yosvany Terry, Saxophone, percussion Ganavya Doraiswany, voice, instruments Rajna Swaminathan, mridangam Playlist Reuniendo la Nacion (Y. Terry) Vigil (R. Swaminathan) Abundance (V. Iyer) Altitude (G. Doraiswamy) Lullaby for Mothers (G. Doraiswamy) Vagabonds (R. Swaminathan) Entrustment (V. Iyer) Recorded on January 17 2020 at the festival Sons d'Hiver, Espace A. Malraux, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre TV Director, Emilie Prouteau

Arthur Possing Quartet Pierre Cocq-Amann, saxophones Arthur Possing, piano, compositions Sebastian 'Schlapbe' Flach, double bass Pit Huberty, drums Arthur Possing is a young Luxembourgish pianist, born in 1996 into a family in which music has always played a significant role. He started classical percussion at the age of 6 and classical piano at the age of 10, later in the class of well-known pianist Jean Muller. In 2009, he began studying jazz piano with Marc Mangen and vibraphone in 2011 with Guy Cabay. In 2016, he began further studies in jazz piano at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with Eric Legnini. The Arthur Possing Quartet was originally formed in 2013. Its members met in high school and soon started playing together regularly. Since 2017, the musicians are originally from Germany, France and Luxembourg and have studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood near Paris and the Musikhochschule Mannheim. Their repertoire consists both of own compositions and tunes of appreciated jazzmen. In 2017, the quartet released their first album 'Four Years', which was released in March'18 on the Belgian label Hypnote Records. It was well acclaimed by the audience and press and won 'Hits' at Couleurs Jazz in France. Recode on May 16, 2019 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Jörgen van Rijen (trombone) Lucas Debargue (piano) Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphony no 3 'Liturgique' James MacMillan (né en 1959) Trombone Concerto George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) West Side Story, symphonic dances Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 27 November 2018 Directed by Andy Sommer

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Fidelio, overture op. 72b Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90 Recorded 9 September 2020 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse

The Pages and the Chantres of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli (Artistic direction) Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh (Conductor) Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) Christmas mass Recorded on December 8th 2017 at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles Directed by Benjamin Bleton

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Nelson Freire (Piano) Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor, op.54 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op.98 Recorded on March 22nd 2017 at the Victoria Hall, Geneva Directed by Andy Sommer

Belcea String Quartet Corina Belcea (violin) Axel Schacher (violin) Krzysztof Chorzelski (viola) Antoine Lederlin (cello) Ludwig van Beethoven The String Quartets String quartet no. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 String quartet no. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130, with the Great Fugue ('Grosse Fuge ') Op. 133 Recorded at the Konzerthaus, Vienna, in 2012 Directed by Frédéric Delesque

Belcea String Quartet Corina Belcea (violin) Axel Schacher (violin) Krzysztof Chorzelski (viola) Antoine Lederlin (cello) Ludwig van Beethoven The String Quartets String quartet no. 2 in G major, Op. 18/2 String quartet no. 5 in A major, Op. 18/5 String quartet no. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 Recorded at the Konzerthaus, Vienna, in 2012 Directed by Frédéric Delesque

Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy With Charles Mingus (double bass) Eric Dolphy (Alto Sax , Flute, Bass Clarinet) Clifford Jordan (Tenor Sax) Jaki Byard (Piano) Dannie Richmond (Drums) Playlist - 'Farewell' - 'Carlye Goodbye' - 'Meditations Recorded on1965 at the Palais des congrès de Liège TV Director, Serge Leroy

Michel Portal 'Minneapolis' Michel Portal, saxophone, bass clarinet, bandoneon Tony Hymas, keyboards Vernon Reid, guitar Sonny Thompson, bass Stokley William, drums Recorded on February 19th 2016 at 8pm , At la Maison des Arts de Créteil, Festival 'Sons d'Hiver' 2016 Directed by Stéphane Sinde

Michel Portal Quintet feat. Nils Wogram & Lander Gyselinck Michel Portal, clarinets, saxophone, bandoneon Nils Wogram, trombone Bojan Z, piano, keyboard Bruno Chevillon, double bass, bass Lander Gyselinck, drums An original musician, Michel Portal is a celebrity in the classical repertoire (Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Berg) and contemporary music (Boulez, Stockausen, Berio, Kagel, Globokar). A virtuoso and something of a maverick, Portal is always up for musical experiments, exploring all kinds of fields! A regular guest at Europa Jazz over the past forty years, he has always delivered! This year, he presents a new project, involving Boyan Z and Bruno Chevillon, along with one of the greatest trombone players of today, Nils Wogram (who regularly plays with Bojan Z) and the new prodigy on the European jazz scene, young Belgian drummer Lander Gyselinck (Lab trio, Kris Defoort trio). Recorded on 2017, May 5th 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival TV Director, Josselin Carré

Hugh Coltman (voice) Frédéric Couderc (baritone clarinet) Jérôme Etcheberry (trumpet) Jerry Edwards (trombone) Didier Havet (soubassophone) Freddy Koella (guitar) Gael Rakotondrabe (piano) Raphael Chassin (drums) Heard in the company of the pianist Eric Legnini on an album where he was simply a guest, Hugh Coltman rapidly broke the barrier of confidentiality to gain access to the the antechamber of notoriety. His latest hour of glory (for the time being), was his allegorical project based on the repertoire of Nat King Cole, the historic crooner and pianist. The voice of this Brit possesses that full masculinity which characterises his dedicatee, but it carries with it a bit of spleen, a sort of Baudelairian charm which the language of Shakespeare makes even more palpable...A confirmation eagerly awaited in Marciac this summer with his new album 'Who's happy?'. With drums which dance just like in one of those legendary burials in New Orleans, brass saturated with soul, guitars mixing up all the blues and all the folk... Hugh Coltman treated himself to a sublime backdrop for eleven songs in which his warm 'been through it all' voice can be heard. He is a conoisseur in human emotions, always charitable towards the evening's lover, the lost soul at dawn or the forlorn in the blazing sunshine. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 31, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

LBT - LEO BETZL TRIO Leo Betzl | Piano Maximilian Hirning | Bass Sebastian Wolfgruber | drums Play list Circadian Dysrhythmia | Maximilian Hirning Arpeggione | Maximilian Hirning Way up in the blue |Maximilian Hirning Tacete | Maximilian Hirning Sober | Maximilian Hirning So Mellow | Maximilian Hirning The Riff | Maximilian Hirning Plectral Comfort Zone | Maximilian Hirning This is not the way to Vernazza | Maximilian Hirning Zappa | Maximilian Hirning Recorded on March 27, 2019 at the Burghausen Jazz Festival TV Director, Susanne Sammet

Michel Portal 'Minneapolis' Michel Portal, saxophone, bass clarinet, bandoneon Tony Hymas, keyboards Vernon Reid, guitar Sonny Thompson, bass Stokley William, drums Recorded on February 19th 2016 at 8pm , At la Maison des Arts de Créteil, Festival 'Sons d'Hiver' 2016 Directed by Stéphane Sinde

Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Kris Davis, Piano DJ Val Jeanty, decks Terri Lyne Carrington, drums Playlist Improv Rhizomes (Kris Davis) Corn Crake (Kris Davis) Black Man (Geri Allen) Sympodial Sunflower (Kris Davis) Reflections (Julius Hemphill) Recorded on January 17, 2020 at the festival Sons d'Hiver, Espace A. Malraux, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre TV Director, Emilie Prouteau