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Becca Stevens (vocal, guitar, charango, ukulele) Liam Robinson (piano, accordion, vocal) Chris Tordini (bass, vocal) Jordan Perlson (drums, percussions) An enchanting singer-songwriter-jewel from New York! Becca Stevens sings, acts, dances, plays guitar, ukulele and Charango - knows how to write good songs and how one brings them to the stage in a gripping manner! Full of warmth and urgency, she sings herself into the hearts of the audience. From North Carolina, Stevens comes from a musical family and is part of the New York scene. Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau are also two of her biggest fans. Her last album 'Weightless' was in the Top Ten of the international songwriter charts. Her music is a mixture of folk, jazz and pop, her voice is captivating.

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

After soul sister Macy Gray, with whom he recorded an album, the ever-inventive saxophonist brings us a brand new body of work inspired by the slam poetry of Saul Williams. DAVID MURRAY tenor saxophone, bass clarinett, ORIN EVANS piano, JARIBU SHAHID bass, NASHEET WAITS drums, SAUL WILLIAMS voice He appears with the Infinity Quartet, named after his early years at the Infinity loft-studio in New York, and with Saul Williams himself. A great choice: over the past fifteen years, the star of the independent film 'Slam' has been standing out among rappers and slam poets with the quality of his writing and the intensity of his performances. His punch lines make him a unique performer - a remarkable poet with a powerful rap-soul voice. In David Murray, who previously worked with writers Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed, Williams has found an ideal partner. A match made in heaven.

Erik Truffaz feat Nya Eric Truffaz, trumpet Benoît Corboz, piano, Fender Rhodes Marcello Giuliani, bass Marc Erbetta, drunms Nya, vocal Setlist Sweet Mercy Arroyo Siegfried Less Bending New corners Recorded on June 28, 2019 at the Montreal Jazz festival, grande scène TD TV Director, Sîla

La Donna del Lago Opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola based on Sir Walter Scott's 'The Lady of the Lake' First performance in Naples, Teatro San Carlo, October 24, 1819 The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Michele Mariotti (Conductor) Donald Palumbo (Chorus Master) Paul Curran (Stage Direction) Kevin Knight (Sets & Costumes), Duane Schuler (Lighting), Driscoll Otto (Projection) Joyce DiDonato (Elena) Juan Diego Flórez (Giacomo V) Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm) Eduardo Valdes (Serano) Oren Gradus (Duglas d'Angus) John Osborn (Rodrigo Di Dhu) Olga Makarina (Albina) Gregory Schmidt (Bertram) Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 2015 Directed by Gary Halvorson

Avant toutes disparitions Choreography and scenography by Thomas Lebrun Music, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon Musical creation by Scanner Lights, Jean-Marc Serre Costumes, Jeanne Guellaff Sound, Mélodie Souquet With Odile Azagury, Maxime Camo, Anthony Cazaux, Raphaël Cottin, Anne-Emmanuelle Deroo, Anne-Sophie Lancelin, Daniel Larrieu, Thomas Lebrun, Matthieu Patarozzi, Léa Scher, Yohann Têté, Julien-Henri Vu Van Dung In 'Avant toutes disparitions' (Before all Disappearances), Thomas Lebrun reappraises his style as a choreographer in a piece for twelve performers, a 'long-haul project', to use his own words. A community and a vision in movement. Part One involves soloists, most of them long-time associates of Thomas Lebrun's. It is about conviction and survival, 'of a people, a community, esthetic values, toughts and beliefs. A confrontation, a radical and deeply-rooted claim on space', says the choreographer. In Part Two, 'Avant toutes disparitions' calls on four dancers: Odile Azagury, Daniel Larrieu, Anne-Sophie Lancelin and Thomas Lebrun himself. Lebrun brought these powerful dancers together and shares the stage with them. Bodies and their essence, in strife or serenity, finally enjoying a truce. Recorded on May, 19th 2016, au Théâtre National de Chaillot TV Director, Antoine Goetghebeur

Thomas Lebrun, 'Lied Ballet' Documentary by Jean-Marc Birrault Thomas Lebrun's creed: 'To accept dance as pleasure, entertainment, a langage, a political statement, in its narrative and abstract forms. To accept beauty, strength and frailty, passion and emotion.' His work is colourful, often with a touch of burlesque - 'Tel quel!' a piece for younger audiences is highly comical - but he is equally at ease in a more sombre and literary vein. His production of 'Death and the Maiden' in 2012 established a strong bond between dance and music. With this new work 'Lied Ballet', premiered at the 2014 Avignon Festival, he faces a new challenge, and seeks to explore the sources of inspiration shared by the 'Lied', a major musical form in the Romantic era, and ballet. Thus, nature, night, wandering and love are at the heart of this new piece for eight dancers, for whom the pleasure of dancing is not an obstacle to contemporary writing. The art of movement, its significance and poetry will be the main driving force in this ballet, with lieder by Berg, Schubert and Mahler performed live by tenor Benjamin Alunni and pianist Thomas Besnard. Choreography, Thomas Lebrun Dancers, Maxime Camo, Anthony Cazaux, Raphaël Cottin, Anne Ammanuelle Derro, Tatiana Julien, Anne Sophie Lancelin, Matthieu Patarozzi, Léa Scher Vocal, Benjamin Alunni, ténor Piano, Thomas Besnard Music by Giacinto Scelsi, Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schonberg, Franz Schubert Musical creation by David François Moreau Recorded at the Maison de la Danse de Lyon on October 8th 2014

Lied Ballet Choreography by Thomas Lebrun Musical creation David François Moreau Light cration Jean-Marc Serre Sound creation Mélodie Souquet Costume creation Jeanne Guellaff Costume, Jeanne Guellaff, Sylvie Ryser Benjamin Alunni, tenor Thomas Besnard, piano Music by Giacinto Scelsi, Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schoenberg With Maxime Camo, Anthony Cazaux, Raphaël Cottin, Anne-Emmanuelle Deroo,Tatiana Julien, Anne-Sophie Lancelin, Matthieu Patarozzi, Léa Scher Recorded on 2014 October 7 & 8 octobre at the Maison de la Danse of Lyon TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Où chaque souffle danse dans nos mémoires Choreography by Thomas Lebrun Lights, Jean-Philippe Filleul Music, My heart's in the Highlands d'Arvo Part, Theatre of voices ; Ars Nova Copenhagen and Paul Hillier Creator Spiritus Dancers Odile Azagury, Julie Bougard, Maxime Camo, Anthony Cazaux, Anne-Emmanuelle Deroo, Daniel Larrieu, Thomas Lebrun, Matthieu Patarozzi, Léa Scher, Veronique Teindas, Yohann Têté, Julien-Henri Vu Van Dung Recorded on June 18, 2016 at the Abbey of the Mont Saint Michel TV Director, Azzurra Lugari

Rinaldo, opera in three acts by Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759) Libretto by Giacomo Rossi after Torquato Tasso's 'Gerusalemme liberata' First performance in London, Queen's Theater, February 24, 1711 Concert version Vespres d'Arnadi Orchestra, Dani Espasa (Conductor) Xavier Sabata (Rinaldo), Núria Rial (Almirena), Hillary Summers (Argante), Mary-Ellen Nesi (Armida), Juan Sancho (Goffredo), Josep Ramón Olivé (A Magician, A Herald). Recorded on August 5, 2018 at the Carmen Church as part of the Festival Castell de Peralada Réalisé par Sébastien Bergé

Orchestre National de France, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Maîtrise et Chœur de Radio France, Martina Batič, Marie-Noëlle Maerten (Chorus Master) Aida Garifullina (soprano), Patricia Petibon (soprano) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Jean-François Borras (tenor), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Sarah Nemtanu, Deborah Nemtanu, Renaud Capuçon (violin), Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Hector Berlioz La Damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise Giacomo Puccini Turandot: Nessun dorma (Jean-François Borras) Vincenzo Bellini Norma: Casta Diva (Aida Garifullina) Georg Friedrich Haendel Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga (Joyce DiDonato) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Idomeneo: D'Oreste, d'Ajace (Patricia Petibon) Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance no 17 John Williams Schindler's List Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni: Là ci darem la mano (Joyce DiDonato & Matthias Goerne) Jules Massenet Le Cid: Navarraise Richard Wagner Tannhäuser: Lied an den Abendstern (Matthias Goerne) Charles Gounod Faust: Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux Dimitri Shostakovich (orch. Lucas Henri) Waltz & Polka for 2 violins and piano (Sarah & Deborah Nemtanu) Claude Debussy Salut printemps Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 2 : 3rd movement (Khatia Buniatishvili) Jacques Offenbach Les contes d'Hoffmann : Barcarolle (Aida Garifullina & Joyce DiDonato) Leonard Bernstein West side story: Mambo Nicola Porpora Polifemo: Alto Giove (Philippe Jaroussky) Camille Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata: Brindisi (Aïda Garifullina & Jean-François Borras) Rouget de Lisle / Hector Berlioz La Marseillaise Recorded 14 July 2018 at the Champs-de-Mars, Paris Directed by François Goetghebeur

Norma Tragedia lirica in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani after the play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 December 1831 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Renato Palumbo (Conductor) Kevin Newbury (Stage Director) David Korins (Sets), Jessica Jahn (Costumes), D. M. Wood (Lighting) Gregory Kunde (Pollione) Raymond Aceto (Oroveso) Sondra Radvanovsky (Norma) Ekaterina Gubanova (Adalgisa) Ana Puche (Clotilde) Francisco Vas (Flavio) Recorded on Fevruary 14 & 17, 2015 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

TORD GUSTAVSEN M/DOMKORET AND TORE BRUNBORG @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Tord Gustavsen composition, piano Tore Brunborg, saxophone DomKoret, Oslo cathedral choir Commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the festival, a new composition by Tord Gustavsen, accompanied by saxophonist and friend Tore Brunborg and the superb Oslo Cathedral choir. A magnificent experience, steeped in Scandinavian culture, rich with ghosts and legends. Recorded on August 19th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

Like David Krakauer, the intrepid clarinettist navigates with ease between the acoustic tradition and more electric experiments. With his new quartet, he declares his love for klezmer music. YOM CLARINETS, MAXIME ZAMPIERI TAPAN, DARIO IVKOVIC ACCORDEON, BENOÃŽT GIFFARD TROMBONE AND TUBA

Roberto Negro, piano Emile Parisien, saxophone Michèle Rabbia, drums (Dadada) The pianist and composer Roberto Negro presents his new trio Dadada, with Emile Parisien and Michele Rabbia. With its nocturnal and fantasy themes with imperceptible fluctuations and a certain penchant for surprises, the trio's music is fascinating because of its play on timbres, mysterious tonalities and its use of subtle electronic effects. A miraculously inhabited saxophone.A beautifully detailed piano.A sensually choreographed drum set.When Negro leaves for an excursion without satelite beacons, the musique is filled with stars and poetry. Recorded on May 5, 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival TV director, Josselin Carré