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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

Les Chants des possibles: rencontre lyrique internationale à Paris The documentary tells of the coming together of ten young international opera singers. They are between twenty and thirty years old and are unknown to each other. Scrupulously chosen by a team of professional musicians they are invited to the capital in order to take up a challenge: that of breathing life, in five days, into an original opera production conceived for them. 5 days during which these artists are going to get to know each other, come face to face to share their love of their art, and work relentlessly with a singing coach, a conductor and a stage director with the shared and ultimate aim of creating a unique and unprecedented performance. TV Director, Patrick Savey

Orchestre Prométhée, Pierre-Michel Durand (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Le Nozze di Figaro - Deh vieni non tardar (Susanna) Yaritza Veliz (soprano, Chile) Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) Lucia di Lammermoor - Verranno a te sull'aure (Edgardo/Lucia) David Astorga/Julia Sitkovetsky Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) The Tsar's Bride - Suma neydot krasavitsa (Griaznoi) Benjamin Lewis (baritone, UK) Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835) La Somnambula - Ah non credea mirarti (Amina) Mélissa Petit (soprano, France) Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur - Acerba volluta (Pincipessa di Bouillon) Zlata Khershberg (mezzo-soprano, Israel) Gaetano Donizetti L'Elisir d'amore - Voglio dire (Nemorino/Dulcamara) Shan Huang/Jérôme Boutillier Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) The Queen of Spades - Ya vas Lyublyu (Yetleski) Ilya Kutyukhin (baritone, Russia) Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) La Cenerentola - Nacqui all'affanno (Angelina) Lilly Jørstad (mezzo-soprano, Norway) Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale - Cerchero lontana terra (Ernesto) Shan Huang (tenor, China) Wolfgang Amadeus Don Giovanni - Ah taci ingiusto cor (Elvira, Don Giovanni, Leporello) Julia Sitkovetsky/Bejamin Lewis/Jérôme Boutillier Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) C'est moi, Carlos... C'est mon jour suprême ... Ah ! Je meurs (Rodrigue) Jérôme Boutillier (baritone, France) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte - Der hölle Rache (Queen of the Night) Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano, UK) Ambroise Thomas (1811 - 1896) Hamlet -Allez dans un cloître (Reine, Ophélie, Hamlet) Zlata Khershberg/Mélissa Petit/Benjamin Lewis Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata - Lunge da lei (Alfredo) David Astorga (tenor, Costa Rica) Gaetano Donizetti La Favorite - Pour la fête (Alphonse XI, Leonor de Guzmann) Ilya Kutyukhin/Zlata Khershberg Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor - Chi frena in tal momento Tutti Recorded 18 January 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris TV Director, Patrick Savey

Alma Chamber Orchestra, Lionel Bringuier (Conductor) Gautier Capuçon (Cello) Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont, Overture Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor Felix Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4 in major, op. 90 ''Italian'' Recorded on February 19, 2015 at the Théâtre National Mohammed V, Rabat Directed by Franck Chaudemanche

Sergio Mendes (piano), Gracinha Leporace, Katie Hampton, Ayana Williams (vocals), Kleber Jorge Pimenta (vocal, guitar), Hussain Jiffry (vocal, bass), Michael Shapiro (vocal, drums), Scott Mayo Keyboards (saxophone, flute), Marco B. Dos Santos 'Gibi' (drums), Harrell Harris 'H2O' (rapper)

Madama Butterfly Tragedia giapponese by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play 'Madame Butterfly' First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904 Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (Conductor) Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier (Stage Direction) Christian Fenouillat (Sets), Agostino Cavalca (Costumes) Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio-San) Marcelo Puente (Pinkerton) Scott Hendricks (Sharpless) Carlo Bosi (Goro) Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) Jeremy White (Bonze) Emily Edmonds (Kate Pinkerton) Gyula Nagy (Imperial Commissioner) Yuriy Yurchuk (Prince Yamadori) Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2017 Directed by Matthew Woodward

Berliner Philharmoniker, Paavo Järvi (conductor) Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) Ludwig van Beethoven Leonora Overture No. 3 in C major, op. 72 Richard Wagner Wesendonck Lieder (orch. by Felix Mottl and Richard Wagner) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60 Recorded on May 1, 2018, at the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth TV Director, Henning Kasten

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Carnaval romain, overture Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Piano Concerto No.2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) Scheherazade Filmed in Moscow on 25 October 2013 by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Orfeón Donostiarria, José Antonio Sainz Alfaro (Chorus Master), Les Eclats / Chœur d'enfants et de jeunes, François Terrieux (Chorus Master) Anna Larsson (alto) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony no 3 in D minor Recorded at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, 28 June 2014 Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisi

Becca Stevens ' Queen Mab', comp : William Shakespeare, Becca Stevens ' Tillery', comp : Becca Stevens ' Lean On', comp : Becca Stevens ' Venus', comp : Becca Stevens ' I Asked', comp : Becca Stevens ' Well Loved', comp : Becca Stevens ' Regina', comp : Don Miggs, Becca Stevens ' Le Sud', comp : Stevie Wonder 'The Muse', comp : David Crosby, Becca Stevens Recorded on July 17, 2017 at Nice Jazz festival TV Director, Eric Michaud

Dhafer Youssef, oud, vocals Eivind Aarset, electric-guitars Kristjan Randalu, piano Phil Donkin, double bass Ferenc Nemeth, drums On his last album Birds Requiem, Tunisian singer and oud maestro Dhafer Youssef explores all possible combinations between traditional Arabic music and contemporary jazz and rock. From the sacred to the profane, from the divine to the earthly, discover an incantatory voice beyond compare.

Jowee Omicil - Let's Bash Jowee Omicil, saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals Jonathan Jurion, piano, keyboard Just Wody Cereyon, bass guitar Tilo Berthelot; drums Jowee Omicil - a multi-instrumentalist who is like no one else - was born in Montreal in 1977 between the Haitian and Quebec communities. After living within a rich New York musical fabric, he splits his life between Miami and Paris. Fed by the playing of his masters - John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter or Kenny Garrett - his nomad jazz mixing Creole roots to Hip-Hop, gospel, soul and world folklores renews itself according to his encounters. Regarding 'Let's Bash', his new project, it is both a war cry and a love declaration that hide a great act of faith: 'I want jazz to become popular again'! Recorded on May 5, 2018 at the Europa Jazz Festival , Abbaye de l'Epau, Le Mans TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt

John Scofield @ D'Jazz Nevers John Scofield, guitar Larry Golding, organ, piano Steve Swallow, electric bass Bill Stewart, drums Mr Fool (Darrell Edwards - George Jones - Herbie Treece) The Gambler (Don Schlitz) Jolene (Dolly Parton) Just a girl I used to know (Jack Clement) I'm lonesome I could cry (Hank Williams) You're still the one (Shania Twain - John Robert Lange) 'Sco' brilliantly continues his exploration of swing and country music. Brought into the limelight by Miles Davis in the 1980's, John Scofield explores all forms of jazz, including the blues, funk and country music. The American musician teams up with Steve Swallow, who now plays electric bass, and Bill Stewart on drums. John Scofield began playing the guitar as a teenager, discovered the standards of jazz before being drawn to jazz-rock and studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the 1970's, his career started as a side man with trumpeter and singer Chet Baker and pianist George Duke, among others. In the 1980's the general public discovered his swing, when he played for three years alongside the legendary Miles Davis. Later, Sco's brand of jazz fusion absorbed elements of soul and of the 'New Orleans Spirit', as he played with the greatest musicians of his generation, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Jim Hall. Recorded on November 12th at the festival D'Jazz Nevers (Nevers, France) - (Maison de la Culture, hall) TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut