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Stéphane Kerecki - French Touch Stéphane Kerecki, double bass Julien Lourau, saxophone Fabrice Moreau, drums Jozef Dumoulin, piano, Fender Rhodes Stéphane Kerecki made a name for himself by playing with Daniel Humair, Sheila Jordan, Michel Portal, Jacky Terrasson. He is leading his own trio, with saxophonist Matthieu Donarier and drummer Thomas Grimmonprez. His recordings received many awards, including the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, Disque d'Emoi de l'année 2007 (Jazz Magazine), Choc du Monde de la Musique a.o. Kerecki's most ambitious project to date, ' Nouvelle Vague ', an homage to the movies of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Jacques Demy, and the music it generated, features re-adapted works by Miles Davis, Martial Solal, Georges Delerue, Antoine Duhamel and Michel Legrand. His new project 'French Touch' explores the influence of contemporary French popular music, made by groups like Air, Daft Punk, Motorbass, Kavinsky and Phoenix, on today's music scene worldwide. Recode on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Modern Jazz Quartet II Avec John Lewis (piano) Kilt Jackson (vibraphone) Percy Heath (basse) Connie Kay (batterie) Playlist - 'Ralph's Nero blues' - 'Fugato from original sin' - 'Horo high the moon' - 'Pierrot' - 'Django' Recorded on1962 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels TV Director, Serge Leroy

Wynton Marsalis Septet with special guest Naseer Shamma Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Dan Nimmer (piano), Carlos Henriquez (Double bass), Ali Jackson (drums), Walter Blanding (Saxophone tenor), Jeffery Miller (Trombone), Immanuel Wilkins (Saxophone), Naseer Shamma (oud) Recorded on August 7th 2017 at Jazz in Marciac TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Lionel Hampton at the Opera With Leon Zachery & Bobby Plater (Alto Sax) Andy McGhee (Tenor Sax) Lonnie Shaw (Baritone Sax) Bobby Plater (Clarinet) Louis Blackburn, Wade Marcus and Larry Wilson (Trombone) Eddie Williams, Art Hoyle, Eddie Mullens, Dave Gonzales (Trumpet) Oscar Denard (Piano) Billy Mackel (Guitar, Vocals) Julius Browne (Bass) Wilbert Hogan (Drums) Cornelius 'Pinocchio' James (Vocal) Playlist - The High & The Mighty - Hamp's Piano Blues - History Of Jazz - Hot Club Blues - I Found A New Baby - The Chase (Part I & II) - Brussels Sprouts - Sticks Ahoy Recorded on 1959 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie TV Director, Claude Misonne

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

Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano), Harish Raghavan (bass guitar), Justin Brown (drums) This young trumpet player (aged 36), an American of Nigerian heritage, has an impeccable background (from Berkeley High School to the first prize in the Thelonious Monk competition in 2007), but is much more than an impressive academic CV. He aims to create a personal world 'dedicated to beauty'. Akinmusire was born and raised in Oakland, California and first attracted the attention of the saxophonist Steve Coleman, who asked him to join Five Elements. Ambrose Akinmusire was then 19. He released his first album, 'Prelude (To Cora)', and moved to New York, where he played with Vijay Iyer, Aaron Parks, Esperanza Spalding and Jason Moran. In 2010, he worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Ron Carter, Wallace Roney, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Everyone could see that this creative and surprising trumpet player would be a name to watch in contemporary jazz. This view was shared by the Blue Note label, who signed him up. The albums 'When the Heart Emerges Glistening' and 'The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint' were released in 2011 and 2014. The artist draws his landscapes, visions, ideas and states of mind - pure grace! Akinmusire explores the two sides of his temperament: introspection and lyrical ebullience. In summer 2017, he released 'A Rift in Decorum - Live at the Village Vanguard', a double CD recorded at the legendary club in New York, featuring 16 new compositions in two wide-ranging sets, in defiance of gravity. Recorded on July 9, at the Festival Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Fabien Raymon

Shoot The Moon Sol León & Paul Lightfoot (choreography) Philip Glass (Music), Movement II from Tirol Concerto for piano and orchestra Tom Bevoort (Ligth design) Sol León & Paul Lightfoot (sets & costume) Nederland Dans Theater company With Chloé Albaret, Olivier Coëffard, Jorge Nozal, Roger van der Poel, Meng-Ke Wu Recorded from February 11 to 16, 2019 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague TV Director, Tommy Pascal

Walk The Demon Marco Goecke (chorographu) Antony & the Johnsons (Music), The Lake ; Everything is new. Pavel Haas (music), From String Quartet no. 2, Opus 7 (Arrangement by Marijn van Prooijen) The Moon and I, Part 3 'From the monkey Mountains' Pehr Henrik Nordgren (music), From String Quartet, opus 54, Part 2: 'Dance Away your Worries' Jan Pieter Koch (Musical Advisor ) Udo Haberland (Llgth design) Marco Goecke (sets & costume) Ralitza Malehounova (assistant to choreographer) Nederland Dans Theater Company With Lydia Bustinduy. Olivier Coëffard, Prince Credell, Guido Dutilh, Madoka Kariya, Gregory Lau, Jorge Nozal, Roger van der Poel, Luca Tessarini, Meng-Ke Wu Recorded from February 11 to 16, 2019 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague TV Director, Tommy Pascal

Garden for 10 dancers Choreography by Medhi Walerski Dramaturgy by Pierre Pontvianne Music by Camille Saint-Saëns - Quintet for string and piano in A minor op. 14, Andante sostenuto. Sound creation by Pierre Pontvianne Light creatin and scenography by Theun Mosk Costume by Medhi Walerski and Joke Visser World creation on September 22nd 2016, at the Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague, Netherlands Nederlands Dans Theater's dancers : Chloé Albaret, Jon Bond, Olivier Coëffard, Chuck Jones, Anne Jung, Marne van Opstal, Sarah Reynolds, Yukino Takaura, Rupert Tookey, Katarina van den Wouwe Recorded on October 20th & 21st 2016 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague, TV Director, Louise Narboni

Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 1) The Statement (creation on 2016) Piece for 4 dancers Choreography, Crystal Pite Lighting, Tom Visser Sets, Jay Gower Taylor Costume, Crystal Pite, Joke Visser Dramaturgy, Jonathon Young Lyrics, Meg Roe, Colleen Wheeler, Andrew Wheeler, Jonathon Young Music, Owen Belton Stop-Motion (creation on 2014) Piece for 8 dancers Choreography, Sol Leόn et Paul Lightfoot Lighting, Tom Bevoort Sets, Sol Leόn et Paul Lightfoot Costume, Joke Visser et Hermien Hollander Video Conception , Sol Leόn et Paul Lightfoot Video direction, Rahi Rezvani Music, Max Richter Recorded on May 29 & 30, July 3, 2018 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague, Netherlands TV Director, Tommy Pascal

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 Bruni 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

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

Il Giasone Dramma musicale in a prologue and 3 acts by Francesco Cavalli (1602 - 1676) Libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini. First performance in Venise, Teatro San Cassiano, 5 January 1649. Edited by Leonardo García Alarcón. Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Serena Sinigaglia (Stage Director) Ezio Toffolutti (sets, costumes, lighting), Simon Trottet (lighting) Valer Sabadus (Giasone) Kristina Hammarström (Medea) Kristina Mkhitaryan (Isifile, Sole) Alexander Milev (Ercole) Günes Gürle (Besso) Raúl Giménez (Egeo) Willard White (Oreste, Giove) Migran Agadzhanyan (Demo, Volano) Dominique Visse (Delfa, Eolo) Mariana Flores (Alinda) Mary Feminear (Amore) Recorded at the Grand Théâtre, Geneva, February 2017 Directed by Isabelle Soulard

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philippe Herrreweghe (Conductor) Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields (Soprano), Hana Blazikova (Soprano), Damien Guillon (Counter Tenor), Benjamin Hulett (Tenor), Kresimir Strazanac (Bass) Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Recorded on December 25th at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Directed by Joost Honselaar

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (Conductor) Yefim Bronfman (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 Recorded on November 2, 2018, at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Snarky Puppy, Culcha Vulcha at L'Olympia Michael League, Bass Justin Stanton, Trumpet, Keyboards Bob Lanzetti, Guitar Bobby Sparks, Hammond Organ, Clavinet, Moog Zack Brock, Violin Mike ' Maz 'Maher, Trumpet, Flugel Chris Bullock, Tenor Saxophone, Flute Nate Werth, Percussion Larnell Lewis, Drums Recorded on 2017, 18th May at L'Olympia, Paris. TV Director, Colin Laurent

Golden Striker Trio Ronald L. Carter (bass guitar ) Russel L. Malone (guitar) Donald Vega (piano) A hugely talented double bassist, gifted with a remarkable sense of melody and widely recognised for the finesse and elegance of his playing style, the American Ron Carter is a living legend. A musician of genius, he started out playing with Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Eric Dolphy and Bobby Timmons. He then went on to win fame alongside Cannonball Adderley and Thelonious Monk and, of course, from 1963 to 1968, in the famous quintet formed by Miles Davis. Closer to us in time, Ron Carter became a respected musical leader in his own right in the Golden Striker Trio with Russell Malone and Mulgrew Miller ('Golden Striker' album, 2003) and opted, like Ray Brown towards the end of his life, for the legendary trio of piano/guitar/bass, first used by Nat King Cole and Art Tatum. This classical tradition is fully assumed by Miles' former bassist. In concert, the emotion often reaches a climax with one of his favourite songs, the standard 'My Funny Valentine'. A native of Michigan (born in 1937), Ron Carter won a Grammy Award in 1998 for the instrumental 'Call Sheet Blues' from the soundtrack of the film 'Round Midnight'. In 2010, he was made a Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters in France. Last year, his virtuoso association with the accordionist Richard Galliano enjoyed great success in France. A musical sense forged with tungsten, like the strings on his bass, and with all his elegance and freshness intact, the legend is back. Recorded on July 5, at the Festival Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Fabien Raymond

Modern Jazz Quartet II Avec John Lewis (piano) Kilt Jackson (vibraphone) Percy Heath (basse) Connie Kay (batterie) Playlist - 'Lonely woman' d'Ornette Coleman - 'Animal dance final' de John Lewis - 'Columbine' de John Lewis - 'Concorde' de John Levis - 'Bags groove' de Milt Jackson Recorded on1963 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels TV Director, Serge Leroy

Salif Keita Acoustic at the Carreau du Temple, Paris The 'Golden voice of Africa' was the first artist to perform at the Carreau du Temple, a 'new' Parisian venue, recently reopened after years of neglect. The inaugural concert, recorded on Friday 25 April 2014, was the perfect alliance of diverse cultures, carried by the high and powerful voice of this adoptive 'griot' - Salif Keita is a direct descendent of the Mali Empire's founder, Soundiata Keita - and a historical landmark, elegantly restored. Glass, cast iron, brick and wood have given a new life to this former market hall, whose Eiffel-style nineteenth century metallic structure is so typically Parisian. A historical venue and an artist who has freed himself from tradition and follows his own path. With Salif Keita, lyrics Aminata Danté et Bah Kouyaté, lyrics Mamadou Diabaté, Kora Souleymane Kouyaté, N'goni Guy Nwogang, drums Ousmane Kouyaté, Guitar Playlist : Katolon M'Bamba Tu vas me manquer (I miss you) Yamore Saranfino Namanamani Mandjoue kanté Coucou (Hello) Tekere Recorded at the Carreau du temple on March 2014 TV idrector, Josselin Carré

Avishai Cohen Trio Avishai Cohen (double bass and lyric) Omri Mor (Piano) Itamar Doari (percussion) Noam David (drums) During the course of recent decades, the bass player, singer, composer and leader of the Avishai CohenTrio has confirmed that he is currently one of the greatest bass players. It is however as a composer that he is asserting himself more and more. This concert is a mixture of of standards which are popular with his followers, but also some new compositions. Recorded on February 25th 2018 at the NOSPR Concert hall, Katowice, Zadymka Festival TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

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

La Favorite Opéra in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) Libretto by Alphonse Royer, Gustave Vaëz and Eugène Scribe First performance in Paris, Opéra, 2 December 1840 Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Karel Mark Chichon (Conductor) Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper Amélie Niermeyer (Stage Direction) Alexander Müller-Elmau (Sets), Kirsten Dephoff (Costumes) Elīna Garanča (Léonor de Guzman) Matthew Polenzani (Fernand) Mariusz Kwiecien (Alphonse XI) Mika Kares (Balthazar) Joshua Owen Mills (Don Gaspard) Elsa Benoit (Inès) Directed by Tiziano Mancini Recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, 2016

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

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (condiuctor) Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1813) Violin concerto in D major, op.77 Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) The Rite of Spring Recorded on June 1st 2017 at the Victoria Hall, Geneva Directed by Andy Sommer

Hermès String Quartet Renaud Capuçon (violin), Nicholas Angelich (piano) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Sonate for violin and piano Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) String Quartet en F major Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899) Concerto for piano, violin and string quartet in D major op. 21 Recorded on February 3, 2018 at the Saanen Church, Gstaad Directed by Olivier Simonnet

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Lionel Bringuier (Conductor) Martin Grubinger (Percussions) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) The Rite of Spring Avner Dorman (b. 1975) Frozen in Time Recorded on September 14, 2016 at the Tonhalle, Zürich Directed by Sébastien Glas

Hedda Gabler Upon Henrik Ibsen's work Norwegian National Ballet Marit Moum Aune, choreography and staging Kaloyan Boyadjive, Group choreography Nils Petter Molvær, music Even Børsum, sets design Ingrid Nylander, costume design Kristin Bredal , lighting design With dancers from The Norwegian national ballet The Norwegian national ballet school And Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken (Hedda Gabler) Silas Henriksen (Eilert Løvborg) Philip Currell (Jørgen Tesman) Eugenie Skilnand (Thea Elvsted) Shane Urton (Assessorr Brack) Samantha Lynch (Aunt Julie) Klara Mårtensson (Diana) Kristian Alm (Général Gablerl, Hedda's father) Erle Østraat (Hedda Gabler child) Helle Flood (Thea Elvsted , child) Recorded on October 17th and 18th 2017 at the Den Norske Opera & Ballet TV Director, Tommy Pascal

Ghosts Upon Henrik Ibsen's work Norwegian National Ballet Marit Moum Aune, creation and staging Cina Espejord, choreography Nils Petter Molvær , Music Even Børsum , set design Ingrid Nylander , costumes Kristin Bredal , lighting design Jan Bang, trumpet With the dancers of The Norwegian National Ballet The Norwegian Bational Ballet school and Andreas Heise (Osvald / M. Alving) Camilla Spidsøe (Ms Alving) Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken (Regine) Yoshifumi Inao (Engstrand) Ole Willy Falkhaugen (Pastor Manders) Recorded on Februarty 20th and 21st 2017 at the Den Norske Opera & Ballet TV Director, Tommy Pascal

Yamandu Costa and Vincent Peirani Yamandu Costa (Guitar) Vincent Peirani (Accordion) A world premiere for an unprecedented first performance and the encounter between two artists whom we adore, Vincent Peirani and Yamandu Costa; one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists just like Baden Powell, which says everything about a musician who creates enthusiasm at every one of his concerts and who is an idolised star in his own country. Vincent Peirani is the musician that all the jazz and world music venues in the world invite! Accordion Prodigy, he never ceases to explore the richness of an instrument of which only angels know the secrets. An explosive encounter between two sublime artists who create on stage a space which goes beyond music in order to share with us something which is in the order of joy! A true encounter from which we will certainly come out of changed, full of melodies and of rhythms, making us feel even stronger the beauty of Porquerolles and the chance we have of being able to experience these moments. Recorded on July 9, 2018 at the Jazz à Porquerolles Festival TV Director, Frank Cassenti

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

Satchmo special : Louis Armstrong and his all stars 'When it's Sleepy Time Down South', 'Back Home Again in Indiana', 'Basin Street Blues', 'Tiger Rag/Now You Has Jazz', 'Love Is Just Around the Corner', 'C'est Si Bon', 'Mack the Knife', 'Stompin' at the Savoy', 'St-Louis Blues', 'Ko-Ko-Mo (I Love You So)', 'When the Saints', 'La Vie en Rose', 'Talk to Me Baby' Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Trummy Young (trombone), 'Peanuts' Hucko (clarinet), Billy Kyle (piano), Mort Herbert (bass), Danny Barcelona (drums), Velma Middleton (singing).

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Maïlys de Villoutreys (soprano), William Shelton (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Tomáš Král (bass) Nicolaus Bruhns (1665 - 1697) De Profundis clamavi Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Cantata BWV 131 Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir Franz Tunder (1614 - 1667) Ach Herr, laß deine Lieben Engelein Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707) Klag-Lied, BuxWV 76 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden Recorded on February 6, 2018 at la Cité de la Musique, Paris Directed by Isabelle Soulard

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev and Renat Salavatov (conductors) Chorus of the Tartar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after M. Dzhapilia Liubov Draznina (Chorus Master) Anatoly Nezhny (Stage Designer) Sergei Shevchenko (Lighting Designer) Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Overture to the opera 'Maid of Pskov' Modest Mussorgsky Monologue of Boris from the opera 'Boris Godunov' Mikhail Kazakov Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky Aria of Robert from the opera 'Iolanta' Alexei Markov Léo Delibes Bolero Aida Garifulina Giuseppe Verdi Aria from the opera 'Rigoletto' Gevorg Akopian Gaetano Donizetti Aria of Lucia from the opera 'Lucia di Lammermoor' Albina Shagimuratova Jules Massenet Elegia Ildar Abdrazakov Mikhail Glinka Overture to the opera 'Ruslan and Liudmila' Charles Gounod Valse of Juliette from the opera 'Roméo et Juliette' Aida Garifulina Georges Bizet Couplet of Escamillo from the opera 'Carmen' Alexei Markov Giacomo Puccini Aria from the opera 'Turandot' (with chorus) Akhmet Agadi Charles Gounod Couplet of Méphisto from the opera 'Faust' (with male chorus) Mikhail Kazakov Arrigo Boito Aria from the opera 'Mefistofele' Ildar Abdrazakov Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky Aria of Tomsky from the opera 'The Queen of Spades' Gevorg Akopian Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise, opus 34, No 14 Albina Shagimuratova Gioachino Rossini Aria of Basilio from the opera 'The Barber of Seville' Mikhail Kazakov Russian Folk Song : Vdol po Piterskoy Alexei Markov Alexander Alyabyev Rossignol after poem by Delvig Albina Shagimuratova Florian Hermann Ochi cherny (black eyes) after poem by Grebinki (with chorus) Ildar Abdrazakov Nazib Gayazovich Zhiganov Aria Dzhapilia 'Farewell, Kazan' (with chorus) Akhmet Agadi Recorded at the Tartar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after M. Dzhapilia, Kazan, Russia, in 2013

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Dieter Ammann (b. 1962) Core Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) Piano Concerto no 1 Sz.83 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 6 in F major op. 68 'Pastoral' Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 28 November 2018

Michel Dalberto (piano) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Sonatine Valses nobles et sentimentales Miroirs Gaspard de la nuit Recorded at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 12 April 2019 TV Director, Guillaume L'Hôte

Avishai Cohen Trio Avishai Cohen (double bass and lyric) Omri Mor (Piano) Itamar Doari (percussion) Noam David (drums) During the course of recent decades, the bass player, singer, composer and leader of the Avishai CohenTrio has confirmed that he is currently one of the greatest bass players. It is however as a composer that he is asserting himself more and more. This concert is a mixture of of standards which are popular with his followers, but also some new compositions. Recorded on February 25th 2018 at the NOSPR Concert hall, Katowice, Zadymka Festival TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Ahmad Jamal, piano Manolo Badrena, percussions Erlyn Riley, drums James Cammack, bass Mina Agossi, vocals Abd Al Malik, vocals Filmed on 14 November 2017 at the Palais des Congrès, Paris TV Director, Patrick Savey

Jazz at the Philharmonie / Charlie Parker Philharmonie de Paris With Olivier Bogé (saxophone), Géraldine Laurent (saxophone), Pierrick Pedron (saxophone), Thomas de Pourquery (saxophone), Jaleel Shaw (saxophone), Thomas Bramerie (double bass), Ali Jackson (drums) Winds and strings orchestra Arrangement, Christophe Dal Sasso Conductor, Bastien Stil Setlist . Overture for 5 saxophones & orchestra . Autumn in New York (solist, Pierrick Pedron) . Lover (Solist, Pierrick Pedron) . Just Friends (solist, Olivier Bogé) . Everything Happens to me (Solist, Olivier Bogé) . If I should lose you (Solists, Jaleel Shaw & Géraldine Laurent) . Stella by Starlight (Solist, Géraldine Laurent) . Summertime (Solist, Thomas de Pourquery) . Laura (Solist, Thomas de Pourquery) . Easy to love (Solist, Jaleel Shaw) . What is this thing called love ( 5 saxo) 'Bird with Strings' (1949) by Charlie Parker is a unique encounter between the world of jazz and classical music. Some of today's best saxophonists return to this repertoire, with new arrangements by Christophe Del Sasso. For the young producer Norman Granz, the signing of Charlie Parker on the Mercury label was a real success story. For several years the saxophonist had been toying with the idea of seizing the opportunity to record music outside his usual quintet. The project 'Charlie Parker with strings' was therefore for him an old dream that he was to bring to reality in 1949. With an oboe, a few violins, a viola, a cello, a harp, a piano, a double bass and drums, he was to give a new sound to the 1930's classics such as 'Just Friends' or 'April in Paris'. Jazz at the Philharmonie celebrates this superb encounter by bringing together Géraldine Laurent (Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros 2015), Pierrick Pédron (Prix du disque français awarded by the Académie du jazz 2013) and Thomas de Pourquery (Artist of the Year at the Victoires du jazz 2017) on new arrangements by Christophe Dal Sasso. Recorded on January 27, 2019 at Pierre Boulez Hall, Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Guiseppe De Vecchi

Semiramide Melodramma tragico in two acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Libretto by Gaetano Rossi after Voltaire's 'Sémiramis' First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 3 February 1868 Orchestra e Coro Teatro de La Fenice, Riccardo Frizza (conductor) Claudio Marino Moretti (chorus master) Cecilia Ligorio (staging) Nicholas Bovey (sets) Marco Piemontese (costumes) Jessica Pratt (Semiramide) Teresa Iervolino (Arsace) Alex Esposito (Assur) Enea Scala (Idreno) Simon Lim (Oroe) Silvia Frigato (Azema) Recorded on 23 & 25 October 2018 at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice Directed by Stéphane Vérité

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

Snarky Puppy Their motto is to play music for your brain and body. Be prepared to furiously dance to the music of the most groovy Stochkolm festival band. Formed in 2004, Snarky Puppy was once a happy student dand of North Texas University. They are today one of the most exciting band in the world funk scene. Snarky Puppy members had played with big names and not just Jazz's : Snoop Dodd, Erykah Badu, Chaka Khan, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Jason Marsalis and many more. Recorded on 2013 at the Stockholm Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano), Harish Raghavan (bass guitar), Justin Brown (drums) This young trumpet player (aged 36), an American of Nigerian heritage, has an impeccable background (from Berkeley High School to the first prize in the Thelonious Monk competition in 2007), but is much more than an impressive academic CV. He aims to create a personal world 'dedicated to beauty'. Akinmusire was born and raised in Oakland, California and first attracted the attention of the saxophonist Steve Coleman, who asked him to join Five Elements. Ambrose Akinmusire was then 19. He released his first album, 'Prelude (To Cora)', and moved to New York, where he played with Vijay Iyer, Aaron Parks, Esperanza Spalding and Jason Moran. In 2010, he worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Ron Carter, Wallace Roney, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Everyone could see that this creative and surprising trumpet player would be a name to watch in contemporary jazz. This view was shared by the Blue Note label, who signed him up. The albums 'When the Heart Emerges Glistening' and 'The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint' were released in 2011 and 2014. The artist draws his landscapes, visions, ideas and states of mind - pure grace! Akinmusire explores the two sides of his temperament: introspection and lyrical ebullience. In summer 2017, he released 'A Rift in Decorum - Live at the Village Vanguard', a double CD recorded at the legendary club in New York, featuring 16 new compositions in two wide-ranging sets, in defiance of gravity. Recorded on July 9, at the Festival Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Fabien Raymon

Harold Lopez Nussa Trio Harold Lopez Nussa (piano) Ruy Adrian Lopez Nussa (drums) Gaston Joya (bass) Harold Lopez Nussa is a Cuban pianist who comes from a family of musicians. When you hear him it seems as if he is the custodian of all the musical traditions of the Caribbean, open to all the influences from Africa and the Americas without even mentioning the great European classical composers. It is an indication of just how much music lives within him and how he never ceases to want to share it with us. On stage, Harold Lopez overflows with expression just like everything which characterizes 'feeling' in Cuban music which is savoured with a shot of rum in the ears. Harold Lopez the direct descendent of the great Cuban pianists, Cucho Valdez, Carlos Maza, Roberto Fonseca, pianists who irresistibly make you get up off your seat and dance. Recorded on July 9, 2018 at the Jazz à Porquerolles Festival TV Director, Frank Cassenti

Lady Quartet Rhoda Scott (organ), Airelle Besson (trumpet), Lisa Cat-Berro (saxophone alto), Géraldine Laurent (saxophone alto) Sophie Alour (Saxophone tenor) Julie Saury (drums) Special guest Bernard Purdie (drums) Since 2004, the organist Rhoda Scott has been at the helm (sparked by an idea from Jazz à Vienne) of the torrid and well-named Lady Quartet, in the company of her Amazons Lisa Cat-Berro, Julie Saury and Sophie Alour. As euphoric and punchy as her young companions in the heat of the action, Rhoda Scott is one of the few still to use the pedals on her Hammond organ. Hence her nickname, 'the barefoot organist' (or 'the absolute toe' in the words of Luigi Trussardi!). After helping to raise the temperature in French jazz venues for the past 50 years, Lady Scott will be celebrating her eightieth birthday this year. She'll be blowing out the boogie candles and setting the gospel cake and soulful chorus on fire. The organist is the daughter of a travelling pastor from New Jersey and grew up in religious communities. She graduated with a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and set off for France to complete her studies with Nadia Boulanger. Back in New York, she began by playing with Count Basie. But then she decided to try her luck in Paris, where she arrived right in the month of May 1968. Featuring original compositions and covers ranging from Trenet to Wayne Shorter, 'We Free Queens' (2017), with the title proudly adapted from 'We Free Kings' by Roland Kirk, was recorded live. For Vienne a Lady All-Stars is billed, with Airelle Besson (trumpet), Géraldine Laurent (tenor saxophone) and Anne Pacéo (drums), plus the drummer Bernard Purdie. Recorded on July 3, 2018 at the Festival Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Fabien Raymond

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

Salif Keita Acoustic at the Carreau du Temple, Paris The 'Golden voice of Africa' was the first artist to perform at the Carreau du Temple, a 'new' Parisian venue, recently reopened after years of neglect. The inaugural concert, recorded on Friday 25 April 2014, was the perfect alliance of diverse cultures, carried by the high and powerful voice of this adoptive 'griot' - Salif Keita is a direct descendent of the Mali Empire's founder, Soundiata Keita - and a historical landmark, elegantly restored. Glass, cast iron, brick and wood have given a new life to this former market hall, whose Eiffel-style nineteenth century metallic structure is so typically Parisian. A historical venue and an artist who has freed himself from tradition and follows his own path. With Salif Keita, lyrics Aminata Danté et Bah Kouyaté, lyrics Mamadou Diabaté, Kora Souleymane Kouyaté, N'goni Guy Nwogang, drums Ousmane Kouyaté, Guitar Playlist : Katolon M'Bamba Tu vas me manquer (I miss you) Yamore Saranfino Namanamani Mandjoue kanté Coucou (Hello) Tekere Recorded at the Carreau du temple on March 2014 TV idrector, Josselin Carré

Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, Rene Jacobs (conductor) Polina Pastirchak (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (contralto), Steve Davislim (tenor), Johannes Weisser (bass) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123 Recorded at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 13 May 2019 TV Director, Michael Beyer

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Robin Johannsen (soprano), Lucile Richardot (alto), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Stéphane Degout (baritone), Tomáš Král (bass), Anne Alvaro (reading) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Motet BWV deest 'Der Gerechte kömmt um' Cantata BWV 82 'Ich habe genug ' Aria 1 & Récitatif 2 Johann Christoph Bach (1642 - 1703) 'Mit weinen hebt sich's an' Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 82 'Ich habe genug' Aria 3 & Récitatif 4 Johann Christoph Bach Es ist nun aus Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 82 'Ich habe genug' Aria 5 Sven-David Sandström (b. 1942) Es ist genug Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' Recorded on May 14, 2018 at la Cité de la Musique, Paris Directed by Colin Laurent

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (Conductor) Jacob Obrecht (1457/8-1505) Missa de Sancto Donatiano John Browne (active ca.1490-1505) Stabat iuxta Robert Fayrfax (1464-1521) Maria plena virtute Nicolas Gombert (ca.1495-ca.1560) Magnificat quarti toni Recorded on May 10, 2018, at the St James Church, Brugge

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi (Conductor) Estonian National Chorus, Zürcher Sing-Akademie Johanna Rusanen (soprano), Ville Rusanen (baritone) Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1947) Kullervo op. 7 Recorded at the Tonhalle, Zurich, 4 October 2019

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Alim Qasimov (voix) Fikrat Amirov (1922 - 1984) Symphonic Mugham 'Kyurd Ovshary' Symphonic Mugham 'Gulustan Bayati Shiraz' Azerbaijani Capriccio 'Song of the blind Arab' from the opera 'Sheikh Sanan' Recorded at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 12 May 2019 Directed by François-René Martin

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Maxime Vengerov (violin) Gara Garayev (1918 - 1982) Leyli and Majnun, symphonic poem Violin Concerto Don Quixote, symphonic sketches Path of Thunder, Suite de ballet n° 2 Recorded on March 28, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Philharmonie Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Snarky Puppy, Culcha Vulcha at L'Olympia Michael League, Bass Justin Stanton, Trumpet, Keyboards Bob Lanzetti, Guitar Bobby Sparks, Hammond Organ, Clavinet, Moog Zack Brock, Violin Mike ' Maz 'Maher, Trumpet, Flugel Chris Bullock, Tenor Saxophone, Flute Nate Werth, Percussion Larnell Lewis, Drums Recorded on 2017, 18th May at L'Olympia, Paris. TV Director, Colin Laurent

Snarky Puppy Their motto is to play music for your brain and body. Be prepared to furiously dance to the music of the most groovy Stochkolm festival band. Formed in 2004, Snarky Puppy was once a happy student dand of North Texas University. They are today one of the most exciting band in the world funk scene. Snarky Puppy members had played with big names and not just Jazz's : Snoop Dodd, Erykah Badu, Chaka Khan, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Jason Marsalis and many more. Recorded on 2013 at the Stockholm Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Modern Jazz Quartet II Avec John Lewis (piano) Kilt Jackson (vibraphone) Percy Heath (basse) Connie Kay (batterie) Playlist - 'Lonely woman' d'Ornette Coleman - 'Animal dance final' de John Lewis - 'Columbine' de John Lewis - 'Concorde' de John Levis - 'Bags groove' de Milt Jackson Recorded on1963 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels TV Director, Serge Leroy

Salif Keita Acoustic at the Carreau du Temple, Paris The 'Golden voice of Africa' was the first artist to perform at the Carreau du Temple, a 'new' Parisian venue, recently reopened after years of neglect. The inaugural concert, recorded on Friday 25 April 2014, was the perfect alliance of diverse cultures, carried by the high and powerful voice of this adoptive 'griot' - Salif Keita is a direct descendent of the Mali Empire's founder, Soundiata Keita - and a historical landmark, elegantly restored. Glass, cast iron, brick and wood have given a new life to this former market hall, whose Eiffel-style nineteenth century metallic structure is so typically Parisian. A historical venue and an artist who has freed himself from tradition and follows his own path. With Salif Keita, lyrics Aminata Danté et Bah Kouyaté, lyrics Mamadou Diabaté, Kora Souleymane Kouyaté, N'goni Guy Nwogang, drums Ousmane Kouyaté, Guitar Playlist : Katolon M'Bamba Tu vas me manquer (I miss you) Yamore Saranfino Namanamani Mandjoue kanté Coucou (Hello) Tekere Recorded at the Carreau du temple on March 2014 TV idrector, Josselin Carré

Ahmad Jamal, piano Manolo Badrena, percussions Erlyn Riley, drums James Cammack, bass Mina Agossi, vocals Abd Al Malik, vocals Filmed on 14 November 2017 at the Palais des Congrès, Paris TV Director, Patrick Savey

Avishai Cohen Trio Avishai Cohen (double bass and lyric) Omri Mor (Piano) Itamar Doari (percussion) Noam David (drums) During the course of recent decades, the bass player, singer, composer and leader of the Avishai CohenTrio has confirmed that he is currently one of the greatest bass players. It is however as a composer that he is asserting himself more and more. This concert is a mixture of of standards which are popular with his followers, but also some new compositions. Recorded on February 25th 2018 at the NOSPR Concert hall, Katowice, Zadymka Festival TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut