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Michael Janisch Band Michael Janisch, double/electric bass John O'Gallagher, alto saxophone Jason Palmer, trumpet Rez Abbasi, guitar Clarence Penn, drums Whirlwind head honcho, bassist, composer and producer Michael Janisch (nominated in 2016 for a MOBO Award in the Jazz category after releasing his latest solo album 'Paradigm Shift' (see below), premieres a terrific Stateside band on their first European tour-date with guitarist Rez Abbasi - rapidly emerging as one of today's major new voices on his instrument - alongside Grammy-winning alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher (Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider), trumpeter Jason Palmer (Herbie Hancock, Kurt Rosenwinkel) and the brilliant drummer Clarence Penn (Michael Brecker, Maria Schneider). Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Rich Mix, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Quintette Jaspar & René Thomas With Bobby Jaspar (tenor sax and flute) Benoît Quersin (bass), Amedeo Tommasi (piano) René Thomas (guitar) Daniel Humair (drums) Playlist - 'Oleo' - 'Ballata in forma di blues' - 'It could happen to you' - 'I remember Sonny' Recorded on 1962 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles TV Director, Raymond Rossius

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Rifflet, Irabagon, Boisseau, Black Rebellion(s) Sylvain Rifflet, saxophone, composition, Jon Irabagon, saxophone, composition, Sébastien Boisseau, contrebasse, Jim Black,batterie Playlist 'Jean Moulin', Sylvain Rifflet 'Greta T. ' , Sylvain Rifflet ' Olympe ' , Sylvain Rifflet ' Factory Girl ' - Trad. Irlandais 'The Adults in the room ' , Jon Irabagon ' Paul Robeson ', Sylvain Rifflet & Jon Irabagon Pour le 30ème festival Banlieues Bleues, Sylvain Rifflet et Jon Irabagon avaient créé une passionnante célébration de la musique de Moondog. Les voici à nouveau réunis, au sein d'un quartet exceptionnel (avec Jim Black et Sébastien Boisseau) avec une nouvelle idée fixe: explorer un thème plutôt qu'un compositeur, quitte à se laisser surprendre. C'est dans l'histoire et l'actualité qu'ils se sont inspirés, d'Olympe de Gouges à Emma Gonzales, des droits civiques à la justice climatique, à la recherche de grands discours de rébellion(s) à mettre en sons, pour souffler dans leurs saxophones comme sur des braises... Recorded on April 3, 2019 at the Banlieues Bleues festival TV Director, Arthur Riflet

João Bosco, lead, guitar/vocals Ricardo Silveira, guitar Guto Wirtti, bass Kiko Freitas, drums João Bosco has been loved in his home country of Brazil for decades, since the 60s when he first began composing and performing. In the early 90s, Bosco mounted a major tour of the US, and since then he has become increasingly popular internationally, regularly performing at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival. Despite his growing popularity outside of his homeland, Bosco remains thoroughly attached to Brazil to the point of never leaving it for extended periods; his music, though rooted in Brazil's classic samba and bossa nova traditions, combines rock and roll, jazz and other ethnic styles in an eclectic brew that is as inventive and challenging as he is. In 2017 Bosco received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. His new album, Mano Que Zuera, was released at the end of the year. Recorded on July 21, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Les Siècles, Coro de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Héctor Eliel Márquez (Chorus Master) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Marche écossaise, sur un thème populaire Jeux Nocturnes César Franck (1822 - 1890) Variations symphoniques Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) Samson et Dalila, Bacchanale Recorde on June 24, 2018 at the Festival de Grenade Directed by Stéphane Vérité

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz (1626-after 1677) Xácara por primo tono (instrumental) Joan Manuel Serrat (b. 1943) De vez en cuando la vida (arr. Quito Gato) Francisco Valls (1671-1747) Esta vez Cupidillo Joan Manuel Serrat Pare (arr. Quito Gato) Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474) De Sant Francisco Joan Manuel Serrat Romance de Curro el Palmo (arr. Quito Gato) Federico Mompou (1893-1987) Música callada (transcription for piano, Spanish baroque harp, arr. Quito Gato) Juan José Cabanilles (1644-1712) Mortales que amáis Joan Manuel Serrat La cançó dell ladre (arr. Quito Gato) José Marín (1618-1699) Ojos pues me desdeñáis Mateo Flecha, el Viejo (1481-1553) La Bomba Joan Manuel Serrat La presó de Lleida (arr. Quito Gato) Mateo Romero (c. 1575-1647) Romerico ¬orido Diego José de Salazar (1659-1709) Afuera pompas humanas Joan Manuel Serrat Aquellas pequeñas cosas (arr. Quito Gato) Joan Manuel Serrat Mediterráneo (arr. Quito Gato) Recorded at the Festival de Maguelone, 13 June 2019 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Renaud Capuçon (violin), Adrien La Marca (viola) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Le Nozze di Figaro, Overture K. 492 Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola in E flat major K. 364/320d Symphony no 41 in C major K. 551 'Jupiter' Recorded 26 Januery 2019 at the Saanen Church, as part of the 19th festival edition of the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Tombeau de Claude Debussy (The tomb of Claude Debussy), collective work commissioned by Henri Prunières (1920) Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 - 1973) Lento Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) Sostenuto, Rubato Eugène Goossens (1893 - 1962) Hommage à Debussy (Homage to Debussy) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à vent à la mémoire de C. A. Debussy Paul Dukas (1865 - 1935) La plainte, au loin, du faune Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Images Études Record on June 26, 2018, Patio de los Arrayanes, Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada Directed by par Stéphane Vérité

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor) Isabelle Faust (violin), Carmen Romeu (soprano) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Pulcinella (Suite) Péter Eötvös (1944) Alhambra Concerto for violin and orchestra Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) The three-cornered Hat Recorded at the Festival de Granada, Palacio de Carlos V, 11 & 12 July 2019 TV Director, Arnaud Lalanne

Quintette Jaspar & René Thomas With Bobby Jaspar (tenor sax and flute) Benoît Quersin (bass), Amedeo Tommasi (piano) René Thomas (guitar) Daniel Humair (drums) Playlist - 'Oleo' - 'Ballata in forma di blues' - 'It could happen to you' - 'I remember Sonny' Recorded on 1962 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles TV Director, Raymond Rossius

Julien Lourau 'Groove Retrievers' Jazz sous les pommiers festival 35th édition Julien Lourau is a multifaceted saxophonist of the French jazz scene. After being the sideman of Henri Texier and Abbey Lincoln , he regaled us with the funky jazz of his famous ' Groove Gang'. He returned to Coutances with its new tentet , ' Groove Retrievers ' marked by groove and mixed colors. Recorded on May 6th 2016 at the Magic Miror (Place de la Cathédrale), Coutances TV direction by Laurent Hasse

Erik Truffaz 4tet - Jazz sous les pommiers Festival 35th edition With Erik Truffaz, trumpet Marcello Giuliani, bass BenoÏt Corboz, keyboards Arthur Hnatek, drums Greatly appreciated for their memorable performances in Coutances, the quartet of Erik Truffaz is back with a new album called Doni Doni . Always composed of the bassist Marcello Giuliani, Benoït Corboz on the keyboards, the group draws new energy since the arrival of Arthur Hnatek , a young drummer from New York who officiates with Tigran Hamasyan . Their music , enriched with world influences , oscillates slightly between jazz and instrumental pop . Their stage performance style is marked by their great musical complicity and a widely shared with their audience pleasure. Recorded on May 5th 2016 at the Macel Helie Hall, Coutances TV direction by Thierry Villeneuve

Special Tribute to Marius Petipa Mariinsky Theater orchestra Valery Gergiev, conductor Mariinsky Theater ballet Les Saisons (The Seasons) (Вренена года), op 67 (New Creation) Music, Alexandre Glazounov Choreography, Konstantin Keikhel Libretto, Natalia Chumina Sets and Costumes de Sergei Illarionov Light designer, Konstantin Binkin Video Designer, Maria Feodoridi, Maxim Malovichko With Yekaterina Chebykina, Roman Belyakov and the Artists of The Mariinsky Ballet A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II) Choreography, George Balanchine Music, Félix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Staging, Sandra Jennings Production Design, Luisa Spinatelli Lighting, Sergei Lutkin With Pas de deux, Oxana Skorik et Konstantin Zverev Titania, Queen of the Fairies, Anastasia Kolegova Oberon , King of the Fairies, David Zaleyev Puck, Vasily Tkachenko Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, Anastasia Matvienko Hermia, In love with Lysander, Yana Selina Lysander amoureux de Hermia, Yuri Smekalov Helena, in love with Demetrius, Zlata Yalinich Demetrius, suitor of Hermia, Alexander Romanchikov Theseus, DuDuke of Athens, Vitaly Amelishko Soprano, Lyudmila Dudinova and the Mariinsky Teather Children chorus Chorus master, Irina Yatsemirskaya The Sleeping Beauty (Act III) Music, P I Tchainovsky Choreography, Marius Petipa (1890) Libretto, Ivan Vsevolozhsky et Marius Petipa, after Charles Perrault's tales Set design, Heinrich Levogt, Mikhail Bocharov, Ivan Andreev, Konstantin Ivanov et Matvei Shishkov Costumes, Ivan Vsevolozhsky (revival of the 1890 production) The revival team Choreography staged, Sergei Vikharev Sets reproduced,Andrei Voitenko Costumes reproduced, Elena Zaitseva Lighting, Vladimir Lukasevich With The King . Florestan XIV, Vladimir Ponomarev The Queen . Elena Bazhenova Princess Aurore, their daughter , Alina Somova Prince Désiré, Xander Parish The Lilac Fairy, Ekaterina Kondaurova Carabosse, the evil fairy, Islom Baimuradov Catalabutte, Master of Ceremonies, Andrei Yakovlev Pas de quatre The Diamond Fairy Valeria Martynyuk The Sapphire Fairy, Kumiko Ishii The Gold Fairy, Vlada Borodulina The Silver Fairy, Shamala Guseinova Pas de caractère The White Cat, Xenia Ostreikovskaya Puss in Boots, Fyodor Murashov Pas de deux Princess Florine, Maria Shirinkina The Blue Bird, Alexei Timofeyev Pas de caractère The little red riding hood, Svetlana Russkikh The Big Bad Wolf, Daniil Lopatin Pas de deux Princess Aurore, Alina Somova Prince Désiré, Xander Parish Fairy-tale characters, court dancers, gods, goddesses Artists of The Mariinsky Ballet Recorded on January 11th 2018 at the Mariinsky Theater TV Director, François-René Martin

Sylvain Luc 5tet Sylvain Luc, guitar Keyvan Chemirani, percussion Bijan Chemirani, percussion Stéphane Belmondo, trumpet Lionel Suarez, accordion Sylvain Luc is without a doubt one of the most brilliant guitarists of the current generation. His insatiable curiosity for the most diverse musical worlds makes his encounter with the Chemirani brothers two astonishing Franco-Iranian percussionists a rare and powerful moment. When he adds Stéphane Belmondo and Lionel Suárez to the trio both of whom are on the look out for dreams and encounters, this atypical grouping of variable geometry becomes a real invitation to travel! Recorded on May 11, 2018 at Jazz sous les pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Anne Paceo ' rewind' Anne Paceo (drumes, compositions) Sylvain Daniel (bass) Matthis Pascaud (guitar) Racecar (MC) Mike Ladd (MC) Osloob (MCM) ' Rewind' is a return to her roots for Anne Paceo. Firstly a return to her initial musical loves, with a world at the frontiers of hip hop, jazz, groove and rock. But also a return to the compositions of her six albums. For this new project, she has written a few new titles, but also revisits certain titlles from her repertoire... mixed with a groovy sauce !Accompanied by the bass player Sylvain Daniel and the guitarist Matthis Pascaud, Anne has surrounded herself with 3 Master of CeremoniesC's : Racecar and his cutting flow, Mike Ladd the poet of the spoken word, and Osloob and his posessed singing. A group that really wants to make you get up and dance ! Recorded on May 29, 2019 at Jazz sous les pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve

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

Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Dunford (lute) Michel Lambert (1610 - 1696) Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle Robert de Visée (1650 - 1725) Gavotte en ré mineur Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704) Celle qui fait tout mon tourment Sébastien Le Camus (1610 - 1677) On n'entend rien dans ce bocage Marin Marais (1656 - 1728) Les Voix Humaines Sébastien Le Camus Laissez durer la nuit Robert de Visée Chaconne en ré mineur Honoré d'Ambruys Le doux silence de nos bois Robert de Visée Prélude et Sarabande en ré mineur Sébastien Le Camus Forêts solitaires Marc-Antoine Charpentier Auprès du feu on fait l'amour Robert de Visée Allemande La Royale Marc-Antoine Charpentier Tristes déserts, sombre retraite Marc-Antoine Charpentier Sans frayeur dans ce bois Robert de Visée Rondeau La mascarade Michel Lambert Ombre de mon amant Michel Lambert Vos mépris chaque jour Marie-Joseph Déodat de Séverac (1872 - 1921) Paysages tristes Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Mes longs cheveux (Pelléas et Mélisande) Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759) Ombra mai fù (Serse) Barbara (1930 - 1997) Dis quand reviendras-tu ? Recorded at the Festival de Maguelone, 11 June 2019 Directed by Olivier Simonnet

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

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no. 1 in C minor op. 68 Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 73 Live from the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest TV Director, Corentin Leconte

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 national de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Billy the Kid, suite George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Rhapsody in blue Hector Berlioz (1803- 1869) Symphonie fantastique op. 14 Recorded on 11 February 2017 at the Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyons Directed by Sébastien Glas

Boris Godunov Opera in a prologue and four acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky based upon 'Boris Godunov' by Alexander Pushkin First performance in St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre, 8 February 1874 Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

The comet is coming Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone ténor Dan Leavers, synthétiseur Max Hallet, batterie Sixty years after Sun Ra released his debut album, the influence of the late avant garde jazz musician and 'cosmic philosopher' persists. Sun Ra is a clear touchstone for futurists band The Comet is coming. They're formed of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (aka King Shabaka), and the two members of Soccer96: synths guy Dan Leavers (aka Danalogue The Conqueror) and drums man Maxwell Hallett (aka Betamax Killer). Formed in 2013 after saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings spontaneously joined funk duo Soccer96 on stage, the trio combines Sun Ra's mythological themes and love of the experimental, whipping up a fusion of jazz, Afrobeat and electronica in an improvisational, intergalactic mash-upstyle, starting with an orthodox jazz sensibility and taking it to the dancefloor. For millennia, humankind has viewed comets as harbingers of doom, portents of change and destruction. The Comet Is Coming are here to recognize these world-altering prophecies and to help us dance like it's the end of the world. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

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

Julien Lourau 'Groove Retrievers' Jazz sous les pommiers festival 35th édition Julien Lourau is a multifaceted saxophonist of the French jazz scene. After being the sideman of Henri Texier and Abbey Lincoln , he regaled us with the funky jazz of his famous ' Groove Gang'. He returned to Coutances with its new tentet , ' Groove Retrievers ' marked by groove and mixed colors. Recorded on May 6th 2016 at the Magic Miror (Place de la Cathédrale), Coutances TV direction by Laurent Hasse

Quintette Jaspar & René Thomas With Bobby Jaspar (tenor sax and flute) Benoît Quersin (bass), Amedeo Tommasi (piano) René Thomas (guitar) Daniel Humair (drums) Playlist - 'Oleo' - 'Ballata in forma di blues' - 'It could happen to you' - 'I remember Sonny' Recorded on 1962 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles TV Director, Raymond Rossius

Magic Malik Rythms and dancses from Cameroon Magic Malik, flute, voice, co-composer, co-artistic direction, Hilaire Penda co-composer, co-artistic direction, Zaf Zapha, bass, Maciek Lassere, saxophone, William Ombe, percussions, voice, Merclin Nyakam, choreography, dance, voice Created in 2017 on the occasion of the residence of Magic Malik in Royaumont, this programme focusing on Cameroon was an invitation to see much further by looking much closer. To start with, it was a question of an encounter between the flautist with large antennas and a Fulani flute played by the Burkino Faso citizen Dramane Dembelé. However, along the way, the imagined project with the late Hilaire Penda and of which the Cameroonian dancer Merlin Nyakam has become the principle mediator, feeds off traces from the past in order to question the very nature of what we call jazz and to fertilise it by projecting it into the contemporary field of a 'creolised' world'. Recorded on March 28, 2019 at the Banlieues Bleues festival TV Director, Guillaume Dero

Enrico Rava Special edition 80th Brithday Enrico Rava - trumpet & bugle Gianluca Petrella - trombone Francesco Diodati - guitar Giovanni Guidi - piano Gabriele Evangelista - bass guitar Enrico Morello - drums Famed trumpeter Enrico Rava first appeared in the Italian and international jazz scenes over 50 years ago, working with Gato Barbieri and Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Carla Bley, John Abercrombie and Cecil Taylor. Throughout his extensive career, he has played alongside notable musicians such as Lee Konitz, Richard Galliano, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Geri Allen, Miroslav Vitous, Philip Caterine, Tomasz Stanko, Michel Petrucciani, John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano... Rava was famously inclined to work with young musicians too. Giovanni Guidi is a revered pianist among the young Italian generation of jazz musicians. He won Top Jazz 2007 as best new national talent. Gianluca Petrella is hailed as one of the most significant jazz trombonists in the world. Gabriele Evangelista is a praised Italian bass player with extraordinary precise skills combined with wild creativity and distinctive interplay. Enrico Morello emerged from a strong academic background, widely known for his refined drumming style and remarkable swing. Recorded on May 16, 2019 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Michael Wollny, piano Vincent Peirani, accordion Emile Parisien, saxophone Andreas Schaerer, vocal Pianist Michael Wollny, accordionist Vincent Peirani, saxophonist Emile Parisien and the extraordinary vocal gymnastics of Andreas Schaerer - four stand-out individual talents from the ACT Records roster join forces in an all-star quartet that re-defines the range of their various instruments - not just cutting loose from the boundaries of jazz, but doing it in a way which energizes and takes the audience by storm. Individually, all four have made a massive impact at previous Festivals, but and the release of their collaboration - 'Out of Land' marks the boundless potential that these emergent forces will have in the European jazz of the future. Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Cadogan Hall, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

Le Comte Ory, by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson First performance in Paris, Opéra, 20 August 1828 Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Louis Langrée (Conductor) les éléments, Joël Suhubiette (Chorus Master) Denis Podalydès (Stage Direction) Eric Ruf (Sets), Christian Lacroix (Costumes), Stéphanie Daniel (Lighting) Philippe Talbot (Le Comte Ory) Julie Fuchs (La Comtesse) Gaëlle Arquez (Isolier) Éve-Maud Hubeaux (Dame Ragonde) Patrick Bolleire (Le Gouverneur) Jean-Sébastien Bou (Raimbaud) Jodie Devos (Alice) Laurent Podalydès, Léo Reynaud (Comédiens) Recorded on December 27 and 29, 2017 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris Directed by Vincent Massip

Biophony and Sand Choreographer, Alonzo King With Lines Ballet Babatunji, Robb Beresford, Adji Cissoko, Madeline DeVries, Shuaib Elhassan, James Gowan, Maya HarrCourtney Henry, Yujin Kim, Michael Montgomery BIOPHONY Music and sound environment, Bernie Krause et Richard Blackford Lights, Axel Morgenthaler Costumes, Robert Rosenwasser SAND Music, Charles Lloyd et Jason Moran Lights, Axel Morgenthaler Decors, Christopher Haas Costumes, Robert Rosenwasser Recorded on 2017, March 26th at the Faïencerie Théâtre, à Creil TV Director, Denis Caiozzi

MEYER and WRITING GROUND Two choreographies by Alonzo King Lines Ballet MEYER Original music by Edgar Meyer Lights by Axel Morgenthaler Costumes by Robert Rosenwasser WRITING GROUND Sacred music from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Tibetan traditions Lights by Axel Morgenthaler Costumes and sets by Robert Rosenwasser Alonzo King founded the Alonzo King Lines Ballet in 1982. 31 years later, it has become one of the world's most prestigious companies. Alonzo King is a great admirer of classical ballet, in which he sees a wonderful science of movement. To this virtuoso technique, he brings a physical, muscular sensuality, an almost feline fluidity refined to the point of pure esthetic pleasure. Meyer, his last creation, was premiered on the 30th anniversary of the company. Written in collaboration with American composer and bass player Edgar Meyer, the music brings purpose and rhythm to bodies and movement. Writing Ground draws its inspiration from the words of writer Colum McCann. In this piece, Alonzo King explores the wealth of traditional music from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Tibetan traditions. His choreography becomes a language, at once poetic and electrifying. Recorded at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon, 29 November 2013 Directed by Denis Caïozzi

Ivan Paduart Trio Ivan Paduart (piano, compositions), Philippe Aerts (double bass), Romain Sarron (drums) Guests : Raphaëlle Brochet (vocal), Richard Bona (bass, vocal) Recorded on December 7, 2018 at the Nubia Club TV Director, Sîla

Phronesis & Engines orchestra Phronesis Jasper Høiby, piano Ivo Neame, piano Anton Eger, piano Phill Meadows' Engines Orchestra Phill Meadow, conductor Rosanna Ter-Berg, Flute Katie Bennington, Oboe Gennie Joy, Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet Lois Au, Bassoon Katherine Waller, Violin I Scott Lowry, Violin II Alison D'souza, Viola Zosia Jagodzinska, Cello Musc played by Phronesis and Engine Orchestra Dave Mari, composer Decade Zero Composer Dave Maric provides the alchemy that brings together two ensembles whose contrasting talents are poised to create musical fireworks. Jasper Høiby, Ivo Neame and Anton Eger make piano trio music of distinctive power and lyricism that has had a worldwide impact over the past decade, whilst Phil Meadows' Engines Orchestra has fused today's generation of jazz and classical young bloods in a floating group of strings, horns and groove that transcends expectations. Recorded on November 12th 2017 at Barbican Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Quintette Jaspar & René Thomas With Bobby Jaspar (tenor sax and flute) Benoît Quersin (bass), Amedeo Tommasi (piano) René Thomas (guitar) Daniel Humair (drums) Playlist - 'Oleo' - 'Ballata in forma di blues' - 'It could happen to you' - 'I remember Sonny' Recorded on 1962 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles TV Director, Raymond Rossius

Ornette | Apparitions Antonin Tri Hoangn, Alto saxophone , clarinet, Geoiffroy Gesser, Tenor saxophone , Pierre Borel, Amtp saxophone, Aymeric Avice, trompet, Isabel Sörling, voice, Romain Clerc-Renaud, piano, Keyboard, Thibault Cellier, double bass, Yann Joussein, drums, Elie Duris, drums La musique d'Ornette Coleman a changé le cours des choses. On a parlé de free jazz, mais ' ce n'est pas un autre jazz, c'est une musique autre, créative '. Depuis ses débuts (dans l'ONJ de Daniel Yvinec), Antonin Tri Hoang n'est pas sans évoquer Ornette : même lyrisme tarabiscoté, même goût du dérapage contrôlé. Au lieu d'une dissertation sur l'œuvre, il a proposé des rêves, des ponts évocateurs, ' pas un revival, mais un survival '. Avec, aux manettes, le quartette Novembre et des invités qui maîtrisent à la perfection l'art du zapping et du collage. Ce qui n'est pas sans rappeler John Zorn, un autre grand fils (spirituel) d'Ornette. Recorde on April 19 avril 2016 at Banlieues Bleues, MC93 TV Director, Stéphane Jourdain

Magic Malik Rythms and dancses from Cameroon Magic Malik, flute, voice, co-composer, co-artistic direction, Hilaire Penda co-composer, co-artistic direction, Zaf Zapha, bass, Maciek Lassere, saxophone, William Ombe, percussions, voice, Merclin Nyakam, choreography, dance, voice Created in 2017 on the occasion of the residence of Magic Malik in Royaumont, this programme focusing on Cameroon was an invitation to see much further by looking much closer. To start with, it was a question of an encounter between the flautist with large antennas and a Fulani flute played by the Burkino Faso citizen Dramane Dembelé. However, along the way, the imagined project with the late Hilaire Penda and of which the Cameroonian dancer Merlin Nyakam has become the principle mediator, feeds off traces from the past in order to question the very nature of what we call jazz and to fertilise it by projecting it into the contemporary field of a 'creolised' world'. Recorded on March 28, 2019 at the Banlieues Bleues festival TV Director, Guillaume Dero

Michael Wollny, piano Vincent Peirani, accordion Emile Parisien, saxophone Andreas Schaerer, vocal Pianist Michael Wollny, accordionist Vincent Peirani, saxophonist Emile Parisien and the extraordinary vocal gymnastics of Andreas Schaerer - four stand-out individual talents from the ACT Records roster join forces in an all-star quartet that re-defines the range of their various instruments - not just cutting loose from the boundaries of jazz, but doing it in a way which energizes and takes the audience by storm. Individually, all four have made a massive impact at previous Festivals, but and the release of their collaboration - 'Out of Land' marks the boundless potential that these emergent forces will have in the European jazz of the future. Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Cadogan Hall, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

The Tsar's Bride, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) Libretto by Ilia Tyumenev based on the drama of the same name by Lev Mey. First performance 3 November 1899, Solodovnikov Theatre, Moscow Orchestra & Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Tugan Sokhiev (musical direction) Valery Borisov (Chorus Master) Julia Pevzner (Stage Direction) Alyona Pikalova (Sets), Elena Zaitseva (Costumes), Damir Ismagilov (Lighting), Ekaterina Mironova (Choreography) Stanislav Trofimov (Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin) Olga Seliverstova (Marfa) Elchin Azizov (Grigory Grigorevich Gryaznoy) Vyacheslav Pochapsky (Grigory Lukiyanovich Malyuta Skuratov) Ilya Selivanov (Ivan Sergeyevich Lykov) Agunda Kulaeva (Lyubasha) Roman Muravitsky (Yelisey Bomelius) Irina Rubtsova (Domna Ivanovna Saburova) Anna Bondarevskaya (Dunyasha) Anna Matsey (Petrovna) Recorded 15 November 2018, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil

The Sleeping Beauty David McAllister, choreographer after Marius Petipa's choreography Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, music Lucas Jervies, Dramaturgy Melbourn Victoria orchestra Nicolette Fraillon, conductor Gabriela Tylesova, set and costume Kat Chan, associated designer Jon Buswell, lighting designer With The Australian Ballet Princess Aurora, Lana Jones Prince Desire, Kevin Jackson Carabosse, Lynette Wills The Lilac Fairy, Amber Scott her cavalier, Rudy Hawkes The Fairy of Joy, Amy Harris her cavalier, Brett Simon The Fairy of Grace, Natasha Kusen her cavalier, Andrew Wright The Fairy of Generosity, Robyn Hendricks her cavalier, Ben Davis The Fairy of Musicality, Benedicte Bemet her cavalier, Jacob Sofer The Fairy of Temperament, Miwako Kubota her cavalier, Brett Chynoweth The King, Matthew Donnelly The Queen, Lisa Bolte Catalabutte, Frank Leo The Nurse, Kismet Bourne, The English prince , Brett Simon The Spanish prince , Ben Davis The Hungarian prince , Rudy Hawkes The Swedish prince , Andrew Wright Recorded on 2015 at the Melbourne Arts Center, State Theater TV Director, Brian Walsh

Les Siècles, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Ibéria (Images pour orchestre) La mer Première suite d'orchestre Recorded on June 22, 2018 at the Festival de Granada Directed by Stéphane Vérité

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Michael Spyres (tenor) (Benvenuto Cellini) Sophia Burgos (soprano) (Teresa) Maurizio Muraro (bass) (Giacomo Balducci) Lionel Lhote (baritone) (Fieramosca) Tareq Nazmi (bass) (Pape Clément) Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) (Ascanio) Vincent Delhoume (tenor) (Francesco) Ashley Riches (baritone) (Bernardino) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Benvenuto Cellini 'Opéra-comique' in two acts and four tableaux Libretto by Léon de Wailly and Auguste Barbier First performance in Paris, 1838. Recorded on 8 September 2019 at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Paul Agnew (Conductors) Sandrine Piau (soprano), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Marcel Beekman (haute-contre), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Lisandro Abadie (bass) Works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704), Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687), Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764) Live from the Philharmonie de Paris

Anne Paceo ' rewind' Anne Paceo (drumes, compositions) Sylvain Daniel (bass) Matthis Pascaud (guitar) Racecar (MC) Mike Ladd (MC) Osloob (MCM) ' Rewind' is a return to her roots for Anne Paceo. Firstly a return to her initial musical loves, with a world at the frontiers of hip hop, jazz, groove and rock. But also a return to the compositions of her six albums. For this new project, she has written a few new titles, but also revisits certain titlles from her repertoire... mixed with a groovy sauce !Accompanied by the bass player Sylvain Daniel and the guitarist Matthis Pascaud, Anne has surrounded herself with 3 Master of CeremoniesC's : Racecar and his cutting flow, Mike Ladd the poet of the spoken word, and Osloob and his posessed singing. A group that really wants to make you get up and dance ! Recorded on May 29, 2019 at Jazz sous les pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve

Sophie Alour 'Exil(s)' Sophie Alour (saxophone, flute, compositions) Mohamed Abozékry (oud) Donald Kontamanou (drums) Philippe Aerts (double bass) Damien Argentieri (piano) Wassim Halal (derbouka, bendir) The first, Alfredo Rodriguez, after classical training, discovered the world of jazz and improvisation by listening to Keith Jarrett.Today he is Quincy Jones's preferred pianist. The second, Pedrito Martinez, congaceros (percussionnist) comes from the streets of Havana making the whole of New York dance at Ginny's, the epicentre of Cuban Santeria. These two great jazz hopes meet each other at last and hold high the torch of the new uninhibited Latin-jazz scene where their virtuoso and audacious playing and their volcanic energy is put to the service of adventurous writing for a unique and fascinating voyage. Recorded on May 31, 2019 at Jazz sous les pommiers TV Directors, Thierry Villeneuve

Anne Paceo, Bright Shadows Anne Paceo, drums, voix Tony Paeleman, keyboard Christophe Panzani, saxophone Pierre Perchaud, guitar Florent Matéo, voice Ann Shirley, voice With Bright Shadows, Anne Paceo seems resolutely determined to pursue her melodic and sound explorations based on voices and electronics, playing therefore in between the frontiers of musical genres. She is joined this time by two delicate and unclassifiable voices (Florent Mateo and Ann Shirley) and by three faithful and precious companions (Pierre Perchaud, Christophe Panzani et Tony Paeleman). Recorded on May 12, 2018 at Jazz sous les pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Orchestre National de Jazz | Dancing in your Head(s) |Ornette Galaxy Fred Maurin, Artistic direction, guitar, Fred Pallem, orchestration Jean-Michel Couchet, Alto saxophone, Anna-Lena Schnabel, Alto saxophone, Julien Soro, Tenor saxophone, Fabien Debellefontaine, Tenor saxophone, Morgane Carnet, Baritone saxophone, Fabien Norbert, trUmpet, Susan Santos Silva, trUmpet, Mathilde Fevre, Horn, Daniel Zimmerman, trombone, Judith Wekstein, bass trombone, Pierre Durand, guitar, Bruno Ruder, Fender Rhodes, Sylvain Daniel, Electric bass , Rafaël Koerner, Drums Recorded on April 19, 2019 at the Banlieues Bleues festival, MC93 TV Director, Guillaume Dero