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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

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor) Krisztián Gergye Company, Krisztián Gergye (Choreographer) Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) The Miraculous Mandarin The Wooden Prince Recorded on 12 May 2017 at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest TV Director, Sébastien Glas

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir (Brno), Iván Fischer (Conductor) Christiane Karg (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (alto) Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Recorded at the Müpa, Budapest, on May 12, 2018 TV Director, Sébastien Glas

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

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

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) Recorded on May 30, 2019 at Jazz sous les pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve

The Tale of Tsar Tsaltan Opera in a prologue and four acts by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsavov (1844 - 1908) Libretto by Nikolay Andreyvich Belsky after Alexander Pushkin Fist performance in Moscow, Solodovnikov Theatre, 3 November 1900 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Monnaie Theatre, Alain Altinoglu (Conductor) Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage direction, sets) Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Gleb Filshtinsky (video, lighting) Ante Jerkunica (Tsar Saltan) Svetlana Aksenova (Tsaritsa Militrisa) Stine Marie Fischer (Tkatchikha) Bernarda Bobro (Povarikha) Carole Wilson (Babarikha) Bogdan Volkov (Tsarevich Gvidon) Olga Kulchynska (Tsarevna Swan-Bird / Lyebyed) Vasily Gorshkov (Old man) Alexander Vassiliev (Skomorokh / Shipman) Nicky Spence (Messenger / Shipman) Alexander Kravets (Shipman) Recorded at the Monnaie-De Munt Theatre, Brussels, 27 June 2019 TV Director, Andy Sommer

Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Matvey Demin (flûte) Piotr I. Tchaikovsky (1844 - 1890) Symphony No.3 in D major, 'Polish Symphony', op. 29 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', op. 74 Lensky's aria ('Eugene Onegin') (arranged for flute) Recorded at the Zaryadye Hall, Moscow, 8 September 2019

Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Alexey Lobikov (trombone) Piotr I. Tchaikovsky (1844 - 1890) Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams', op. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. Mazepa's Arioso (arranged for trombone) from the Opera Mazepa Recorded at the Zaryadye Hall, Moscow, 7 September 2019

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

Anne Paceo 'Alegria' Anne Paceo (drumes, compositions) Daniel Santiago (guitar) Frederico Heliodoro (bass) Leonardo Montana (piano) ' Alegria ' or ' joy ' in Portuguese...This what comes out of the encounter between Anne Paceo and two musicians having frequented the greatest names in Brazilian music (Hamilton de Holanda, João Bosco, Milton Nascimento, Hermeto Pascoal...). The pianist and Anne's faithful accomplice, Léo Montana, completes this dream casting. For the occasion our sparkling artist in residence will propose some new compositions she says : ' I know that from our alchemy, magic will be born and that it really is joy that will spring out of it. ' Recorded on June 1st, 2019 at Jazz sous les pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve

Extended Hanoi Duo Nguyên Lê, electric and accoustic guitar Ngo Hong Quang, traditional instruments, voice Mieko Miyazaki, koto Paolo Fresu, trumpet Edouard Prabhu, tabals Alex Tran, percussions Hao Nhiem Pham, flute The celebrated French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê is a masterful, inventive player who has cultivated a wholly unique voice on the instrument, ranking right up there with Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Mike Stern and Allan Holdsworth in the post-Hendrix world of jazz guitar. He has developed a distinctive sound that draws upon rock, funk and jazz as well as traditional Algerian, Indian and Vietnamese styles. His ethereal and colourful music acts like a powerful detonator which every time creates new and unheard soundscapes. On his latest album he teams up with young traditionalist singer Ngo Hong Quang, on lute, Vietnamese fiddle, Jew's harp, to portray 'the soul of Vietnam' and its quickening evolution. There are jaunty folkish tunes, temple bells and ethereal melodies, and a storm of electric guitars. Nguyên's life-long friend, the famous Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu adds elegant Miles Davis-like peaks to a powerful, fauvism-coloured fusion of ancient and modern. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

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

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

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes op. 33 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Violin Concerto no 1 in A minor op. 99 Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 25 September 2019 TV Director, Andy Sommer

L'Incoronazione di Poppea Dramma musicale in a prologue and three acts by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello Fist performance in Venice, Teatro SS Giovanni et Paolo, 1643 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Conductor) Jan Lauwers (Stage Director, Sets, Choreography) Lemm&Barkey (Costumes), Ken Hioco (Lighting) Sonya Yoncheva (Poppea) Kate Lindsey (Nerone) Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Ottavia) Carlo Vistoli (Ottone) Renato Dolcini (Seneca) Ana Quintans (Virtù/Drusilla) Marcel Beekman (Nutrice/Famigliare I) Dominique Visse (Arnalta) Léa Desandre (Amore/Valletto) Directed by Tiziano Mancini Recorded at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 2018

Betrothal in a Monastery Lyrico-comic opera by Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev and Mira Mendelson after 'The Duenna' by Richard Sheridan First performance in Prague, National Opera Theatre, 5 May 1946 Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (Conductor) Staatsopernchor Martin Wright (Chorus master) Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage Direction, Sets) Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Gleb Filshtinsky (Lighting) Stephan Rügamer (Don Jeronimo) Aida Garifullina (Luisa) Andrei Zhilikhovsky (Don Ferdinand) Violeta Urmana (La Duenna) Goran Jurić (Mendoza) Anna Goryachova (Clara D'Almanza) Lauri Vasar (Don Carlo) Arttu Kataja (Padre Augustin) Recorded at the Staatsoper Berlin, on April 24, 2019 TV Director, Andy Sommer

Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Mark Bushkov (violin) Piotr I. Tchaikovsky (1844 - 1890) Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russia', op. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Valse-Scherzo for violin and orchestra Recorded at the Zaryadye Hall, Moscow, 7 September 2019

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

Bojan Z & Julien Lourau Duo Jazz sous les pommiers festival 35th edition Sharing over twenty years of complicity, Bojan Z and Julien Lourau are bond by a generational proximity : one as the other can claim to have borrowed many cross paths. The result is an energetic piano embracing a furibard sax . Physical but never brutal. Only hard and pure friendship. Recorded on May 7th 2016 at the Macel Helie Hall, Coutances TV direction by Laurent Hasse

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

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

John Batiste is one of the most exciting talents on the scene today who plays modern jazz with stage charisma. Batiste was listed as one of the most influential young musicians in the art world today by ARTINFO in 2012. John Batiste&Stay Human's stage performances are celebrated for their engaging and interactive quality. JON BATISTE melodica EDDIE BARBASH saxophone IBANDA RUHUMBIKA tuba JOE SAYLOR percussions

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

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

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

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (Conductor) Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Selva morale e spirituale SV 258-288 (excerpts) Adoramus te Christe, SV 289 Letanie della Beata Vergine, SV 204 Christe, adoramus te, SV 294 Recorded at the Festival de Granada, San Jerónimo Monastery, 6 July 2019 TV Director, Arnaud Lalanne

Romeo and Juliet Ballet in three acts by Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov and Adrian Piotrovsky after William Shakespeare's eponymous play The Ural Opera House ballet Vyacheslav Samodurov (Choreography) Anthony Mcilwaine (Sets), Irena Belousova (Costumes), Simon Bennison (Lights) Orchestra of the Ural Opera House Pavel Klinichev (Musical Direction) With Ekaterina Sapogova (Juliet) Alexandr Merkushev (Romeo) Igor Bulytsyn (Mercutio) Gleb Sageev (Benvolio) Vadim Eremin (Tybalt) Victor Mekhanoshin (Lord Capulet) Elena Safonova (Lady Capulet) Nadezhda Shamshurina (Nurse) Rafaela Ernandes Morel (Rosaline) Andrei Veshkurgev (Rosaline's Suitor) Maxim Klekovkin (Paris) Ivan Sobrovin (Friar Laurence ) Anton Guzeev (The Duke) Sofiya Tyupa (The Duke's companion ) Live from the Ural Opera House, Yekaterinburg TV director, Denis Caïozzi

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

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

Henry Spencer & Juncture The Reasons Don't Change Henry Spencer, trumpet Nick Costley-White, guitar Matt Robinson, piano, Fender rhodes, Wurlitzer Andrew Robb, double bass David Ingamells, drums Award-winning trumpeter Henry Spencer's 'gleaming tone' (Jazzwise) lies at the core of an exciting young band playing out of the tradition with an invigorating c and attitude, whose debut album has been called 'one of the early contenders for album of the year' by All About Jazz. Recorded on November 10th 2017 at Rich Mix London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

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

Bojan Z & Julien Lourau Duo Jazz sous les pommiers festival 35th edition Sharing over twenty years of complicity, Bojan Z and Julien Lourau are bond by a generational proximity : one as the other can claim to have borrowed many cross paths. The result is an energetic piano embracing a furibard sax . Physical but never brutal. Only hard and pure friendship. Recorded on May 7th 2016 at the Macel Helie Hall, 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

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fisher (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major BWV 1048 Béla Bartók Music for strings, percussion and celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114 Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 3 en F major, op. 90 Recorded on December 7, 2017 at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest Réalisé par Sebastien Glas

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Richard Goode (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C major, op 21 Concerto for piano No 4 in G major, op. 58 Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Recorded on January 27th and 29th 2017 at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest Directd by Christian Leblé

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) Ambroise Thomas Mignon, Overture Je suis Titania la blonde (Mignon) Léo Delibes Prélude et Valse (Coppélia, ou La Fille aux yeux d'émail) Hector Berlioz La Mort d'Ophélie (Tristia) Ambroise Thomas Raymond, ou Le Secret de la reine, Overture À vos jeux, mes amis (Hamlet) Maurice Delage Quatre Poèmes hindous Igor Stravinski Chanson du rossignol (Le Rossignol) Camille Saint-Saëns La Princesse jaune, Overture André Messager Le jour sous le soleil béni (Madame Chrysanthème) Léo Delibes Les fleurs me paraissent plus belles (Lakmé) Ballet (Lakmé) Légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) (Lakmé) Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris on Novembre 14, 2017 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet Ambroise Thomas - Mignon, Ouverture, 'Je suis Titania la blonde' Léo Delibes - Coppélia (extraits), Prélude et Valse Hector Berlioz - La Mort d'Ophélie Ambroise Thomas - Raymond, Ouverture ; Hamlet , 'A vos jeux, mes amis' (Air d'Ophélie) Maurice Delage - 4 poèmes hindous Igor Stravinski - Chanson du Rossignol Camille Saint-Saëns - La Princesse Jaune, Ouverture André Messager - Madame Chrysantème, 'Le jour sous le soleil béni' Léo Delibes - Lakmé , 'Les fleurs me paraissent plus belles ', Air de danse, 'Légende de la fille du Paria' (Air des clochettes) Enregistré le 14 novembre 2017 à la Philharmonie de Paris Réalisation, Olivier Simonnet

La Ritirata, Josetxu Obregón (artistic direction) Il Spiritillo Brando Danse Music in the courts of Italy and Spain, c.1650 Works by Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, Luys de Narváez, Andrea Falconieri, Martin i Coll, Santiago de Murcia, Diego Ortiz, Giovanni Battista Vitali, Antonio de Cabezón, Juan Bautista Cabanilles and Gaspar Sanz Recorded at the Festival de Granada, Patio de los Arrayanes, 8 July 2019 TV Director, Arnaud Lalanne

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

Extended Hanoi Duo Nguyên Lê, electric and accoustic guitar Ngo Hong Quang, traditional instruments, voice Mieko Miyazaki, koto Paolo Fresu, trumpet Edouard Prabhu, tabals Alex Tran, percussions Hao Nhiem Pham, flute The celebrated French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê is a masterful, inventive player who has cultivated a wholly unique voice on the instrument, ranking right up there with Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Mike Stern and Allan Holdsworth in the post-Hendrix world of jazz guitar. He has developed a distinctive sound that draws upon rock, funk and jazz as well as traditional Algerian, Indian and Vietnamese styles. His ethereal and colourful music acts like a powerful detonator which every time creates new and unheard soundscapes. On his latest album he teams up with young traditionalist singer Ngo Hong Quang, on lute, Vietnamese fiddle, Jew's harp, to portray 'the soul of Vietnam' and its quickening evolution. There are jaunty folkish tunes, temple bells and ethereal melodies, and a storm of electric guitars. Nguyên's life-long friend, the famous Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu adds elegant Miles Davis-like peaks to a powerful, fauvism-coloured fusion of ancient and modern. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Bojan Z Bojan Z, piano, fender rhodes Thomas Bramerie, bass Martijn Vink, drums Pantelis Stoikos, trumpet Claudio Puntin, clarinet Paolo Fresu, trumpet Multiple prize awarded jazz pianist, Bojan Z started working with the French bassist Henri Texier, later followed by the famous clarinetist Michel Portal. With his special language consisting of a mature jazz vocabulary with subtly dosed folkloric influences from the Balkans, Bojan leaves an indelible imprint on contemporary jazz. In 2002 he receives the Prix Django Reinhardt for Musician of the Year. In 2005 he was awarded the 'European Jazz Prize' ( Hans Koller Prize) as the best European jazz artist. Bojan adds Fender Rhodes to his acoustic piano play in which be-bop lines fit in seamlessly with dance rhythms, funky backbeats and folk-tinged improvisations. For his unusual new quartet based on winds, his creation in residence, he works once again with his musician friend, the celebrated Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu. The public will discover Pantelis Stoikos known as one of the best trumpeters of the Balkans as well as Carlo Puntin an inventive clarinetist acclaimed by John Zorn. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Mazepa Opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Libretto by Victor Burenin after Pushkin's poem 'Poltava' First performance in Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 15 February 1884 Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Ilya Shlepyanov (Stage Direction), Yuri Laptev (Reprise) Vladislav Sulimsky (Mazepa) Stanislav Trofimov (Kochubei) Ekaterina Semenchuk (Lyubov) Maria Bayankina (Maria) Recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 9 June 2019 TV Director, François-René Martin

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

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

Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group Zhenya Strigalev, alto sax & alto box Michael Janisch, electric bass / effects Marc Ayza, drums Saxophonist Strigalev's zany Never Group takes that same tradition by the scruff of the neck, combining 'hip jazz virtuosity and surrealism' in equal measures. His last release, Never Group, out on Whirlwind is a one of a kind in New Jazz Horizon. Recorded on November 10th 2017 at the London Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Adam Baldych with Helge Lien Trio Adam Bałdych, violin Helge Lien, piano Frode Berg, bass Hakon Mjaset Johansen, percussion The virtuosity of Polish violinist Adam Bałdych enables him to pass with astonishing ease through all kinds of borders: the boundaries of his instrument, the barriers between genres, the seams between composing and improvising. Working with Norway Helge Lien talented pianist and his trio, he creates a mix of jaz and folklore polish music and Norwegian which the album Brothers released in 2017 had give us a marvellous glimpse. Enregistré le 11 novembre 2017 au Cadogan Hall, London Jazz Festival Réalisation, Mathieu Mastin

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) Recorded on May 30, 2019 at Jazz sous les pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve