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Shai Maestro 'The Stone Skipper' Shai Maestro, piano Ziv Ravitz, drums Jorge Roeder, doublebass Neli Andreeva, voice Playlist Composer, Shai Maestro A man, morning, street rain Without Words From one soul to another Pearl New river, new water Kunda Kuchka The Stone Skipper Water Colors Kalimankou Denkou A concert by Shai Maestro is always an unforgettable experience!
At the age of nineteen, Shai Maestro began his career with Avishai Cohen as an accompanist. After a few years performing all around the world, the time for independence came in 2011. Brought up on traditional music, classical and jazz, Shai Maestro polished his pianistic style and his skills as a composer. He also chose the best sidemen: Ziv Ravitz on drums (Lee Konitz, Esperanza Splading...) and Jorge Roeder on the double bass (Roy Haynes, Gary Burton, Julian Lage...). The trio is mesmerizing on record, magical on stage.
In concert or in the recording studio, a mysterious sacred fire sets the piano ablaze. Nothing faked or contrived here, Shai Maestro's trio goes straight to the point. Their exceptional presence, at time minimalistic, or dissonant and exuberant, touches and immediately wins over the audience. Recorded on December 6th 2016 at the Studio 104 of the Maison de la Radio - Paris. TV Director, Samuel Petit

Swan Lake Music Piotr Tchaikovsky Choreography Yuri Grigorovich (2001 version) Scenes in choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov,Alexander Gorsky used Bolshoi orchestra Pavel Sorokin, conductor With, The Etoiles, the Soloists and the Corps de Ballet of the Bolshoi Odette-Odile, Svetlana Zakharova The Mother, Yekaterina Barykina Prince Siegfried, Denis Rodkin The Evil Genius, Artemy Belyakov The Tutor, Alexei Loparevich The Fool, Igor Tsvirko Friends to the Prince, Kristina Kretova, Elizaveta Kruteleva Master of Ceremonies, Alexander Fadeyechev Hungarian Bride, Angelina Karpova Russian Bride, Anna Rebetskaya Spanish Bride, Anna Tikhomirova Neapolitan Bride, Daria Khokhlova Polish Bride, Maria Semenyachenko, Three Swans, Angelina Karpova, Olga Marchenkova and Ana Turazashvili Four Swans, Yulia Lunkinan, Svetlana Pavlovan, Margarita Shrainern and Anna Voronkova Waltz, Karim Abdullin, Ivan Alexeyevn, Dmitry Efremovn, Egor Khromushinn, Nelli Kobakhidzen, Anna Okunevan, Yanina Parienkon and Anna Rebetskaya Recorded on Januarty 25th 2015 at the Bolshoi of Moscow TV Director, Vincent Bataillon

Svetlana Zakharova, The Divine Shot in the Bolshoi Theater before its reconstruction, this film is a behind-the-scenes account of principal dancer Svetlana Zakharova. We follow her in rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty with coach Ludmilla Semeniaka and on stage as she performs in The Dying Swan (Michael Fokine), Don Quixote (Marius Petipa) , La Bayadère (Marius Petipa), Giselle (JeanCoralli et Jules Perrot), Swan Lake (Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) , The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa), Scheherazade (Michael Fokine) and Middle Duet (Alexeï Ratmansky). This director's cut of 'Tsarina of the Dance' reveals the passions, agonies and joys of a prima ballerina at the height of her career. Text extract form Jean Blot's book ''Le soleil se couche à l'est'' (The sun set in the East) Choreographies extracts from : Dying Swan (Michael Fokine), Don Quixote (Marius Petipa) , La Bayadère (Marius Petipa), Giselle (JeanCoralli et Jules Perrot), Swan Lake (Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) , The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa), Scheherazade (Michael Fokine) and Middle Duet (Alexeï Ratmansky) With : Svetlana Zakharova, Farukh Ruzimatov, Andreï Uvarov, Andreï Merkuriev, NikolaÏ Tsiskaridze and the dancers from the Bolshoi and from the Mariinsky Theaters. Music from : Zemfira, Camille St Saens, Ludwig Minkus, Adolphe Adam, Piotr Illich Tchaikosky, NikolaÏ Rimsky-Korsakov, Yuri Khanon, And : Ekaterina Belyaeva (Dance Critic), Iaroslav Svedov (Dance Historian and Critic), Yuri Grigorovitch (former Bolshoi Artistic Director & Director of Krasnodar Ballet), Natalia Bessmertonova (former Bolshoi Ballerina), Ludmilla Semeniaka (former Ballerina and coach) Recorded in 2016, Moscow and St Petersburg TV Director, Laurent Gentot

I Vespri Siciliani Opéra in fice acts by Guiseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier, Italian version by Eugenio Caimi First performance in Paris, Opéra, 13 June 1855 Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Arnaud Bernard (Stage Direction, Lighting) Arnaud Bernard, Marianna Stranska (Costumes), Gianni Santucci (Choreography) Vladislav Sulimsky (Monforte) Oleg Sychov (Bethune) Yevgeny Chernyadiev (Vaudemont) Migran Agadzhanian (Arrigo) Ildar Abdrazakov (Giovanni da Procida) Irina Churilova (Elena) Svetlana Kapicheva (Ninetta) Mikhail Makarov (Danieli) Oleg Balashov (Manfredo) Oleg Losev (Tebaldo) Alexander Gerasimov (Roberto) Recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, on May 23 & June 24, 2017 Direted by Vincent Massip

Orphée et Eurydice, tragédie opéra in three acts by Christophe Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787) Libretto by Pierre-Louis Moline after Ranieri de' Calzabigi First performance in Paris, Opéra, 2 August 1774 Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Michele Mariotti (direction) Hofesh Shechter, John Fulljames (Stage Direction) Hofesh Shechter (Choreography), Conor Murphy (Sets & Costumes) Juan Diego Flórez (Orphée) Christiane Karg (Eurydice) Fatma Said (Amour) Recorded on March 14 & 17, 2018 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milano Directed by Tiziano Mancini

Orchestre de Paris, Thomas Hengelbrock (Conductor) Annette Dasch (soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro, overture Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 Johann Strauss Die Fledermaus, overture Emmerich Kalman ''Heut Nacht hab ich geträumt von dir'' from Das Veilchen vom Montmartre Franz Lehar ''Lippen Schweigen'' from Die lustige Witwe Johann Strauss Csárdás, from Ritter Pázmán Charles Lecocq ''O Paris, gai séjour de plaisir'' from Les Cent vierges Jacques Offenbach Galop, Ballet des mouches, from Orphée aux Enfers Emmerich Kálmán ''Mein lieber Schatz... sag ja, mein Lieb, sag ja'' from Gräfin Mariza Jacques Offenbach ''C'est le ciel ... Ce n'est qu'un rêve'', from La Belle Hélène Recorded on June 8, 2017 at the Philharmonie de Paris Directed by Julien Condemine

Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Bejun Mehta (countertenor) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Parsifal, Prelude to Act I George Benjamin (b. 1960) Dream of the Song, for countertenor, female chorus and orchestra, French premiere Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op.68 Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, September 28, 2016 TV Director, Julien Condemine

Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (Conductor) Denis Matsuev (piano) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30 Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70 Recorded on January 12, 2017 at the Auditorium de Radio de France, Paris Directed by Olivier Simonnet

Etienne Mbappé & The Prophets Étienne Mbappé (bass & vocals) Balthazar Naturel (tenor saxophone) Alex Hérichon (trumpet) Anthony Jambon (guitar) Christophe Cravero (piano, keyboards, violin) Clément Janinet (violin) Nicolas Viccaro (drums) Recorded on June 27, 2019 at Leopolis Jazz Fest TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Théo Ceccaldi Trio - Django, Anne Paceo, Vincent Peirani Théo Ceccaldi, violon Valentin Ceccaldi, violoncelle Guillaume Aknine, guitare Playlist Fats Waller, HoneySuckle Rose Django Reinhardt / Stéphane Grapelli, Minor Swing Théo Ceccaldi, Gris Bleu Django Reinhardt, Rythme Futur Théo Ceccaldi, Currywurst, Nin-Nin je t'aime James Price Johnson, Charleston Josef Myrow, Blue Drag Django Reinhardt, Manoir de mes rêves, Blues en Mi Recorded on June 15, 2019 at the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Josselin Carré

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

Dhafer Youssef, Diwan of Beauty And Odd Dhafer Youssef, oud and voice Aaron Parks, piano Ben Williams, bass Justin Faulkner, drums Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet After the phenomenal success of his previous album 'Birds Requiem', which sold over 50,000 copies, Dhafer Youssef, the master of the oud, an exceptional singer and prolific composer, returns to the concert platform with one of the most anticipated albums of 2016: 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd'. Dhafer Youssef is definitely one of the most innovative musicians of the decade. An indefatigable explorer, his album 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd' shows his extraordinary ability to transcend musical genres and experiment with the asymmetry of the off-beat. The result is complex and mesmerising, beautiful and universal. Recorded on April 14th at L'Olympia, Paris TV director , Laurent Hasse

Mam'zelle Nitouche 'Vaudeville-opérette' by Louis Auguste Joseph Florimond Ronger, aka Hervé (1825 - 1892) Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Albert Millaud First performance in Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 26 January 1883 Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Christophe Grapperon (conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra de Lausanne Pierre-André Weitz (Stage director, Costumes, Sets, Make-up) Bertrand Killy (Lighting), Iris Florentiny (Choreography) Olivier Py (La Supérieure, Corinne, Miss Knife, Loriot) Lara Neumann (Denise de Flavigny, Mam'zelle Nitouche) Damien Bigourdan (Célestin, Floridor) Samy Camps (Le Vicomte Fernand de Champlâtreux) Eddie Chignara (Le Major, comte de Château-Gibus) Sandrine Sutter (La Tourière / Sylvia) Antoine Philippot (Le Directeur de théâtre) Pierre Lebon (Gustave, officier) David Ghilardi (Robert, officier) Clémentine Bourgoin (Lydie) Ivanka Moizan (Gimblette) David Ghilardi (Robert,officer) Piero (alias Pierre-André Weitz) (Stage Managezr) Joséphine Kirch (A nun) Recorded at the Opéra, Lausanne, January 2018 TV Director, Sébastien Glas

Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor) Emilie Rose Bry (soprano) Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Vespro della Beata Vergine (excerpts) L'Incoronazione di Poppea (excerpts) Si Dolce e'l tormento Giulio Caccini (1551 - 1618) Con le luci d'un bel ciglio Tarquinio Merula (1595 - 1665) Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna Hamza El Din Escalay Traditional song Amazing Grace Recorded 20 June 2018, Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church, Paris Directed by Don Kent

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) In the Steppes of Central Asia Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) Flute Concerto Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Syrinx Recorded at the Prague Spring Festival, 3 June 2019 TV Director, Adam Rezek

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (conductor) Denis Matsuev (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Piano Concerto no 17 in G major, K. 453 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 Recorded at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut), Tel-Aviv on May 26, 2017 Directed by Christophe Boula

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (conductor) David Radzynski (violin), Emanuele Silvestri (cello), Dudu Carmel (oboe), Daniel Mazaki (bassoon) Joseph Haydn Symphony no. 88 in G major, Hob.I:88 Joseph Haydn Sinfonia Concertante for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon in B-flat major, Hob.I:105 Recorded at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut), Tel-Aviv on May 27, 2017 Directed by Christophe Boula

Dudu Carmel (oboe), Ron Selka (clarinet), Daniel Mazaki (bassoon), Michal Mossek (horn), Bishara Haroni (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Quintet in E-flat major for piano and winds, K. 452 Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942) Divertissement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Quintet in E-flat major for piano and winds, op. 16 Recorded at the Zucker Hall, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 13 April 2019 TV Director, Christophe Boula

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, Maîtrise de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie Chen Reiss (soprano), Cornel Frey (tenor), Adrian Eröd (baritone) Carl Orff (1895 - 1982) Carmina Burana Recorded in Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 17 & 19 May 2019 TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Borrowed Light Choreography Tero Saarinen Tero Saarinen Company Shakers original music des Shakers rearranged by Joel Cohen Musical direction, Joel Cohen and Anne Azéma Lights and scenography, Mikki Kunttu Costume, Erika Turunen Sound, Heikki Iso-Ahola With The Tero Saarinen Company Satu Halttunen, Henrikki Heikkila, Carl Knif, Sini Lansivuori, Annika Hyvärinen, Pekka Louhio, Maria Nurmela, Heikki Vienola The Boston Camerata singers Anne Azéma, Carolann Buff, Susan Consoli, Camila Parias, Daniel Hershey, Joel Nesvadba, Ryan Turner, Donald Wilkinson Recorded on March 14 and 15, 2014 at the Théâtre national de Chaillot TV Director, Louise Narboni

Morphed Choreography by Tero Saarinen Tero Saarinen Company Music by Esa-Pekka Salonen LIghts & scenography, Mikki Kunttu Costume, Teemu Muurimäki Sound, Marco Melchior Choreography assistants, Henrikki Heikkilä, Satu Halttunen With 7 dancers of Tero Saarinen company Recorded on January 19th and 20th 2018 at the Théâtre National de Chaillot TV Director, Louise Narboni

Erik Truffaz (trumpet) Marcello Giuliani (bass) Benoît Corboz piano (Fender Rhodes) Marc Erbetta (drums) With special guests Nya (voice) Guillaume Perret (saxophone) The trumpet player of Swiss origin, Erik Truffaz,is one of the first European jazzmen to have successfully approached drum'n'bass. In 1991 he founded a quartet which today is composed of Benoît Corboz (keyboards), Marcello Giuliani (bass) and Marc Erbetta (drums and percussion),he explores electronic jazz-fusion much in the same way as Miles Davis and recorded several albums starting from 1994. After an incursion into into rock at the head of his Ladybird Quartet created in 2001, he returned to the formula which had made him successful. In his world, always deeply influenced by Miles Davis, the stridencies of rock alternate with the poetic respites, the rousing grooves with more calm ballads. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Dhafer Youssef, Diwan of Beauty And Odd Dhafer Youssef, oud and voice Aaron Parks, piano Ben Williams, bass Justin Faulkner, drums Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet After the phenomenal success of his previous album 'Birds Requiem', which sold over 50,000 copies, Dhafer Youssef, the master of the oud, an exceptional singer and prolific composer, returns to the concert platform with one of the most anticipated albums of 2016: 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd'. Dhafer Youssef is definitely one of the most innovative musicians of the decade. An indefatigable explorer, his album 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd' shows his extraordinary ability to transcend musical genres and experiment with the asymmetry of the off-beat. The result is complex and mesmerising, beautiful and universal. Recorded on April 14th at L'Olympia, Paris TV director , Laurent Hasse

Laurent Coulondre Trio at Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015 Laurent Coulondre, piano, organ Rémi Bouyssière, bass, double bass Martin Wangermée, drums Laurent Coulondre belongs to a generation of young musicians who take jazz into unexplored territory. With a sharp sense of rhythm and harmony, he plays the piano and the organ with consummate ease and shows, at his young age, breathtaking musicality, technique and flair. Laurent Coulondre has defined the new concept of the 'reversible trio', and a new sound identity. Alternating betweed the classical trio - piano, double bass and drums - and another form comprising organ, 6-string bass and drums, his music is innovative and challenging, without ever losing touch with its audience. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations TV director, Sylvain Pierrel

Chucho Valdés Chucho Valdès (piano) Dreiser Durruthy (Bata) Yaroldy Abreu (congas) Abraham Mansfarroll (Percussions) Ramon Velasquez (Bass) Recorded on July 19, 2019 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

The musical rendezvous of Malian vocalist Fatoumata Diawara and the Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca is a unique genre-bending collaboration. Diawara, 32, combines his native country's musical tradition and pop influences with remarkable ease. Fonseca, a Buena Vista Social club collaborator, treks the various paths suggested by the rich musical tradition of Africa and Cuba, always adding something contemporary to the mix.

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Thomas Zehetmair (violin) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Overture on Hebrew themes, Op. 34 Violin concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Jeu de cartes The Firebird suite, No. 2 (1919) Live from the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest TV direction by Sébastien Glas

Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Adrien Perruchon (conductor) Josef Spacek (violin) Claude Coppens (b. 1936) Music for Orchestra, op. 12 Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892) Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra op. 21 Alberto Ginastera (1916 - 1983) Dances from Estancia, op. 8a Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) El Salón México Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Boléro Arturo Márquez (b. 1950) Danzón no. 2 Recorded on March 1st 2017 at the Concertgebouw, Bruges TV Director, Frédéric Caillierez

Dhafer Youssef, Diwan of Beauty And Odd Dhafer Youssef, oud and voice Aaron Parks, piano Ben Williams, bass Justin Faulkner, drums Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet After the phenomenal success of his previous album 'Birds Requiem', which sold over 50,000 copies, Dhafer Youssef, the master of the oud, an exceptional singer and prolific composer, returns to the concert platform with one of the most anticipated albums of 2016: 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd'. Dhafer Youssef is definitely one of the most innovative musicians of the decade. An indefatigable explorer, his album 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd' shows his extraordinary ability to transcend musical genres and experiment with the asymmetry of the off-beat. The result is complex and mesmerising, beautiful and universal. Recorded on April 14th at L'Olympia, Paris TV director , Laurent Hasse

Peter Vermeersch - clarinet Stefaan Blancke - trombone Benjamin Boutreur - saxophone Berlinde Deman - tuba Luc Van Lieshout - trumpet Bart Maris - trumpet Michel Mast - saxophone Marc Meeuwissen - trombone Kristof Roseeuw - double bass Bruno Vansina - saxophone Peter Vandenberghe - piano, keyboards Teun Verbruggen - drums, dustbingrooves Pierre Vervloesem - guitar Wim Willaert - accordion, keyboards Tom Wouters - clarinet, vibraphone, vocal Even in the 20th century, there's a society which claims that the Earth is flat: the Flat Earth Society. The bizarre society was founded in the 19th century in Great Britain and it still believes that pictures taken from space are false. The eponymous 1998 Big Band from Belgium, however, plays anything but flat music. The claim to fame came for this jazz orchestra, founded by artist and clarinettist Peter Vermeersch in 2004, as he and pianist Uri Caine went on tour. In 2006 they released their first CD, 'Psychoscout', followed by their second CD, 'Clear Me, Perverts!' in 2009. A rebel and anti-conformist ensemble with a lot to offer, from faithful adherence to music rules to intoxicating improvisation.

Pura Fé's music is a happy mix of Blues, traditional Indian music and Folk Song. Her moving voice conveys an ancestral message from the Native American world and tells how history unites southern Native and African-Americans. Mathis Haugs's contemporary folk-blues brings to mind Ben Harper and Moriarty. But comparisons are irrelevant, as Mathis has developed his own musical world. This project draws its inspiration from the comic album 'Rouge Camargue' by Jean Vilaine and Michel Faure. Pura Fé Cresioni (vocals) Eric Longsworth (cello) Mathis Haug (guitar) Stephane Notari (percussions)

La Clemenza di Tito Opera seria in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Pietro Mestastasio adapted by Caterino Mazzolà First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 6 September 1791 Orchestre et choeurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Thomas Rösner (Conductor) Pierre Iodice (Chorus master) Julien Lubek, Cécile Roussat (Stage Direction, Sets, Costumes, Lighting, Choreography) Patrizia Ciofi (Vitellia) Anna Bonitatibus (Sesto) Leonardo Cortellazzi (Tito) Veronica Cangemi (Servilla) Cecilia Molinari (Annio) Markus Suihkonen (Publio) Recorded at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, 15 May 2019 TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Kenny Baron Kenny Barron (piano) Marcus Strickland (saxophone) Riley Mulherkar (trumpet) Kiyoshi Kitagawa (bass) Johnathan Blake (drums) Recorded on June 27, 2019 at the Leopolis Jazz Fest TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

The musical rendezvous of Malian vocalist Fatoumata Diawara and the Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca is a unique genre-bending collaboration. Diawara, 32, combines his native country's musical tradition and pop influences with remarkable ease. Fonseca, a Buena Vista Social club collaborator, treks the various paths suggested by the rich musical tradition of Africa and Cuba, always adding something contemporary to the mix.

Anouar Brahem Blue Maqams Anouar Brahem, oud Dave Holland, double bass Jack DeJohnette, drums Django Bates, piano For more than 25 years, Anouar Brahem has taken his oud all over far off lands. A melodic impressionist and a for ever inspired improvisor, the Tunisian musician has above all toppled the barriers which separate genres.Thanks to him, Arab music and jazz have started a very singular dialogue which approaches the sublime.A conversation between the past and the present, tradition and modernity. Anour Rahem has built up this pacified 'no man's land 'principally on Manfred Eicher's Munich record label ECM to become one of the label's most faithful artists.In the great Pierre Boulez Hall, in the company of the bass player Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and the pianist Django Bates, he produces a blend of absolute beauty and of universal value. Playlist : Opening Day La Nuit Blue Maqams Bahia Persepolis' Mirage Unexpected outcome The recovered road to Al-Sham Bom Dia Rio Halfaouine All compositions by Anouar Brahem Live from the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Didier Oustrie

Zakir Hussain (tabla) Chris Potter (saxophone) Dave Holland (double bass) The Indian composer and percussionist Zakir Hussain is THE tabla player of his generation. The tabla is a percussion instrument from the north of India which does indeed give rhythm to the musician's compositions as much when he is performing solo as here when he is accompanied by the bass player Dave Holland or the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter. Considered as a national treasure in India, this artist accrues performances with no less than 150 concerts per year and a career which began at 12 years of age! Perhaps the most impressive virtuoso of the tenor saxophone according to Michel Contat of Télérama, Chris Potter comes from the generation of saxophonists who came to the fore during the course of the 1990's alongside Joshua Redman, James Carter, Chris Cheek and Seamus Blake. Very quickly, this native of Chicago attracted attention because of his succulent tenor sound and a very personal manner of constructing his solos, imposing himself as a reference amongst his peers. Dave Holland's class! This majestic double bass with a round sound. A self-taught double bass player whose atypical manner of playing and magnificent sound were quickly noticed by a certain Miles Davis. A great composer as well. A great leader too.Together with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Stan Getz or heading up his own groups, the Brit could never be happy with the minimum. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 28, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Moscow Soloists, Yuri Bashmet (direction) Brassfire Band Jens Lindemann (trumpet), Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Gabriele Nani (baritone), Vadim Repin (violin), Kristian Alexandrov (piano), Jeremy Coates (bass), Joel Fountain (percussions) Christoph Willibald Gluck Overture to Orfeo ed Euridice Joseph Haydn Concerto for trumpet in E minor, Hob.:VIIe/1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto no. 9 in E minor, KV271 Gioachino Rossini Figaro's Cavatina (« Il Barbiere di Siviglia ») Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 'Non piu andrai' (Le Nozze di Figaro) Piotr Illitch Tchaikovsky Meditation op. 42 no. 1 Maurice Ravel Tzigane Bela Bartok Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 Allan Gilliland Dreaming of Masters III Recorded on 13 February 2015 at the Winter International Arts Festival, Sochi (Russia) Directed by William Japhet

Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Claudio Vandelli, Yuri Bashmet (Conductor) Vadim Repin (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Denis Matsuev (piano), Avi Avital (mandolin) Gioachino Rossini La Gazza ladra, Overture conducted by Yuri Bashmet Atsuhiko Gondai Concerto for viola and orchestra (world première) conducted by Claudio Vandelli Giovanni Paisiello Concerto for mandolin and orchestra in E flat major conducted by Claudio Vandelli Max Bruch Concerto for violin and orchestra no. 1 in G minor, op. 29 conducted by Claudio Vandelli Sergei Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini for piano and orchestra in A minor, op. 43 conducted by Claudio Vandelli Kuzma Aleksandrovich Bodrov Concerto for viola and orchestra (World Première) conducted by Claudio Vandelli Alexander Tchaikovsky Grande serenade for orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet Recorded on 26 February 2017 at the Winter International Arts Festival, Sochi, Rosa Hall Directed by Julien Jaunet

B'Rock Orchestra, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (Conductor) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) Te Deum, H146 Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Hail, bright Cecilia!, Z328 Recorded at the Brugge Concergebouw, 4 May 2019

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Wiener Singverein Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Mruza Baldami (alto), Eric Tappy (tenor), José van Dam (bass). Ludwig van Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D major op. 123 Directed by Horant H. Hohlfeld and Herbert von Karajan Recorded at the Easter Festival, Salzburg, in 1979.

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Pablo Ferrández (cello), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Kahav Shani (piano), Kian Soltani (cello) Antonín Dvořák (1841- 1904) Cello concerto in B minor op. 104 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 -1827) Coriolan, overture op. 62 Triple Concerto for piano, violin and violoncello in C major op. 56 Symphony no 5 in C minor op. 67 Recorded at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut), Tel-Aviv, on June 23 and 24, 2018 Directed by Christophe Boula

Orchestre philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Guillaume Lekeu (1870 - 1894) Adagio pour quatuor d'orchestre Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906 - 1975) Symphony no 1 Recorded on February 3 and 4, 2018 at the Salle Philharmonique de Liège TV Director, Frédéric Caillierez

Gregory Porter at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Gregory Porter's musical awakening came upon hearing his mother's Nat King Cole records as a child - Porter would later write a show in homage to the singer. After seeing his dreams of professional football thwarted by a major injury, the California-born artist turned to music. With the help of his mentor, the multi-instrumentalist and composer Kamau Kenyatta, Porter honed his skills in San Diego jazz clubs before landing a role in the musical It Ain't Nothing But the Blues. His resume also includes a collaboration with famed flutist Hubert Laws. A gifted songwriter, he penned most of the jazz and soul-oriented material appearing on his first albums, Water (2010), Be Good (2012) and Liquid Spirit (2013), winner of a Grammy for Best jazz vocal album. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Hugh Coltman (voice) Frédéric Couderc (baritone clarinet) Jérôme Etcheberry (trumpet) Jerry Edwards (trombone) Didier Havet (soubassophone) Freddy Koella (guitar) Gael Rakotondrabe (piano) Raphael Chassin (drums) Heard in the company of the pianist Eric Legnini on an album where he was simply a guest, Hugh Coltman rapidly broke the barrier of confidentiality to gain access to the the antechamber of notoriety. His latest hour of glory (for the time being), was his allegorical project based on the repertoire of Nat King Cole, the historic crooner and pianist. The voice of this Brit possesses that full masculinity which characterises his dedicatee, but it carries with it a bit of spleen, a sort of Baudelairian charm which the language of Shakespeare makes even more palpable...A confirmation eagerly awaited in Marciac this summer with his new album 'Who's happy?'. With drums which dance just like in one of those legendary burials in New Orleans, brass saturated with soul, guitars mixing up all the blues and all the folk... Hugh Coltman treated himself to a sublime backdrop for eleven songs in which his warm 'been through it all' voice can be heard. He is a conoisseur in human emotions, always charitable towards the evening's lover, the lost soul at dawn or the forlorn in the blazing sunshine. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 31, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Laurent Coulondre Trio at Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015 Laurent Coulondre, piano, organ Rémi Bouyssière, bass, double bass Martin Wangermée, drums Laurent Coulondre belongs to a generation of young musicians who take jazz into unexplored territory. With a sharp sense of rhythm and harmony, he plays the piano and the organ with consummate ease and shows, at his young age, breathtaking musicality, technique and flair. Laurent Coulondre has defined the new concept of the 'reversible trio', and a new sound identity. Alternating betweed the classical trio - piano, double bass and drums - and another form comprising organ, 6-string bass and drums, his music is innovative and challenging, without ever losing touch with its audience. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations TV director, Sylvain Pierrel

Peter Vermeersch - clarinet Stefaan Blancke - trombone Benjamin Boutreur - saxophone Berlinde Deman - tuba Luc Van Lieshout - trumpet Bart Maris - trumpet Michel Mast - saxophone Marc Meeuwissen - trombone Kristof Roseeuw - double bass Bruno Vansina - saxophone Peter Vandenberghe - piano, keyboards Teun Verbruggen - drums, dustbingrooves Pierre Vervloesem - guitar Wim Willaert - accordion, keyboards Tom Wouters - clarinet, vibraphone, vocal Even in the 20th century, there's a society which claims that the Earth is flat: the Flat Earth Society. The bizarre society was founded in the 19th century in Great Britain and it still believes that pictures taken from space are false. The eponymous 1998 Big Band from Belgium, however, plays anything but flat music. The claim to fame came for this jazz orchestra, founded by artist and clarinettist Peter Vermeersch in 2004, as he and pianist Uri Caine went on tour. In 2006 they released their first CD, 'Psychoscout', followed by their second CD, 'Clear Me, Perverts!' in 2009. A rebel and anti-conformist ensemble with a lot to offer, from faithful adherence to music rules to intoxicating improvisation.