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

Mark Guiliana Beat Music avec Bigyuki Mark Guilliana (batterie) Bigyuki (Clavier) For the second of his Invitation series concerts, supremely gifted drummer Mark Guiliana presents his project Beat Music, where jazz and electronica are fused with equal parts daring and creativity. He'll be joined by phenomenal New York keyboardist Bigyuki for a leisurely exploration of the many worlds of jazz. Recorded on July 2nd, 2018 at the Montrel Jazz Festival, Gesu TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2) Mutual Comfort Choreography, Edward Clug Piece for 4 dancers - Creation on 2015 Lighting, Tom Visser Sets & costumes, Edward Clug Music, PErpeTuumOVIA de Milko Lazar Short Cut Choreography, Hans Van Manen Ballet for 4 dancers - Creation on 1999 Scenography & costumes, Keso Dekker Lighting, Jan Hofstra Music, Jacob ter Veldhuis Subtle Dust Choreography, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot Piece for 8 dancers - Creation on 2018 Lighting, Tom Bcvoort Video work, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Rahi Rezvani Costume, Joke Visser, Hermien Hollander Sets, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot Music, Johann Sebastian Bach Midnight Raga Choreography, Marco Goecke Piece for 2 dancers - Creation on 2017 Lighting, Udo Haberland Sets & costumes, Marco Goecke Dramaturgy, Nadja Kadel Music, Ravi Shankar and Etta James [I'd Rather Go Blind et At Last, Trust in Me, A Sunday Kind of Love (medley)] Recorded on June 8,9 & 10, 2018 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague, Netherlands TV Director, Louise Narboni

Pieces from New York Angelin Preljocaj, choreographer Ballet Preljocaj Spectral Evidence (2013) For 8 dancers Music, John Cage Costume, Olivier Theyskens Lighting, Mark Stanley Recreated by, Dany Levêque With Victor Caliz Martinez, Baptiste Coissieu, Verity Jacobsen, Jean-Charles Jousni; Emilie Lalande, Céline Marié, Nuriya Nagimova, Simon Ripert La Stravaganza (1997) For 12 dancers Music by : Antonio Vivaldi (Concerto n°8, RV249, extracts from Dixit Dominus, Laudate Pueri Dominum) Evelyn Ficarra (Source of Uncertainty) Serge Morand (Naïves) Robert Normandeau (Eclats de voix) Åke Parmerud (Dark Objects) Scenography, Maya Schweizer Costume, Hervé Pierre Lighting, Mark Stanley Recreated by, Noémie Perlov With Verity Jacobsen, Nuriya Nagimova, Emilie Lalande, Anna Tatarova, Margaux Coucharrière, Céline Marié, Victor Caliz Martinez, Simon Ripert, Baptiste Coissieu, Jean-Charles Jousni, Aaron Smeding, Redi Shtylla Live from Festival Montpellier Danse, Opéra Berlioz - Le Corum TV Director, Denis Caïozzi

Richard Coeur-de-lion 'Comédie mise en musique' in three acts by André Grétry (1741 - 1813) Libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine First performance in Paris, Comédie-Italienne, 21 October 1784 Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (Conductor) Le Ballet de l'Opéra Royal Marshall Pynkoski (Stage Director) Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg (Choreography), Antoine Fontaine (Sets), Camille Assaf (Costumes), Hervé Gary (Lighting) Rémy Mathieu (Blondel) Reinoud Van Mechelen (Richard) Melody Louledjian (Laurette) Marie Perbost (Antonio / La Comtesse) Geoffroy Buffière (Sir Williams) Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin (Urbain / Florestan / Mathurin) François Pardailhé (Guillot / Charles) Cécile Achille (Madame Mathurin) Charles Barbier (Sénéchal) Agathe Boudet (Colette) Virginie Lefèvre (Béatrix) Recorded at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 12 October 2019 TV Director, Julien Condemine

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Joshua Weilerstein (Conductor) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto no 5 in E flat major op. 73 'Emperor' Symphony no 2 in D major op. 36 Recorded 1 February 2020 at the Eglise de Saanen (Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad)

La Bohème Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Henry Murger's 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' First performance in Turin, Teatro Regio, on the 1st of February 1896 The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Franco Zeffirelli (Stage Director, Sets) Peter J. Hall (Costumes), Gil Wechsler (Lighting) Sonya Yoncheva (Mimì) Michael Fabiano (Rodolfo) Susanna Phillips (Musetta) Lucas Meachem (Marcello) Alexey Lavrov (Schaunard) Matthew Rose (Colline) Paul Plishka (Benoit) Paul Plishka (Alcindoro) Gregory Warren (Parpignol) Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 24 February 2018 Directed by Matthew Diamond

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Le Carnaval Romain, Overture Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103 ''Egyptian'' Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Festive Overture, op. 96 Piano Concerto no 1 op. 35 Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) La Mer Recorded on October 23 & 25, 2017 at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 - 1612) Jubilate deo Johann Sebastian Bach Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226 Jacobus Gallus (1550 - 1591) Ecce, quomodo moritur iustus Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu meine Freude BWV 227 Vincenzo Bertolusi (ca 1550 - 1608) Osculetur meo Johann Sebastian Bach Komm Jesu komm BWV 229 Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir BWV 228 Hieroymus Praetorius (1560 - 1629) Tulerunt Dominum meum Johann Sebastian Bach Lobet den Herrn BWV 230 Recorded at the Festival d'Ambronay, 13 September 2019

Sébastien Giniaux & Dens Chang Live at Montreal Sébastien Giniaux, guitar Denis Chang, guitar Paul van Dyk, bass Dream Of You - Django Reinhardt When Day Is Done - Django Reinhardt / Stéphane Grappelli C Jam Blues - Duke Ellington Enigma - Ginioux / Chang Sarba Moldovareasca - Ginioux / Chang Nuages (Clouds) - Django Reinhardt I'll Remember April - Gene de Paul Tiger Rag - Nick La Rocca Clair De Lune (Moonlight) - Claude Debussy / Joseph Kosma Swing 48 - Django Reinhardt Indifference - Tony Murena & Joseph Colombo Kolo Lento - Ginioux / Chang Cocek Bugarski - standard My one and only love - Ginioux / Chang Night and Day - Cole Porter Hungaria - standard Recorded on April 17th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

New Orleans, Street Jazz & Dirty Rap Documentary by Samuel Petit New Orleans is like no other city in the United States. Proud of its French past, its heart beats to the rhythm of jazz - the city even gave its name to a specific style of jazz. Director Samuel Petit follows Rusty Lazer, a DJ and producer of 'bounce music' - a local style of hip hop -, members of the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty, a musician who has become a symbol of the city's new musical tradition. They tell of the scars of a community deeply wounded by hurricane Katrina and of the way its individual members try to overcome the trauma. Recorded on 2013

Brian Browne Trio @ 'Upstairs' Brian Browne, piano Al Bourgeois, drums Michel Donato, bass Brian Browne The Summer Knows (Summer of '42), solo - Michel Legrand Baubles Bangles and Beads (Duo) - Robert Wright & George Forrest Trio Poinciana - Nat Simon Drown in my Own Tears - Henry Bernard How High the Moon - Morgan Lewis Skating in Central Park - Bill Evans Sugar Ray - Brian Browne Georgia on my Mind - Hoagy Carmichael Just the Way You Are - standard Django - John Lewis Girl Talk - Neil Hefti Scarborough Fair - standard Happy Little Mothers - Brian Browne Willow Weep for Me - Ann Ronell If I Should Lose You - Ralph Rainger Blue Browne - Brian Browne Recorded on April 18th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone, tenor Hutchings was born in 1984 in London. He moved to Barbados at the age of six, began studying classical clarinet aged nine and remained until sixteen. Shabaka's primary project is the group Sons of Kemet, which won the 2013 MOBO Award for Jazz Act of the Year. In June 2014 Shabaka was invited to join the Sun Ra Arkestra, performing with them and recording a session for BBC Radio 3. He has performed and recorded with Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors, Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics, Polar Bear and Soweto Kinch. Some of the many notable musicians he has shared the stage with include Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra, Louis Moholo, Evan Parker, King Sunny Ade and Orlando Julius to name a few. Recorded on, 2017, June 29 at Gesù, Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Marianne Trudel @ Upstairs, Montreal Marianne Trudel, piano Robbie Kuster, drums Rémi Jean-Leblanc, Bass Compositions Marianne Trudel Possibilités et limitations (possibilities and limitations) Oui (yes) Trois soleils (three suns) La Vie commence ici (Life start here) Deux soleils (two suns) La Rivière (the river) Soon Le Vent est une chance (wind is a chance) Urge La Nuit, les lucioles... (night, fireflies ...) Recorded on April 14th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

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

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet Mark Guiliana, drums Chris Morrissey, bass Shai Maestro, piano Jason Rigby, saxophone One of the most highly esteemed young drummers on Planet Jazz, heralded for his innovative play and creative use of electronics, Mark Guiliana assembled Chris Morrissey on bass, Shai Maestro on piano and Jason Rigby on tenor sax for this new 100% acoustic project. The quartet's most recent album, Family First (2015), earned a coveted 4 stars from Downbeat magazine. Recorded on 2017, July 1st at Gesù, Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Orlando Furioso, dramma per musica in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Libretto by Grazio Braccioli after Ludovico Ariosto First performance in Venice, Teatro San Angelo, 1727 Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Diego Fasolis (Conductor) Ulisse Trabacchin (Chorus Master) Fabio Ceresa (Stage Direction) Sonia Prina (Orlando) Francesca Aspromonte (Angelica) Lucia Cirillo (Alcina) Carlo Vistoli (Ruggiero) Riccardo Novaro (Astolfo) Loriana Castellano (Bradamante) Raffaele Pe (Medoro) Live from the Teatro Malibran, Venice, on April 17, 2018 TV Director, Stéphane Vérité

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

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) The Hebrides or Fingal's Cave. Concert Overture, Op. 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Flute Concerto in G major, K. 313 (285c) Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Recorded at the KKL Luzern, Concert Hall, as part of the Lucerne Festival, 27 August 2019

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

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Alexander Ramm (cello) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony no. 6, op 111 Sinfonia Concertante op 125 Symphony no. 7 op 131 Recorded on April 24th 2016 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg TV direction by François-René Martin

Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Sladkovsky (conductor) Anastasia Kalagina (soprano) Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Death and Transfiguration, tone poem, Op. 24 / Four Last Songs, for soprano and orchestra, Op. 150/ Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor Recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, 16 February 2019

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

Constellation Choreography, Alonzo King Set, Jim Campbell Music by Georg Friedrich Haendel, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Strauss, Sathot, Arvo Pärt Original composition by Ben Juodvalkis, Leslie Stuck Mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani Pianist Hadley McCarroll Light, Axel Morgenthaler Costume, Robert Rosenwasser, Colleen Quen Lines Ballet With Alonzo King, Paris has invited a great master of American dance. His company, Lines Ballet, is probably one of the most exciting in the United States, and has just celebrated its thirtieth birthday with this new production featuring magician of lights Jim Campbell. TV Director, Denis Caïozzi Recorded at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in December 2013

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet Mark Guiliana, drums Chris Morrissey, bass Shai Maestro, piano Jason Rigby, saxophone One of the most highly esteemed young drummers on Planet Jazz, heralded for his innovative play and creative use of electronics, Mark Guiliana assembled Chris Morrissey on bass, Shai Maestro on piano and Jason Rigby on tenor sax for this new 100% acoustic project. The quartet's most recent album, Family First (2015), earned a coveted 4 stars from Downbeat magazine. Recorded on 2017, July 1st at Gesù, Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Donny McCaslin Donny McCaslin, saphoxone according to the album 'Beyond Now' Donny McCaslin is a tenor sax player. Influenced by his father, pianist and vibraphonist, he starts playing saxophone at the age of 12. After stopping by Berklee College of Music of Boston, he joins a quintet of a teacher from his school, Gary Burton, with whom he will tour for a few years. He moves to New York in 1991 and joins the band Steps Ahead. He will play with several more important music ensembles such as the Ken Schaphorst's big band or the Maria Schneider Ahead. In 2005, he joins trumpeter Dave Douglas'quintet. In 2010, he explores for the first time electric, funk, R&B and soul music. Moreover, David Bowie chose Mc Caslin's band to support his very last album Blackstar. In the past years, he was three times nominated for Grammys Awards. Recorded on, 2017, June 30th at Gesù, Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Gilad Hekselman trio with Mark Turner Gilad Hekselman (Guitare) Rick Rosato (double bass) Jonathan Pinson (drums) Mark Turner (Saxophone) Heading up his trio, promising, élégant guitarist Gilad Hekselman brings us his new album, a work of masterful inventiveness. The Israeli-born musician, a recurring presence at the Festival, rolls in to once again showcase the full range of his talent. Recorded on July 2nd, 2018 at the Montrel Jazz Festival, Gesu 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

Brian Browne Trio @ 'Upstairs' Brian Browne, piano Al Bourgeois, drums Michel Donato, bass Brian Browne The Summer Knows (Summer of '42), solo - Michel Legrand Baubles Bangles and Beads (Duo) - Robert Wright & George Forrest Trio Poinciana - Nat Simon Drown in my Own Tears - Henry Bernard How High the Moon - Morgan Lewis Skating in Central Park - Bill Evans Sugar Ray - Brian Browne Georgia on my Mind - Hoagy Carmichael Just the Way You Are - standard Django - John Lewis Girl Talk - Neil Hefti Scarborough Fair - standard Happy Little Mothers - Brian Browne Willow Weep for Me - Ann Ronell If I Should Lose You - Ralph Rainger Blue Browne - Brian Browne Recorded on April 18th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

Guillaume Perret Guillaume Perret, saxophone, machines The saxophonist from Annecy (born in 1980) racked up the pressure on the contemporary jazz scene (from 2009) with his group The Electric Epic. Three years later and John Zorn himself described it as 'a whirlwind of emotion' and released the extravert, panoramic and electric fusion on his Tzadik record label. It was an explosion of sound with funky beats and quirky harmonies blending metal, electro, Africa, psychedelia and the hot wind of free style. After two incredible albums with Electric Epic, Guillaume Perret is going it alone with his new album Free (2016). Perret's sense of solitude is comparable to Deleuze's opening to Mille Plateaux: 'Since there were many of all of us, there were already too many people.' You can spot the almost symphonic ramped-up saxophone and the deafening rhythmic loops that make Guillaume Perret multiple, all-encompassing and so spectacular. Recorded on 2017, July 13th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne TV Director, Nicolas Micha

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

Borodin Quartet Ruben Aharonian (violin), Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Igor Naidin (viola), Vladimir Balshin (cello) Florent Héau (clarinet), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Clarinet Quintet Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) String quartet no. 8 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) String quintet no. 2 op. 111 Recorded in January 2016 at the Philharmonie 2, Cité de la Musique, Salle de Concerts, Paris Directed by par Franck Chaudemanche

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Christoph Eschenbach (Conductor) Christopher Park (piano) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony no 92 in G major, 'Oxford' Robert Schumann (1810 -1856) Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Introduction and Allegro appassionato (Konzertstück) in G major, op. 92 Joseph Haydn Symphony no 104 in D major, 'London' Recorded at the Salle Métropole, Lausanne, 11 September 2018

Lars Anders Tomter (viola), Sharon Kam (clarinet), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Alban Berg Four pieces for clarinet and piano, op. 5 Johannes Brahms Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, op. 120 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Trio for clarinet, viola and piano in E flat major, K. 498, 'Kegelstatt Trio' Recorded on June 6th 2017 at the concert hall of Troldhaugen as part of the Bergen Festival Directed by Benjamin Bleton

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

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone, tenor Hutchings was born in 1984 in London. He moved to Barbados at the age of six, began studying classical clarinet aged nine and remained until sixteen. Shabaka's primary project is the group Sons of Kemet, which won the 2013 MOBO Award for Jazz Act of the Year. In June 2014 Shabaka was invited to join the Sun Ra Arkestra, performing with them and recording a session for BBC Radio 3. He has performed and recorded with Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors, Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics, Polar Bear and Soweto Kinch. Some of the many notable musicians he has shared the stage with include Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra, Louis Moholo, Evan Parker, King Sunny Ade and Orlando Julius to name a few. Recorded on, 2017, June 29 at Gesù, Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Marianne Trudel @ Upstairs, Montreal Marianne Trudel, piano Robbie Kuster, drums Rémi Jean-Leblanc, Bass Compositions Marianne Trudel Possibilités et limitations (possibilities and limitations) Oui (yes) Trois soleils (three suns) La Vie commence ici (Life start here) Deux soleils (two suns) La Rivière (the river) Soon Le Vent est une chance (wind is a chance) Urge La Nuit, les lucioles... (night, fireflies ...) Recorded on April 14th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

Tosca Melodramma in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa after Victorien Sardou's play 'La Tosca' First performance in Rome, Teatro Costanzi, 14 January 1900 Chœur, maîtrise et orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni (Conductor) Christophe Honoré (Stage direction and video) Alban Ho Van (Sets), Olivier Bériot (Costumes), Dominique Bruguière (Lighting) Angel Blue (Floria Tosca) Catherine Malfitano (Prima Donna) Joseph Calleja (Mario Cavaradossi) Alexey Markov (Il barone Scarpia) Simon Shibambu (Cesare Angelotti) Leonardo Galeazzi (Il sagrestano) Jean-Gabriel Saint Martin (Sciarrone) Michael Smallwood (Spoletta) Virgile Ancely (Un Carceriere) Recorded on July 2 & 9, 2019, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de l'Archevêché TV Director, Philippe Béziat

Mark Guiliana Beat Music avec Bigyuki Mark Guilliana (batterie) Bigyuki (Clavier) For the second of his Invitation series concerts, supremely gifted drummer Mark Guiliana presents his project Beat Music, where jazz and electronica are fused with equal parts daring and creativity. He'll be joined by phenomenal New York keyboardist Bigyuki for a leisurely exploration of the many worlds of jazz. Recorded on July 2nd, 2018 at the Montrel Jazz Festival, Gesu TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

Sébastien Giniaux & Dens Chang Live at Montreal Sébastien Giniaux, guitar Denis Chang, guitar Paul van Dyk, bass Dream Of You - Django Reinhardt When Day Is Done - Django Reinhardt / Stéphane Grappelli C Jam Blues - Duke Ellington Enigma - Ginioux / Chang Sarba Moldovareasca - Ginioux / Chang Nuages (Clouds) - Django Reinhardt I'll Remember April - Gene de Paul Tiger Rag - Nick La Rocca Clair De Lune (Moonlight) - Claude Debussy / Joseph Kosma Swing 48 - Django Reinhardt Indifference - Tony Murena & Joseph Colombo Kolo Lento - Ginioux / Chang Cocek Bugarski - standard My one and only love - Ginioux / Chang Night and Day - Cole Porter Hungaria - standard Recorded on April 17th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

Tigran, Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Tigran, Hamasyan, piano With pianist/composer Tigran Hamasyan, potent jazz improvisation fuses with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia. Turning 30 in 2017, he's one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power, Tigran's latest adventurous project is 2017's An Ancient Observer, his second solo album, his eighth overall as a sole leader, and his sophomore recording for Nonesuch. (Overall, this is his eighth recording as a sole leader.) Conceptually, An Ancient Observer is a poignant album focusing on the art of observing. Tigran's career has included an impressive number of accolades, including top piano award at the 2013 Montreux Jazz Festival and the grand prize at the prestigious 2006 Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition. Recorded on 2017, July 1st at the Maison Symphonique of the Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones Béla Fleck (Banjo) Victor Wooten (Bass guitar) Futureman (Percussions) Howard Levy (Harmonica) Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and his supremely talented Flecktones-Victor Wooten, Futureman and Howard Levy-are globally renowned for their magisterial performances and musical potpourri seasoned with bluegrass, African music, electric blues and Eastern European folk. Eight years after their last Festival visit, they finally make a highly anticipated return. Unmissable. Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival, Maisonneuve Theater TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Thomas Hengelbrock (Conductor) Balthasar-Neumann-Chor Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Stabat Mater D.383 Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 'Unfinished' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Requiem KV 626 Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on March 24th 2017 TV Director, Dick Kuijs

Martha Argerich, Nicholas Angelich, Iddo Bar-Shaï, Akane Sakai, Vahan Mardirossian, Itamar Golan, Natsuko Inoue (piano), Sergei Nakariakov (bugle) Renaud Capuçon, Mayu Kishima, Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, Thomas Lefort (violin) Quatuor Ébène Quatuor David Oïstrakh Sirba Octet One yiddish song (arranged by Marc-Olivier Dupin for two pianos) Mein Shtetele Belz Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) Variations on a theme by Paganini Claude Debussy (1862-1918) En blanc et noir Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Romanian Folk Dances - excerpts Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet op. 21 (II. Sicilienne) Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Traditionnal Tire l'aiguille Bessarabye Ukrainian Memory Tum Balalaika / Roumania Roumania Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 7 January 2019 Tv Director, Sébastien Glas

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

Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Images, Books 1 & 2 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasiestücke op.12 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Piano Sonata no 3 in B minor op.58 Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Etude d'exécution transcendante No.10 Recorded 23 July 2018 at the Verbier Festival TV Director, Pierre-Martin Juban

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Le Carnaval Romain, Overture Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103 ''Egyptian'' Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Festive Overture, op. 96 Piano Concerto no 1 op. 35 Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) La Mer Recorded on October 23 & 25, 2017 at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 - 1612) Jubilate deo Johann Sebastian Bach Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226 Jacobus Gallus (1550 - 1591) Ecce, quomodo moritur iustus Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu meine Freude BWV 227 Vincenzo Bertolusi (ca 1550 - 1608) Osculetur meo Johann Sebastian Bach Komm Jesu komm BWV 229 Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir BWV 228 Hieroymus Praetorius (1560 - 1629) Tulerunt Dominum meum Johann Sebastian Bach Lobet den Herrn BWV 230 Recorded at the Festival d'Ambronay, 13 September 2019

Con Brio Ziek McCarter, vocal Brendan Liu, trumpet Marcus Stephens, saxopone Benjamin Andrews, guitar Patrick Glynn, keyboard Jonathan Kirchner, bass Andrew Laubacher, percussion Seven musicians formed Con Brio in 2003 with the same passion for the Bay Area's signature funk and psychedelic soul. San Francisco is where Sly and The Family Stone, Tower Of Power, The Headhunters and Darondo flourished. Con Brio produced their first EP, Kiss The Sun, in 2015 and are already famous on the West Coast for their electric concerts and Ziek McCarter's velvety vocals. After touring the US and Europe alongside veterans Galactic and Fishbone, the Californians headed to the studio to put their buzzing live energy on record in 2016. The result is called Paradise, an album in which 'We tried to create a narrative arc in the same way as we link tracks when we play live,' says McCarter. Con Brio has set the stages at the top US festivals Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Summerfest on fire. A good omen. Recorded on 2017, July 13th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne TV Director, Nicolas Micha

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

Brian Browne Trio @ 'Upstairs' Brian Browne, piano Al Bourgeois, drums Michel Donato, bass Brian Browne The Summer Knows (Summer of '42), solo - Michel Legrand Baubles Bangles and Beads (Duo) - Robert Wright & George Forrest Trio Poinciana - Nat Simon Drown in my Own Tears - Henry Bernard How High the Moon - Morgan Lewis Skating in Central Park - Bill Evans Sugar Ray - Brian Browne Georgia on my Mind - Hoagy Carmichael Just the Way You Are - standard Django - John Lewis Girl Talk - Neil Hefti Scarborough Fair - standard Happy Little Mothers - Brian Browne Willow Weep for Me - Ann Ronell If I Should Lose You - Ralph Rainger Blue Browne - Brian Browne Recorded on April 18th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine

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

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet Mark Guiliana, drums Chris Morrissey, bass Shai Maestro, piano Jason Rigby, saxophone One of the most highly esteemed young drummers on Planet Jazz, heralded for his innovative play and creative use of electronics, Mark Guiliana assembled Chris Morrissey on bass, Shai Maestro on piano and Jason Rigby on tenor sax for this new 100% acoustic project. The quartet's most recent album, Family First (2015), earned a coveted 4 stars from Downbeat magazine. Recorded on 2017, July 1st at Gesù, Montreal Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

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

Marianne Trudel @ Upstairs, Montreal Marianne Trudel, piano Robbie Kuster, drums Rémi Jean-Leblanc, Bass Compositions Marianne Trudel Possibilités et limitations (possibilities and limitations) Oui (yes) Trois soleils (three suns) La Vie commence ici (Life start here) Deux soleils (two suns) La Rivière (the river) Soon Le Vent est une chance (wind is a chance) Urge La Nuit, les lucioles... (night, fireflies ...) Recorded on April 14th 2015 @ Upstairs, Montreal TV Director, Julien Condemine