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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

Charles Lloyd Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone), Keith Jarrett (piano), Cecil Mc Bee (bass), Jack Dejohnette (drums). 'East of the Sun','Love Song to a Baby','Of Course, Of Course','Manhattan Tripper','Island Blues' Recorded in 1966 TV Director Paul Roland

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

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Recorded on October 23, 2017 at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Le Kwartett Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933) Mélodies Recorded at the Festival de Saintes, 19 July 2020

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Chorus Saint Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Olga Borodina (mezzosoprano), Yulia Matochkina (mezzosoprano), Mikhail Petrenko (bass) Alexei Petrenko (narrator) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Ivan the Terrible op. 116 Alexander Nevsky op. 78 Recorded at the Mariinsky Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg, on April 24, 2016 Directed by François-René Martin

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

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

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

Le nozze di Figaro, opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on 'La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro' by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786 Orchestre Anne Gravoin/Music Booking Orchestra, Yannis Pouspourikas (Conductor) Julie Gayet (Stage Direction) Kën Higelin (Stage Direction) Ghislaine Herbera (Sets), Sara Roces Buelga (Costumes), Romain Ratsimba (Lighting) Norman Patzke (Figaro) Norma Nahoun (Susanna) Laurent Kubla (Conte d'Almaviva) Lies Vandewege (Contessa d'Almaviva) Cécile Madelin (Cherubino) Christine Tocci (Marcellina) Matthieu Lecroart (don Bartolo/Antonio) Florian Cafiero (Don Basilio/Don Curzio) Maya Villanueva (Barbarina) Recorded on Septmber 8, 2017 at the Cour d'honneur de l'Hôtel National des Invalides, Paris Directed by Anaïs Spiro

Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group Zhenya Strigalev, alto sax & alto box Michael Janisch, electric bass / effects Marc Ayza, drums Recorded on November 10th 2017 at the London Milton Court, London 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

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

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

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

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

L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (Conductor) Céline Scheen (Soprano), Vincenzo Capezzuto (alto) Mei Hon Lin Dance Company Dirk Hofacker (Sets & Costumes) Music and Dance for a While Improvisations on Henry Purcell, G.F. Händel, Claudio Monteverdi. Georg Friedrich Händel / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: Sinfonia - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Henry Purcell / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: Strike the viol (Céline Scheen) Georg Friedrich Händel / Improvisation: Lascio ch'io pianga Henry Purcell / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: `Twas within a furlong (Vincenzo Capezzuto) Claudio Monteverdi: Pur ti miro (Céline Scheen, Vincenzo Capezzuto) Traditional (Venezuela): El curruchà (Vincenzo Capezzuto, Céline Scheen) Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Céline Scheen) Traditional (Sicily) / arr. C. Pluhar: Silenziu d'amuri (Vincenzo Capezzuto) Georg Friedrich Händel / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: Sinfonia - Alcina Henry Purcell / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: Music for a while (Céline Scheen) Traditional (Salento): Pizzica di San Vito (Vincenzo Capezzuto) Traditional (Bulgaria): Bucimis Giovanni Felice Sances: Stabat Mater (Céline Scheen) Improvisation: Hasapiko Traditional (Italy): Tarantella del Gargano (Vincenzo Capezzuto) Traditional (Mexico) / arr. C. Pluhar: La Llorona (Vincenzo Capezzuto) Henry Purcell / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: When I am laid (Céline Scheen) Improvisation: Canario Maurizio Cazzati / arr. C. Pluhar: Ciaccona Girolamo Kapsberger: Toccata L'Arpeggiata Traditional (Italy) / arr. Christina Pluhar : Ninna, nanna sopra la Romanesca (Vincenzo Capezzuto, Céline Scheen) Georg Friedrich Händel / Improvisation / arr. C. Pluhar: O sleep, why thost thou leave me (Céline Scheen) Recorded on November 6, 2017 at the Landestheater Linz, Austria Directed by Sonia Paramo

Gewandhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly (Conductor) GewandhausChor, Chor der Oper Leipzig Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano), Manuela Custer (alto), Stefano Secco (tenor), Mirco Palazzi (bass) Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Petite Messe Solennelle Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863, 'the last', the composer called it, of my 'péchés de vieillesse' (sins of old age). For its first performance (1864) Rossini arranged the work with only two pianos and harmonium. Partly for fear that it would be done anyway after his death, Rossini discreetly orchestrated the Petite Messe Solennelle during 1866-67, without losing its candor and subtlety. The resulting version had its first public performance on 28 February 1869, three months after the composer's death. Directed by Michael Beyer Recorded on 2008 at the Leipzig Gewandhaus

Le Banquet Céleste, Damien Guillon (musical direction) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden (Whoever exalts himself, will be abased), BWV 47 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 60 Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, who hast wrested my soul) BWV 78 Recorded at the Festival de Saintes, 21 July 2020

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

Orquestra Neojiba, Ricardo Castro (Direction) Martha Argerich (piano) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Overture Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Piano Concerto George Gershwin (1896 - 1937) Cuban Overture Camargo Guarnieri (1907 - 1993) Abertura Festiva Silvestre Revueltas (1899 - 1940) Sensemayá Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) West Side Story - Overture Arturo Márquez (né en 1950) (b. 1950) Danzón no 2 Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 17 September 2018 Directed by Olivier Simonnet

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

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

Das Kapital 'Eissler explosion' Edward Perraud - drums Daniel Herdmann - saxophone Hasse Poulsen - guitar and The Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire et de l'Académie supérieur de musique de Strasbourg 'Eisler's hand' (Tim Garland) Recorded on November 9 & 10, 2018 at the Auditorium de la Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Strasbourg TV Director, Josselin Carré

QVENILD PERSONAL PIANO @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Morten Qvenild, a member of In The Country, who also accompanies Susanna Wallumrød in Susanna & The Magical Orchestra, presents a very personal kind of music. Qvenild drifts away from jazz standards, presenting works performed on his 'HyPer(sonal) Piano', a keyboard augmented with electronics. The Norwegian musician's compositions are varied, and may include his own vocals. He sometimes reduces the accompaniment to a bare minimum, a few melodic touches to support the melancholy of his timbre (Wild Horses). He feels at liberty, for example, to break the continuity of a piece like Kick And Glide, speeding up the tempo and calling on programs to give his piano a psychedelic and futuristic touch - in the company of a distorted guitar - taking us far away from traditional jazz. Record on August 17th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

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

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

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

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

Charles Lloyd Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone), Keith Jarrett (piano), Cecil Mc Bee (bass), Jack Dejohnette (drums). 'East of the Sun','Love Song to a Baby','Of Course, Of Course','Manhattan Tripper','Island Blues' Recorded in 1966 TV Director Paul Roland

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

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

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

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

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Marie Van Rhijn (Organ and Musical direction) Bruno de Sá, Samuel Marino (Countertenors) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) In Furore Concerto for violin, organ and cello in C Major RV 554a (1st movement) Stabat Mater Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Stabat Mater Recorded at the Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 20 June 2020

Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (direction) Gilone Gaubert (violon) Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) from 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' Op. 8 Concerto No. 1 in E major, 'La primavera' (Spring), RV 269 Concerto No. 2 in G minor, 'L'estate' (Summer), RV 315 Concerto No. 3 in F major, 'L'autunno' (Autumn), RV 293 Concerto No. 4 in F minor, 'L'inverno' (Winter), RV 297 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 Recorded at the Festival de Saintes, 19 July 2020

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

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

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

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

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Denis Matsuev (piano), Kristóf Baráti (violin) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony no. 3 Piano Concerto no. 2 Violin no. 2 Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution Recorded on April, 23rd 2016 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg TV direction by François-René Martin

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

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

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

Mike Stern (guitar) Niels Lan Doky (piano) Richard Bona (bass) Manu Katché (drums) The Cameroonian international artist Richard Bona at first became known as a bass player in the company of jazz musicians before beginning a career as a singer and composer in 1999. He interprets his own songs and now has more than half a dozen albums under his belt. Jazz Grand Prix winner of the SACEM, Richard Bona never cheats, but then, he doesn't need to. For those who may be unaware, Mike Stern is one of the greatest jazz-rock guitarists, and has been for more than twenty years now. Pupil of Pat Metheny, he was at first spotted by Billy Cobham and then by Miles Davis at the beginning of the 1980's, he was then taken on by Jaco Pastorius and an active member of 'Steps Ahead' with Danny Sanborn before starting out on a promising solo career . The drummer and percussionist Manu Katché has been for some thirty years one of the most sought after musicians at an international level on the jazz, rock and pop scenes. He became known in 1986 thanks to his participation in the album 'So' by Peter Gabriel and since then has been performing non-stop in groups or for recordings, as leader or as sideman. Whatever the context he demonstrates his magnificent technique. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group Zhenya Strigalev, alto sax & alto box Michael Janisch, electric bass / effects Marc Ayza, drums Recorded on November 10th 2017 at the London Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

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

Charles Lloyd Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone), Keith Jarrett (piano), Cecil Mc Bee (bass), Jack Dejohnette (drums). 'East of the Sun','Love Song to a Baby','Of Course, Of Course','Manhattan Tripper','Island Blues' Recorded in 1966 TV Director Paul Roland

Le nozze di Figaro, opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on 'La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro' by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786 Orchestre Anne Gravoin/Music Booking Orchestra, Yannis Pouspourikas (Conductor) Julie Gayet (Stage Direction) Kën Higelin (Stage Direction) Ghislaine Herbera (Sets), Sara Roces Buelga (Costumes), Romain Ratsimba (Lighting) Norman Patzke (Figaro) Norma Nahoun (Susanna) Laurent Kubla (Conte d'Almaviva) Lies Vandewege (Contessa d'Almaviva) Cécile Madelin (Cherubino) Christine Tocci (Marcellina) Matthieu Lecroart (don Bartolo/Antonio) Florian Cafiero (Don Basilio/Don Curzio) Maya Villanueva (Barbarina) Recorded on Septmber 8, 2017 at the Cour d'honneur de l'Hôtel National des Invalides, Paris Directed by Anaïs Spiro

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (Conductor) Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105 Recorded in 2015 at the New Helsinki Music Center (Musiikkitalo) Directed by Laura Joutsi and Hannu Kamppila

Sadeh 21 Choreography, Ohad Naharin Lights and scenography, Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi) Music, Maxim Waratt Costume, Ariel Cohen Video surtitling, Raz Friedman With Batsheva - The young Ensemble Ohad Naharin The Young Ensemble is a nursery for young performers coming from the four corners of the globe, some of whom will go on to swell the ranks of the Batsheva Danse Company. But as far as Ohad Naharin is concerned, it is also and above all a class of excellence : the proof through Sadeh21, one of the major pieces of the Batsheva 's repertoire. Created by Ohad Naharin in collaboration with his dancers, Sadeh21 shows movement in its simple nakedness. Dance, with slowing down effects and sudden accelerations takes on the look of a quasi cinematographic odyssey : 'a journey by body'.Sadeh21in the end turns out to be one of the most endearing pieces amongst those by Maestro Naharin. Speaking of experience 'Radiating and radioactive, dangerous and exciting', the artistic director of the Batsheva gets it right. Everything in Sadeh21 is exceptional. To the point that this choreography, acclaimed from its beginnings, plunges the spectator into a unique emotional state. An effect of pleasure and addiction are guaranteed. Recorded on October 21, 2018 at the Théâtre national de la Danse Chaillot TV Director, Tommy Pascal

Deca Dance Choreography, Ohad Naharin Dancers of the Batsheva Dance Company Lights, Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi) Costumes, Rakefet Levi (except Seder Sharon Eyal) Designed for the first time in 2000, the program then celebrated the 10 years worth of creations of Ohad Naharin with the company, offering a striking collage of excerpts from his work. The piece has been steadily reworked and enhanced, and now gives the Israeli choreographer a chance to display his various inspirations - from the most demonstrative movement to very intimate expression - as well as to interrogate the key elements of his work. More than a collection of selected works, it is a genuine recreation whose repertoire provides continuously revisited material. Energetic and sensual, always walking a fine line between body and soul emotions, dance becomes its own theater. An enthralling experience for spectators, caught up in a whirlwind of unforgettable movements, sounds and images delivered by a company at its best. The visionary choreographer also devised the music (Maxim Waratt, Maurice Ravel, Arvo Pärt, Seefeel, Chari Chari, Antonio Vivaldi, Ali Hassan Kuban, Avi Belleli, Dan Makov...), the lights and the scenography. Directed for video by Luc Riolon - 2013 (75 min) Recorded on 2013 at the Théâtre national de Chaillot

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Denis Matsuev (piano), Kristóf Baráti (violin) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony no. 3 Piano Concerto no. 2 Violin no. 2 Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution Recorded on April, 23rd 2016 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg TV direction by François-René Martin

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Marie Van Rhijn (Organ and Musical direction) Bruno de Sá, Samuel Marino (Countertenors) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) In Furore Concerto for violin, organ and cello in C Major RV 554a (1st movement) Stabat Mater Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Stabat Mater Recorded at the Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 20 June 2020

Don Giovanni Opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (17656 - 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 29 October 1787 Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Stefano Montanari (Conductor) Claudio Marino Moretti (Chorus Master) Paolo Fantin (Stage Direction) Carla Teti (Costumes), Luca Scarzella (Video), Fabio Barettin (Lighting) Alessandro Luongo (Don Giovanni) Omar Montanari (Leporello) Francesca Dotto (Donna Anna) Carmela Remigio (Donna Elvira) Antonio Poli (Don Ottavio) William Corrò (Masetto) Giulia Semenzato (Zerlina) Attila Jun (Il Commendatore) Recorded on October 18, 2017 at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice Directed by Stéphane Vérité

Charles Lloyd Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone), Keith Jarrett (piano), Cecil Mc Bee (bass), Jack Dejohnette (drums). 'East of the Sun','Love Song to a Baby','Of Course, Of Course','Manhattan Tripper','Island Blues' Recorded in 1966 TV Director Paul Roland

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

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

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

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

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