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Michel Meis 4tet Michel Meis, drums+ compositions Cédric Hanriot, piano Stephan Goldbach, double bass Alisa Klein, trombone Born in Luxembourg Michel Meis made his first experience with the drums at the early age of 7 at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City. After finishing his diploma's in Chamber Music, Classical Percussion and Jazz drums in 2014 with the teachers Guy Frisch, Paul Mootz, Rainer Kind and Al Ginter, Michel entered the Jazz section of the 'Hochschule für Musik Saar' doing his Bachelor in Jazz drums. Since 2011, Michel is also a member of the Luxembourg Military Band and has played in several Jazz-clubs and festivals like the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Beishan Jazz Festival, Sibiu Jazz Festival, Fête de la Musique Liege and the Brussels Jazz Marathon. Michel is a drummer with ' Everwaiting Serenade ', Dock in Absolute, Juan Gonzalez Trio. He also played drums for The Grund Club Voices and the Grund Club Quartet in 2015 and 2016. Their first record 'Lost in translation' will feature 7 original tunes and a cover of 'Heaven' by Depeche Mode. This album will be relased on January 2019 , on Double Moon Records. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Erik Truffaz, Trumpet Estreilla Besson, Piano Playlist - Ganga Aarti (E. Truffaz) - Ombres et lumière (E. Truffaz) - Avant l'aube (E. Truffaz) - SO (E. Truffaz) - Betty (E. Truffaz) - Falling stars 2 (E. Truffaz) - Yasmina (E. Truffaz) Recorded on June 11 & 12, 2020 at the Piano Festival de Lille TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Un Ballo in maschera Melodramma in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper Johannes Erath (Stage Direction) Heike Scheele (Sets), Gesine Völlm (Costumes), Joachim Klein (Lighting) Piotr Beczala (Riccardo) George Petean (Renato) Anja Harteros (Amelia) Okka von der Damerau (Ulrica) Sofia Fomina (Oscar) Andrea Borghini (Silvano) Anatoli Sivko (Samuel) Scott Conner (Tom) Directed by Tiziano Mancini Recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, 2016

Romeo and Juliet Choreography by Petr Zuska Music, Sergeï Prokofîev Staged by Petr Zuska Costumes by Roman Šolc Lights by Pavel Dautovský and Petr Zuska Choreographer's assistants, Tereza Podařilová, Alexej Afanassiev, Michaela Černá, Radek Vrátil Orchestra of the State Opera Conductors, Václav Zahradník, Sergej Poluektov With Ondřej Vinklát, Romeo Marta Drastíková, Juliet And Czech National Ballet Recorded on june and july 2015 at the Prague National Theater (Národní divadlo) TV Director, Sonia Paramo

Der Prozess (The Trial) Martynas Rimeikis (choreographer) Laurynas Katkus and Martynas Rimeikis (upon Franz Kafka's novel 'The Trial') Mindaugas Urbaitis (music) Marija Paškevičiūtė (music, electronic music fragments) Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre orchestra Modestas Barkauskas (conductor) Marijus Jacovskis (scenography & set creation) Jurgita Jankutė (costume creation) Levas Kleinas (Lighting creation) Lithuanian Ballet With Jeronimas Krivickas (Joseph K.) - Anastasija Čumakova (Miss Bürstner) - Olesia Shaitanova (Leni) - Stanislav Semianiura (Guard) - Daniel Dolan (Official) - Marius Miliauskas (The priest) - Mantas Daraškevičius (Uncle) - Urtė Bareišytė (The cleaner) - Gediminas Švendravičius (The executor) - Jonas Laucius (The lawyer). Recorded on December 1st, 2017 at the LIthuanian Opera and Ballet Theater TV Director, Laima Lingytė

Jordi Savall (viola da gamba, rebab, lyre) Rebab Anonymous, late 14th century Alba - Traditional Berber Erotókritos - Byzantine dance Rotundellus (MSC 105) - Alfonso X the Wise Alagyeaz & Khnki tsar - Traditional (Armenian) Saltarello - Trecento mss. (Italy, 13th century) Viola da gamba soprano Anonymous Italians, around 1490 Las estrellas de los cielos - Traditional Sephardic (Sarajevo) La Quarte Estampie Royal - Le Manuscrit du Roy (Paris, 13th century) Ya Mariam el bekr - Traditional (Syria) Hermosa muchachica - Traditional Sephardic (Jerusalem) Lyre of gambe Anonymous Italians, around 1450 El Rey Nimrod - Traditional Sephardic (Jerusalem) Saltarello (MSC 77 & 119) - Alfonso X the Wise Danza del viento - Traditional Berber Lamento di Tristano - Trecento mss. (Italy, 13th century) Makām-ı Uzzäl Sakîl 'Turna' Semâ'î - Mss. D. Cantemir (324) Recorded at the Festival de Granada, Alhambra de Granada, Patio de los Arrayanes, 6 July 2020

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) The Dream of Gerontius op. 38: Prelude Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major, op. 19 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no 4 in E minor, op. 98 Recorded at the Philharmonie, Luxembourg, 4 november 2019 Directed by Michael Ciniselli

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Elisabeth Leonskaja (Piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 4 in G major, op. 58 Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Symphony no. 9 in C major 'The Great', D 944 Recorded on January 6, 2018 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Boris Godunov Opera in a prologue and four acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky based upon 'Boris Godunov' by Alexander Pushkin Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, orchestration of 'At St. Basil Cathedral' scene by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov First performance in St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre, 8 February 1874 Bolshoi Thatre Chorus & Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Valery Borisov (Chorus master) Igor Ushakov (Stage Director) Alyona Pikalova (Sets), Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Sergei Shevchenko (Lighting), Ekaterina Mironova (Choreography) Mikhail Kazakov (Boris Godunov) Albina Latipova (Xenia) Ekaterina Vorontsova (Fyodor) Anastasia Bibicheva (Xenia's Nurse) Maxim Paster (Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky) Andrei Potaturin (Andrei Shchelkalov) Denis Makarov (Pimen) Agunda Kulaeva (Marina Mnishek) Andrii Goniukov (Varlaam) Ivan Maximeyko (Missail) Elena Manistina (Innkeeper) Behzod Davronov (Simpleton) Nikolai Kazansky (Nikitich) Alexander Borodin (Mityukha) Irina Rubtsova / Evgenia Segenyuk (Two Women) Recorded at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 19 December 2019 TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil

Chlorine Free feat. Soweto Kinch + NYA Virgile Lorach, bass David Monet, keyboard Romain Clerc-Renaud, Fender Rhodes Maxime Zampieri, drums Yann Cley, flute Benoît Giffard, trombone Michel Escande, percussion, machines Soweto Kinch, saxophones Nya, lyric Disque étonnant et incomparable, ' Free Speech ' de Chlorine Free est un mélange intelligent et bouillonnant d'univers musicaux et vocaux axés sur la communication et l'expérimentation, tout en mettant l'humain au centre de la démarche. Un projet excitant et intense, sans temps mort et aussi addictif qu'intrigant - Indiemusic 17 pistes qui sont autant de pépites que l'on redécouvre avec le même émerveillement à chaque nouvelle écoute. Voici un album qui vous nettoie les oreilles sans produit chloré - Djam Les apprentis chimistes de Chlorine Free remettent le couvert avec ' Free Speech ', brillant 3e album au groove complexe. L'album nous entraîne dans une déambulation au travers de paysages sonores protéiformes, contemplatifs et subtilement rythmés. Chlorine Free affirme ici encore plus en profondeur cette alchimie si particulière qui entre electronica, broken beat, jazz-funk avant-gardiste et hip-hop. Le groupe prend pleinement sa place dans ce courant musical refusant toute étiquette rébarbative et en plein essor qui, avec un esprit décloisonné, sait rassembler autour de lui des auditeurs de tous les horizons. Les invités Soweto Kinch et Nya étoffent et enrichissent la palette du groupe. Le groove hip-hop old-school de Chlorine Free porte des textes engagés dans leur troisième opus, entre hymne écolo et appel à prendre en main sa destinée. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt

Lionel Loueke and the Vampires at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Lionel Koueke, guitar Nick Barbett, trumpet Jeremy Rose, saxophones / bass clarinet Jonathan Zwartz, bass Danny Fischer, drums Guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz world, collaborating with seminal jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Hancock, who has praised Loueke as a 'musical painter'. Sydney's The Vampires are renowned for their blend of soulful jazz, old-school reggae, exotic Balkan melodies and all-out funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking improvisational style and exhilarating interplay meet Loueke's musical mastery and deep knowledge of African folk forms in a must-see collaboration. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

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

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

Stéphane Kerecki - French Touch Stéphane Kerecki, double bass Julien Lourau, saxophone Fabrice Moreau, drums Jozef Dumoulin, piano, Fender Rhodes Stéphane Kerecki made a name for himself by playing with Daniel Humair, Sheila Jordan, Michel Portal, Jacky Terrasson. He is leading his own trio, with saxophonist Matthieu Donarier and drummer Thomas Grimmonprez. His recordings received many awards, including the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, Disque d'Emoi de l'année 2007 (Jazz Magazine), Choc du Monde de la Musique a.o. Kerecki's most ambitious project to date, ' Nouvelle Vague ', an homage to the movies of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Jacques Demy, and the music it generated, features re-adapted works by Miles Davis, Martial Solal, Georges Delerue, Antoine Duhamel and Michel Legrand. His new project 'French Touch' explores the influence of contemporary French popular music, made by groups like Air, Daft Punk, Motorbass, Kavinsky and Phoenix, on today's music scene worldwide. Recode on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Mike Stern & Randy Brecker Band Mike Stern (Michael Sedgwick) (Guitar) Randy Brecker (trumpet) Lenny White (drums) Teymur Phell (Bass) Playlist . Out Of The Blue (MikeStern) . KT (MikeStern) . Dipshit (Randy Brecker) . What Might Have Been (MikeStern) . Red House (Jimi Hendrix) Enregistré le 10 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Vincent Guélat

Lucas Debargue (piano) Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Polonaise in A flat major op. 53 Barcarolle in F sharp major op. 60 Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor op. 31 Nocturne in C minor op. 48/1 Scherzo no. 1 in B minor op. 20 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Toccata in C minor BWV 911 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor op. 111 Recorded at the Konzerthaus Vienna, 20 February 2019

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi (Conductor) Estonian National Male Chorus, Zürcher Sing-Akademie Johanna Rusanen (soprano), Ville Rusanen (baritone) Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Kullervo op. 7 Recorded at the Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 4 October 2019 Réalisation, Michael Beyer

Erik Truffaz, Trumpet Estreilla Besson, Piano Playlist - Ganga Aarti (E. Truffaz) - Ombres et lumière (E. Truffaz) - Avant l'aube (E. Truffaz) - SO (E. Truffaz) - Betty (E. Truffaz) - Falling stars 2 (E. Truffaz) - Yasmina (E. Truffaz) Recorded on June 11 & 12, 2020 at the Piano Festival de Lille TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Ambrose Akinmusire Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano) Harish Raghavan (bass) Justin Brown (Drums) Playlist . Backstory . Maurice & Michael (Sorry I Didn't Say Hello) . Reponse . Condor . A Moment In Between The Rest . Trumpet Sketch . Umteyo . A Song To Exhale To (Diver Song) Recorded on July 03rd 2017 at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) TV Director, Julian Nicole-Kay

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Hutchings (saxophone ténor) Mthunzi Mvubu (saxophone alto) Siyabonga Mthembu (voix) Ariel Zomonsky (Basse) Tumi Mogorosi (batterie) Gontse Makhene (Percussions) Playlist . Nguni (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . The Sea (Shabaka Hutchings) . The Observer (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Joyous ((Shabaka Hutchings) . Natty (Shabaka Hutchings) . Mzwandile (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Chik CHIkka (Lykaty Astatke) Refocusing jazz could be Shabaka Hutchings' mantra. The tenor saxophonist recently went to Johannesburg to soak up South African heritage and to surround himself with the country's best musicians. It led to a celebratory, spiritual sound on the vibrant Wisdom of Elders, recorded in just one day in Johannesburg. The music composed by the saxophonist is primitive, spontaneous, and unpredictable. It's infused with drummer Tumi Mogoros's polyrhythmic beats and the hypnotic sounds of singer Siyabonga Mthembu. British Shabaka Hutchings has Barbadian roots. He's been recognized as a key player on the London jazz scene for a few years now. He got noticed when he brought African and Caribbean sounds to Sons Of Kemet and by playing with the electro-cosmic sounds of The Comet Is Coming. Enregistré le 12 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Marc Schütrumpf

Javier Perianes (piano) Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Le tombeau de Claude Debussy Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La soirée dans Grenade La Puerta del Vino, Préludes - Book II La sérénade interrompue, Préludes - Book I Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) El Albayzín, Suite Iberia Manuel de Falla El amor brujo, piano suite Fantasía Bætica Recorded 5 July 2020 at the Festival de Granada, Pórtico del Palacio del Partal (Alhambra)

Norma Tragedia lirica in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani after the play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 December 1831 Kara Walker (Stage Direction, sets, costumes) Vilmo Furian (Lighting designer) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Riccardo Frizza (Conductor) Claudio Marino Moretti (Chorus master) Stefan Pop (Pollione) Luca Tittoto (Oroveso) Mariella Devia (Norma) Carmela Remigio (Adalgisa) Anna Bordignon (Clotilde) Emanuele Giannino (Flavio) Recorded on May 13 & 16, 2018 at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Paris, Philippe Jordan (Conductor) Pyotr Ilych Tchaikosky (1840 - 1893) Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 'Winter dreams' Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Recorded on October 12th, 2017 at the Opéra national de Paris, Bastille Directed by François-René Martin

State Academic Symphony Orchestra Of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', Gabriel BebeÅŸelea (conductor) Ray Chen (violin) George Enescu (1881 - 1955) Pastorale-Fantaisie Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957) Violin Concerto in D major op. 35 Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1993) Manfred Symphony Recorded at the Grand Palace Hall, Bucarest, George Enescu Festival, 12 September 2019

Chlorine Free feat. Soweto Kinch + NYA Virgile Lorach, bass David Monet, keyboard Romain Clerc-Renaud, Fender Rhodes Maxime Zampieri, drums Yann Cley, flute Benoît Giffard, trombone Michel Escande, percussion, machines Soweto Kinch, saxophones Nya, lyric Disque étonnant et incomparable, ' Free Speech ' de Chlorine Free est un mélange intelligent et bouillonnant d'univers musicaux et vocaux axés sur la communication et l'expérimentation, tout en mettant l'humain au centre de la démarche. Un projet excitant et intense, sans temps mort et aussi addictif qu'intrigant - Indiemusic 17 pistes qui sont autant de pépites que l'on redécouvre avec le même émerveillement à chaque nouvelle écoute. Voici un album qui vous nettoie les oreilles sans produit chloré - Djam Les apprentis chimistes de Chlorine Free remettent le couvert avec ' Free Speech ', brillant 3e album au groove complexe. L'album nous entraîne dans une déambulation au travers de paysages sonores protéiformes, contemplatifs et subtilement rythmés. Chlorine Free affirme ici encore plus en profondeur cette alchimie si particulière qui entre electronica, broken beat, jazz-funk avant-gardiste et hip-hop. Le groupe prend pleinement sa place dans ce courant musical refusant toute étiquette rébarbative et en plein essor qui, avec un esprit décloisonné, sait rassembler autour de lui des auditeurs de tous les horizons. Les invités Soweto Kinch et Nya étoffent et enrichissent la palette du groupe. Le groove hip-hop old-school de Chlorine Free porte des textes engagés dans leur troisième opus, entre hymne écolo et appel à prendre en main sa destinée. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt

Michel Meis 4tet Michel Meis, drums+ compositions Cédric Hanriot, piano Stephan Goldbach, double bass Alisa Klein, trombone Born in Luxembourg Michel Meis made his first experience with the drums at the early age of 7 at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City. After finishing his diploma's in Chamber Music, Classical Percussion and Jazz drums in 2014 with the teachers Guy Frisch, Paul Mootz, Rainer Kind and Al Ginter, Michel entered the Jazz section of the 'Hochschule für Musik Saar' doing his Bachelor in Jazz drums. Since 2011, Michel is also a member of the Luxembourg Military Band and has played in several Jazz-clubs and festivals like the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Beishan Jazz Festival, Sibiu Jazz Festival, Fête de la Musique Liege and the Brussels Jazz Marathon. Michel is a drummer with ' Everwaiting Serenade ', Dock in Absolute, Juan Gonzalez Trio. He also played drums for The Grund Club Voices and the Grund Club Quartet in 2015 and 2016. Their first record 'Lost in translation' will feature 7 original tunes and a cover of 'Heaven' by Depeche Mode. This album will be relased on January 2019 , on Double Moon Records. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Ambrose Akinmusire Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano) Harish Raghavan (bass) Justin Brown (Drums) Playlist . Backstory . Maurice & Michael (Sorry I Didn't Say Hello) . Reponse . Condor . A Moment In Between The Rest . Trumpet Sketch . Umteyo . A Song To Exhale To (Diver Song) Recorded on July 03rd 2017 at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) TV Director, Julian Nicole-Kay

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Hutchings (saxophone ténor) Mthunzi Mvubu (saxophone alto) Siyabonga Mthembu (voix) Ariel Zomonsky (Basse) Tumi Mogorosi (batterie) Gontse Makhene (Percussions) Playlist . Nguni (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . The Sea (Shabaka Hutchings) . The Observer (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Joyous ((Shabaka Hutchings) . Natty (Shabaka Hutchings) . Mzwandile (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Chik CHIkka (Lykaty Astatke) Refocusing jazz could be Shabaka Hutchings' mantra. The tenor saxophonist recently went to Johannesburg to soak up South African heritage and to surround himself with the country's best musicians. It led to a celebratory, spiritual sound on the vibrant Wisdom of Elders, recorded in just one day in Johannesburg. The music composed by the saxophonist is primitive, spontaneous, and unpredictable. It's infused with drummer Tumi Mogoros's polyrhythmic beats and the hypnotic sounds of singer Siyabonga Mthembu. British Shabaka Hutchings has Barbadian roots. He's been recognized as a key player on the London jazz scene for a few years now. He got noticed when he brought African and Caribbean sounds to Sons Of Kemet and by playing with the electro-cosmic sounds of The Comet Is Coming. Enregistré le 12 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Marc Schütrumpf

TORD GUSTAVSEN M/DOMKORET AND TORE BRUNBORG @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Tord Gustavsen composition, piano Tore Brunborg, saxophone DomKoret, Oslo cathedral choir Commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the festival, a new composition by Tord Gustavsen, accompanied by saxophonist and friend Tore Brunborg and the superb Oslo Cathedral choir. A magnificent experience, steeped in Scandinavian culture, rich with ghosts and legends. Recorded on August 19th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

Esperanza Spalding : Emily's D + Evolution at the Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 Esperanza Spalding, bass / vocals Matt Steven, guitar Justin Tyson, drums Emily Elbert, vocals Originally conceived the day before her birthday -during a 'sleepless night of full moon inspiration'- Emily's D+Evolution will perform all-new material that Spalding says 'unfolds as live musical vignettes.' 'Emily is my middle name and I'm using this fresh persona as my inner navigator. This project is about going back and reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using it as a compass to move forward and expand' says Spalding. 'My hope for this group is to create a world around each song... We will be staging the songs as much as we play them, using characters, video and the movement of our bodies.' Emily's D+Evolution is opening Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 in the Forum. Recorded on June 3rd 2016 at the Forum Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Robert Glasper Trio at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Robert Glapser, piano Vicente Archer, bass Damion Reid, batterie Recorded around Nat King Cole's Steinway at Capital records in Hollywood, the Robert Glasper Trio's latest album 'Covered' reimagines the music of Glasper's idols and peers, including Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell. Experience the evolution of jazz first-hand, in this up-close encounter with modern jazz royalty. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

The Little Mermaid Choreography, Jan Kodet ChoréLibretto, Jan Kodet, Martin Kukučka, Lukáš Trpišovský Music, Zbyněk Matějů Stage director, SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský) Sets, Jakub Kopecký Costumes, Alexandra Grusková Lighting design, Daniel Tesař Musical preparation, Andreas Sebastian Weiser The National Theatre Orchestra Andreas Sebastian Weiser, conductor Czech National Ballet With Little Mermaid, Magdaléna Matějková The prince, Ondřej Vinklát The Grandmother, Miho Ogimoto The Witch, Michaela Wenzelová Seraphin, Mathias Deneux The Strange princess, Aya Watanabe The King/ Father, Marek Svobodník The young witch, Alice Petit The Lover, Giovanni Rotolo The Queen / Mother, Michaela Černá The Lighthouse keeper, Dadja Altenburg-Kohl Recorded on September 22nd and 23rd 2017 at the National Theater Opera TV Director, Patrick Lauze

The Nutcracker and the Cuddly Mouse Choreographie & mise en scène, Petr Zuska Livret, Petr Zuska, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann National Theatre Orchestra Direction musicale, Václav Zahradník, Sergej Poluektov Décors, Pavel Svoboda Costumes, Alexandra Grusková Création lumière, Daniel Tesař Animation, Šimon Koudela, Karel Mařík With YOU, Klára Jelínková I, Štěpán Pechar Mother, Miho Ogimoto Father, Giovanni Rotolo Santa Claus, Marek Svobodník Angel, Magdaléna Matějková Devil, Ondřej Vinklát Miss Nutcracker, Andrea Kramešová The king mice, Francesco Scarpato The Star, Nikola Márová The Czech National Ballet & The preparatory school of the Czech National Ballet Recorded on December 7th & 8th 2016 at the Prague National Theater (Czech Republica) TV director, Patrick Lauzé

Rodelinda Opera in three acts by Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759) Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym First performance in London, King's Theatre, 13 February 1725 Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Jean Bellorini (Stage Direction) Jean Bellorini, Véronique Chazal (Sets), Macha Makeïeff (Costumes), Luc Muscillo (Lighting) Jeanine De Bique (Rodelinda) Tim Mead (Bertarido) Benjamin Hulett (Grimoaldo) Avery Amereau (Eduige) Jakub Józef Orliński (Unolfo) Andrea Mastroni (Garibaldo) Recorded at the Opéra de Lille on October 11, 2018 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Fabio Biondi (violin) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Recorded at the Granada Festival, Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta, on July 8, 2020

Carmen, opéra comique in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Merimée's novel First performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique, 3 March 1875 Orchestre et chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Speranza Scappucci (Conductor) Pierre Iodice (Chorus Master) Henning Brockhaus (Stage Direction, Lighting) Margherita Palli (Sets), Giancarlo Colis (Costumes), Valentina Escobar (Choreography) Nino Surguladze (Carmen) Marc Laho (Don José) Silvia Dalla Benetta (Micaela) Lionel Lhote (Escamillo) Alexia Saffery (Frasquita) Alexise Yerna (Mercédès) Patrick Delcour (Le Dancaïre) Papuna Tchuradze (Le Remendado) Roger Joakim (Zuniga) Alexandre Tiereliers (Lillas Pastia) Alexei Gorbatchev (Moralès) Réjane Soldano (Une marchande) Benoit Delvaux (Un bohémien) Recorded on January 29 & 30, 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Philippe Jordan (Conductor) Pyotr Ilych Tchaikosky (1840 - 1893) Symphony no 2 in C minor, op. 17 'Litle Russian' Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris on March 27, 2018 Directed by François-René Martin

State Academic Symphony Orchestra Of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) Alexandra Silocea (piano) Alexey Retinsky (b. 1986) De profundis Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major op. 102 George Enescu (1881 - 1955) Symphony no. 2 in A major op. 17 Recorded at the Grand Palace Hall, Bucarest, George Enescu Festival, 11 September 2019

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Hutchings (saxophone ténor) Mthunzi Mvubu (saxophone alto) Siyabonga Mthembu (voix) Ariel Zomonsky (Basse) Tumi Mogorosi (batterie) Gontse Makhene (Percussions) Playlist . Nguni (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . The Sea (Shabaka Hutchings) . The Observer (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Joyous ((Shabaka Hutchings) . Natty (Shabaka Hutchings) . Mzwandile (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Chik CHIkka (Lykaty Astatke) Refocusing jazz could be Shabaka Hutchings' mantra. The tenor saxophonist recently went to Johannesburg to soak up South African heritage and to surround himself with the country's best musicians. It led to a celebratory, spiritual sound on the vibrant Wisdom of Elders, recorded in just one day in Johannesburg. The music composed by the saxophonist is primitive, spontaneous, and unpredictable. It's infused with drummer Tumi Mogoros's polyrhythmic beats and the hypnotic sounds of singer Siyabonga Mthembu. British Shabaka Hutchings has Barbadian roots. He's been recognized as a key player on the London jazz scene for a few years now. He got noticed when he brought African and Caribbean sounds to Sons Of Kemet and by playing with the electro-cosmic sounds of The Comet Is Coming. Enregistré le 12 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Marc Schütrumpf

Mike Stern & Randy Brecker Band Mike Stern (Michael Sedgwick) (Guitar) Randy Brecker (trumpet) Lenny White (drums) Teymur Phell (Bass) Playlist . Out Of The Blue (MikeStern) . KT (MikeStern) . Dipshit (Randy Brecker) . What Might Have Been (MikeStern) . Red House (Jimi Hendrix) Enregistré le 10 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Vincent Guélat

Esperanza Spalding : Emily's D + Evolution at the Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 Esperanza Spalding, bass / vocals Matt Steven, guitar Justin Tyson, drums Emily Elbert, vocals Originally conceived the day before her birthday -during a 'sleepless night of full moon inspiration'- Emily's D+Evolution will perform all-new material that Spalding says 'unfolds as live musical vignettes.' 'Emily is my middle name and I'm using this fresh persona as my inner navigator. This project is about going back and reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using it as a compass to move forward and expand' says Spalding. 'My hope for this group is to create a world around each song... We will be staging the songs as much as we play them, using characters, video and the movement of our bodies.' Emily's D+Evolution is opening Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 in the Forum. Recorded on June 3rd 2016 at the Forum Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Ambrose Akinmusire Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano) Harish Raghavan (bass) Justin Brown (Drums) Playlist . Backstory . Maurice & Michael (Sorry I Didn't Say Hello) . Reponse . Condor . A Moment In Between The Rest . Trumpet Sketch . Umteyo . A Song To Exhale To (Diver Song) Recorded on July 03rd 2017 at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) TV Director, Julian Nicole-Kay

Lionel Loueke and the Vampires at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Lionel Koueke, guitar Nick Barbett, trumpet Jeremy Rose, saxophones / bass clarinet Jonathan Zwartz, bass Danny Fischer, drums Guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz world, collaborating with seminal jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Hancock, who has praised Loueke as a 'musical painter'. Sydney's The Vampires are renowned for their blend of soulful jazz, old-school reggae, exotic Balkan melodies and all-out funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking improvisational style and exhilarating interplay meet Loueke's musical mastery and deep knowledge of African folk forms in a must-see collaboration. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Chlorine Free feat. Soweto Kinch + NYA Virgile Lorach, bass David Monet, keyboard Romain Clerc-Renaud, Fender Rhodes Maxime Zampieri, drums Yann Cley, flute Benoît Giffard, trombone Michel Escande, percussion, machines Soweto Kinch, saxophones Nya, lyric Disque étonnant et incomparable, ' Free Speech ' de Chlorine Free est un mélange intelligent et bouillonnant d'univers musicaux et vocaux axés sur la communication et l'expérimentation, tout en mettant l'humain au centre de la démarche. Un projet excitant et intense, sans temps mort et aussi addictif qu'intrigant - Indiemusic 17 pistes qui sont autant de pépites que l'on redécouvre avec le même émerveillement à chaque nouvelle écoute. Voici un album qui vous nettoie les oreilles sans produit chloré - Djam Les apprentis chimistes de Chlorine Free remettent le couvert avec ' Free Speech ', brillant 3e album au groove complexe. L'album nous entraîne dans une déambulation au travers de paysages sonores protéiformes, contemplatifs et subtilement rythmés. Chlorine Free affirme ici encore plus en profondeur cette alchimie si particulière qui entre electronica, broken beat, jazz-funk avant-gardiste et hip-hop. Le groupe prend pleinement sa place dans ce courant musical refusant toute étiquette rébarbative et en plein essor qui, avec un esprit décloisonné, sait rassembler autour de lui des auditeurs de tous les horizons. Les invités Soweto Kinch et Nya étoffent et enrichissent la palette du groupe. Le groove hip-hop old-school de Chlorine Free porte des textes engagés dans leur troisième opus, entre hymne écolo et appel à prendre en main sa destinée. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt

From the House of the Dead, by Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) Libretto by the composter after 'Memoirs from the House of the Dead' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky First performance in Brno, Natinla Theatre, 12 April 1930 Simone Young (Conductor) Sören Eckhoff (Chorus Master) Frank Castorf (Stage Director) Aleksandar Denic (Sets), Adriana Braga-Peretzki (Costumes), Rainer Casper (Lighting) Peter Rose (Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov) Evgeniya Sotnikova (Aljeja) Aleš Briscein (Filka Morozov) Manuel Günther (Big Prisoner) Tim Kuypers (Small Prisoner) Christian Rieger (Prison Governor) Ulrich Reß (Elderly Prisoner) Charles Workman (Skuratov) Johannes Kammler (Čekunov) Boris Prýgl (Cook) Alexander Milev (Blacksmith ) Peter Lobert (Priest) Heike Grötzinger (Prostitute) Callum Thorpe (Prisoner/Don Juan/The Brahmin) Matthew Grills (Kedril) Kevin Conners (Schapkin) Bo Skovhus (Šiškov) Dean Power (Čerevin) Recorded on May 18 and 26, 2018 at the Nationaltheater, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich TV Director, Andy Sommer

Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (direction) Julián Orbón Tres Versiones Sinfónicas Gustav Mahler Symphony n° 5 in C sharp minor Recorde at the Philharmonie de Paris on January 25th 2015 Directed by Corentin Leconte

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

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (Conductor) Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104 Recorded in 2015 at the New Helsinki Music Center (Musiikkitalo) Directed by Laura Joutsi and Hannu Kamppila

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Alim Qasimov (voix) Fikrat Amirov (1922 - 1984) Symphonic Mugham 'Kyurd Ovshary' Symphonic Mugham 'Gulustan Bayati Shiraz' Azerbaijani Capriccio 'Song of the blind Arab' from the opera 'Sheikh Sanan' Recorded at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 12 May 2019 Directed by François-René Martin

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Maxime Vengerov (violin) Gara Garayev (1918 - 1982) Leyli and Majnun, symphonic poem Violin Concerto Don Quixote, symphonic sketches Path of Thunder, Suite de ballet n° 2 Recorded on March 28, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Philharmonie Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

An evening with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker at the Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier Étoiles, principal dancers and the Corps de Ballet Conductor, Vello Pähn Opéra national de Paris orchestra Quatuor n°4 Enters the Repertory of Opéra national de Paris Choreography, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Music, Béla Bartók, Quatuor n°4 Set, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Lights, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Herman Sorgeloos made by Vinicio Cheli Costume, Rosas With Sae Eun Park, Juliette Hilaire, Charlotte Ranson, Laura Bachman ______________________________________________________ Die grosse Fuge Enters the Repertory of Opéra national de Paris Choreography, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, La Grande Fugue, op.133 Staging, Jean-Luc Ducourt Set, Jan Joris Lamers Lights, Jan Joris Lamers made by Vinicio Cheli Costume, Rosas Music analysis, Georges-Elie Octors With Alice Renavand, Stéphane Bullion, Karl Paquette, Vincent Chaillet, Florian Magnenet, Nicolas Paul, Adrien Couvez, Alexandre Gasse _______________________________________________________ Verklärte Nacht Enters the Repertory of Opéra national de Paris Choreography, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Music, Arnold Schönberg, The Transfigured Night. op. 4, version for string orchestra Set, Gilles Aillaud , Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Costume, Rudy Sabounghy Lights, Vinicio Cheli Music analysis, Georges-Elie Octors , Rosas With Émilie Cozette, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Léonore Baulac, Letizia Galloni, Séverine Westermann, Katherine Higgins, Emilie Hasboun, Alice Catonnet, Alexandre Gasse, Karl Paquette, Stéphane Bullion, Florian Magnenet, Takeru Coste, Nicolas Paul Recorded on October 27 and 30 2015 at the Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier TV director, Louise Narboni

Les Six concertos brandebourgeois (The six Brandenburg Concertos) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Choreography) Rosas company Created with and danced by Boštjan Antončič - Carlos Garbin - Frank Gizycki - Marie Goudot - Robin Haghi - Cynthia Loemij - Mark Lorimer - Michaël Pomero - Jason Respilieux - Igor Shyshko - Luka Švajda - Jakub Truszkowski - Thomas Vantuycom - Samantha van Wissen - Sandy Williams - Sue Yeon Youn Music Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046 -1051 B'Rock Orchestra, Amandine Beyer (Conductor) Jan Versweyveld (Scenography, Lighting design), An D'Huys (Costume design), Jan Vandenhouwe (Dramaturgy) Recorded 13 March 2019 at the Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier TV Director, Louise Narboni

Stéphane Kerecki - French Touch Stéphane Kerecki, double bass Julien Lourau, saxophone Fabrice Moreau, drums Jozef Dumoulin, piano, Fender Rhodes Stéphane Kerecki made a name for himself by playing with Daniel Humair, Sheila Jordan, Michel Portal, Jacky Terrasson. He is leading his own trio, with saxophonist Matthieu Donarier and drummer Thomas Grimmonprez. His recordings received many awards, including the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, Disque d'Emoi de l'année 2007 (Jazz Magazine), Choc du Monde de la Musique a.o. Kerecki's most ambitious project to date, ' Nouvelle Vague ', an homage to the movies of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Jacques Demy, and the music it generated, features re-adapted works by Miles Davis, Martial Solal, Georges Delerue, Antoine Duhamel and Michel Legrand. His new project 'French Touch' explores the influence of contemporary French popular music, made by groups like Air, Daft Punk, Motorbass, Kavinsky and Phoenix, on today's music scene worldwide. Recode on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Michel Meis 4tet Michel Meis, drums+ compositions Cédric Hanriot, piano Stephan Goldbach, double bass Alisa Klein, trombone Born in Luxembourg Michel Meis made his first experience with the drums at the early age of 7 at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City. After finishing his diploma's in Chamber Music, Classical Percussion and Jazz drums in 2014 with the teachers Guy Frisch, Paul Mootz, Rainer Kind and Al Ginter, Michel entered the Jazz section of the 'Hochschule für Musik Saar' doing his Bachelor in Jazz drums. Since 2011, Michel is also a member of the Luxembourg Military Band and has played in several Jazz-clubs and festivals like the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Beishan Jazz Festival, Sibiu Jazz Festival, Fête de la Musique Liege and the Brussels Jazz Marathon. Michel is a drummer with ' Everwaiting Serenade ', Dock in Absolute, Juan Gonzalez Trio. He also played drums for The Grund Club Voices and the Grund Club Quartet in 2015 and 2016. Their first record 'Lost in translation' will feature 7 original tunes and a cover of 'Heaven' by Depeche Mode. This album will be relased on January 2019 , on Double Moon Records. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

Robert Glasper Trio at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Robert Glapser, piano Vicente Archer, bass Damion Reid, batterie Recorded around Nat King Cole's Steinway at Capital records in Hollywood, the Robert Glasper Trio's latest album 'Covered' reimagines the music of Glasper's idols and peers, including Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell. Experience the evolution of jazz first-hand, in this up-close encounter with modern jazz royalty. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin