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Michel Portal in concert Michel Portal (saxophone, bass clarinet) Nils Wogram (trombone) Bojan Z (piano) Bruno Chevillon (Double Bass) Lander Gyselinck (drums) Setlist Full Half Moon (Bojan Z) Split the Difference (Nils Wogram) Mr Pharmacie (Michel Portal) In town (Michel Portal) Armenie (Michel Portal) African Wind (Michel Portal) To celebrate his 85th birthday, saxophonist and clarinettist Michel Portal stays true to the guiding principle of his bold and eclectic musical career: a keen taste for new music, with no regard for borders. Recorded on September 6, 2020, Grande Halle, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Célidja Pornon

Youn Sun Nah Youn Sun Nah, voice Tomek Miernowski, guitars, piano, synthesizer , programming Rémi Vihnolo, drums, double bass, electric bass, programming A decade after the release of Same Girl, recording marking the consecration in 2010 of Youn Sun Nah, she continues to assert herself as a singer resolutely not to be classified, whose all-embracing virtuoso voice can handle jazz, improvisation, opera, pop and world music. With her recent album, a polished made in-studio immersion with the complicity of her producer-arranger Clément Ducol, the Korean has produced her most personal work to date: apart from the revisiting of an eclectic repertoire from Albéniz to Michel Legrand and George Harrison, Marvin Gaye and Leonard Cohen, she leaves plenty of room for the first time for her own compositions, thus confirming a singular talent as a songwriter. An explosive cocktail, which can be taken full advantage of on stage with the complicity of Tomek Miernowski on guitars and keyboards as well as the phenomenal Rémi Vignolo, just as at ease on the drums as on the double bass. Recorded at the D'jazz Nevers on November 16, 2019 TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Taksim Trio @Jazz Fest Sarajevo Hüsnü Şenlendirici - clarinet, balaban İsmail Tunçbilek - bağlama Aytaç Doğan - kanun Recorded on November 3rd 2016 at the Jazz Fest of Sarajevo TV Director, Yvan Schreck

John Coltrane's 'Africa / Brass' Revisited Dal Sasso Big Band, David El Malek, Sophie Alour & Géraldine Laurent John Coltrane (saxophone) Christophe Dal Sasso (arrangement , direction) Géraldine Laurent (alto saxophone ) David El Malek (tenor saxophone) Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone, flute) Dominique Mandin (flute, alto saxophone) Thomas Savy (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Julien Alour | Quentin Ghomari (trumpets) Jerry Edward | Daniel Zimmermann (trombones) Pierre de Bethmann (piano) Manu Marchès (double bass) Karl Jannuska (drums) Andy Bérald-Catelo (Ka Drum) Setlist Tunji (John Coltrane - Christophe Dal Sasso) Green Sleeves (Traditional - Christophe Dal Sasso) Liberia (John Coltrane - Christophe Dal Sasso) Song of the Underground Railroad (Traditional - Christophe Dal Sasso) A concert reviving the spiritual force and humanist message of John Coltrane's legendary Africa/Brass (1961), revisited in big band style under the leadership of Christophe Dal Sasso, with four extraordinary saxophone soloists. Recorded on Septemer 11, 2020, Philharmonie de Paris, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Guiseppe de Vecchi

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor) Isabelle Faust (violin), Carmen Romeu (soprano) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Pulcinella (Suite) Péter Eötvös (1944) Alhambra Concerto for violin and orchestra Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) The three-cornered Hat Recorded at the Festival de Granada, Palacio de Carlos V, 11 & 12 July 2019 TV Director, Arnaud Lalanne

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) 4 Fugues Op. 72 Bunte Blätter Op. 99 Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Polonaises Op. 26 1 Allegro appassionato (C-sharp minor) 2 Maestoso (E-flat minor) Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 Recorded at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 12 December 2020

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Julian Prégardien (Tenor, Evangelist), Stéphane Degout (Jesus, bass I), Sabine Devieilhe (soprano I), Maïlys de Villoutreys (soprano II), Damien Guillon (alto I), Lucile Richardot (alto II), Samuel Boden (Tenor I), Thomas Hobbs (Tenor II), Christian Immler (bass II) Johann Sebastian Bach Saint Matthew Passion BWV 244 Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, on March 26, 2016 TV director, Colin Laurent

Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Valeriy Sokolov (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Franck Braley (piano) Tribute to Henri Dutilleux Henri Dutilleux Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher Three Préludes for piano (D'ombre et de silence - Sur un même accord - Le Jeu des contraires) Maurice Ravel Piano Trio Claude Debussy Sonata for violin and piano Henri Dutilleux String quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' Recorded in January 22nd, 2016 at the Philharmonie 2, Cité de la Musique, Salle de Concerts, Paris Directed by par Franck Chaudemanche

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor) Isabelle Faust (violin), Carmen Romeu (soprano) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Pulcinella (Suite) Péter Eötvös (1944) Alhambra Concerto for violin and orchestra Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) The three-cornered Hat Recorded at the Festival de Granada, Palacio de Carlos V, 11 & 12 July 2019 TV Director, Arnaud Lalanne

Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Marie Perbost (Dessus), Samuel Boden (Haute-contre), Zachary Wilder (Taille), Victor Sicard (Basse-taille) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) In convertendo Dominus Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772) In exitu Israël André Campra (1660-1744) Messe de Requiem Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, 20 November 2019 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Robin McKelle Jazz à Vienne 2016 With Robin McKelle, Jake Sherman (keyboards), Eli Menezes (guitar), Matt Brandau (bass), Adam Jackson (drums) Recorded on July 13th 2016 at the Théâtre Antique TV direction by Eric Michaud

Airelle Besson, trumpet Sebastien Sternal, piano, Fender Rhodes Jonas Burgwinkel, drums Clémence Colin, chansigneuse For her third and last year in residence, Airelle Besson and her new trio (featuring Sebastian Sternal and Jonas Burgwinkel) embark on a bold and original project: to make human bodies resonate with their music in collaboration with deaf actress Clémence Colin. Unanimously praised by the critics, this young trio, whose jazz can be at once rhythmical and ethereal, pushes boundaries even further in this new encounter with what could be termed 'sign-song '. Recorded on May 25, 2017 at the Festival Jazz sous les pommiers TV Director, Laurent Hasse

Bokanté Malika Tirolien, voice Michael League, guitar & voice Chris McQueen, guitar & voice Bob Lanzetti, guitar Roosevelt Collier, steel guitar Jamey Haddad, percussion Keita Ogawa, percussion André Ferrari, percussion An experiment conceived by Snarky Puppy founder and GroundUP Music creator Michael League (who has traded his bass in for a baritone guitar in this group), the process of formation was all but conventional. The music and some of the melodies were written by League, demoed while on tour with other bands, and then sent to Tirolien with lyrical concepts attached. Tirolien then wrote lyrics and melodies, demoing and ping-ponging the new content back to Michael. Many of the musicians had never even met until the first day of recording. By the end of the week-long session in upstate New York's legendary Dreamland Studios, the band felt abnormally cohesive. 'Unity was paramount in the formation of this group,' observed League. 'Though the ensemble is multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-generational, we all feel connected as musicians and people. And in combining our different accents I feel that there is a strangely common and poignant sound, one that can reach and relate to listeners around the world.' Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

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

Michel Portal Quintet feat. Nils Wogram & Lander Gyselinck Michel Portal, clarinets, saxophone, bandoneon Nils Wogram, trombone Bojan Z, piano, keyboard Bruno Chevillon, double bass, bass Lander Gyselinck, drums An original musician, Michel Portal is a celebrity in the classical repertoire (Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Berg) and contemporary music (Boulez, Stockausen, Berio, Kagel, Globokar). A virtuoso and something of a maverick, Portal is always up for musical experiments, exploring all kinds of fields! A regular guest at Europa Jazz over the past forty years, he has always delivered! This year, he presents a new project, involving Boyan Z and Bruno Chevillon, along with one of the greatest trombone players of today, Nils Wogram (who regularly plays with Bojan Z) and the new prodigy on the European jazz scene, young Belgian drummer Lander Gyselinck (Lab trio, Kris Defoort trio). Recorded on 2017, May 5th 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival TV Director, Josselin Carré

Sophie Alour 'Exil(s)' Sophie Alour (saxophone, flute, compositions) Mohamed Abozékry (oud) Donald Kontamanou (drums) Philippe Aerts (double bass) Damien Argentieri (piano) Wassim Halal (derbouka, bendir) The first, Alfredo Rodriguez, after classical training, discovered the world of jazz and improvisation by listening to Keith Jarrett.Today he is Quincy Jones's preferred pianist. The second, Pedrito Martinez, congaceros (percussionnist) comes from the streets of Havana making the whole of New York dance at Ginny's, the epicentre of Cuban Santeria. These two great jazz hopes meet each other at last and hold high the torch of the new uninhibited Latin-jazz scene where their virtuoso and audacious playing and their volcanic energy is put to the service of adventurous writing for a unique and fascinating voyage. Recorded on May 31, 2019 at Jazz sous les Pommiers TV Directors, Thierry Villeneuve

Archie Shepp, musical direction, saxophones Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Jason Moran, piano Richard Davis, double bass Billy Hart, drums With guests: Marion Rampal, voice Izidor Leitinger, trumpet Sébastien Llado, trombone Jean-Philippe Scali, baritone saxophone Playlist Naima - John Coltrane - Arranged by Izidor Leitinger Cousin Mary - John Coltrane - Arranged by Izidor Leitinger Blasé - Archie Shepp Prelude to a Kiss - Duke Ellington Los Olvidados - Archie Shepp In 1960, Archie Shepp attended a concert by John Coltrane at the Five Spot, the mythical club on the Lower East Side. Totally fascinated, he decided to pick up the tenor saxophone. Five years later, Shepp - already a reference in the world of free jazz - recorded alongside his hero. The resulting album, 'Ascension', was released in 1966, and remains today one of the great monuments of free improvisation. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Coltrane's death - at the age of forty - the most Parisian representative of the New York avant-garde pays tribute to the brilliant composer of 'A Love Supreme', with a Franco-American all-star band not unlike that which recorded the revolutionary 'Ascension'. A giant of jazz pays tribute to one of his gods... Recorded on September 3rd 2016 at the Grande Halle of la Villette TV Director, Frank Cassenti

John Coltrane's 'Africa / Brass' Revisited Dal Sasso Big Band, David El Malek, Sophie Alour & Géraldine Laurent John Coltrane (saxophone) Christophe Dal Sasso (arrangement , direction) Géraldine Laurent (alto saxophone ) David El Malek (tenor saxophone) Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone, flute) Dominique Mandin (flute, alto saxophone) Thomas Savy (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Julien Alour | Quentin Ghomari (trumpets) Jerry Edward | Daniel Zimmermann (trombones) Pierre de Bethmann (piano) Manu Marchès (double bass) Karl Jannuska (drums) Andy Bérald-Catelo (Ka Drum) Setlist Tunji (John Coltrane - Christophe Dal Sasso) Green Sleeves (Traditional - Christophe Dal Sasso) Liberia (John Coltrane - Christophe Dal Sasso) Song of the Underground Railroad (Traditional - Christophe Dal Sasso) A concert reviving the spiritual force and humanist message of John Coltrane's legendary Africa/Brass (1961), revisited in big band style under the leadership of Christophe Dal Sasso, with four extraordinary saxophone soloists. Recorded on Septemer 11, 2020, Philharmonie de Paris, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Guiseppe de Vecchi

El Comité Carlos Sarduy trumpet Irving Acao saxophone Harold López-nussa keyboard, piano Rolando Luna claviers, piano Gaston Joya basse, double bass Rodney Barreto drums Yaroldy Abreu percussion Here are at least are 7 good reasons to listen to El Comité : Harold Lopez-Nussa, Rolando Luna, Rodney Barreto, Yaroldy Abreu, Gaston Joya, Carlos Sarduy and Irving Acao ! Considered as being part of the most brilliant and renowned Cuban musicians of their generation, this band of 7 had the excellent idea of composing an album entitled ' Y que !? (So What) ', nine pieces which reflect the diversity of influences and rhythms of El Comité. Afrobeat, funk, Latin jazz, ballades a ' Cuban groove Siglo 21 ' to put between all ears, impressive compositions, revivals marked El Comité, always stamped with the fluidity and energy which characterises this group. Despite their youth, their 15 or 20 years on the international stage for most of them, gives a veritable maturity to this album. The harmonies and thematic structures are an ample illustration. And finally, on stage, it is always a real pleasure to see El Comité developing where their overflowing energy and musical generosity rapidly becomes contagious. Recorded on July 29, 2019 at Jazz in Marciac TV Director,

Meshell Ndegeocello American singer and bassist Me'shelle Ndegeocello presents her new album Comet, Come to Me at the Banlieues Bleues festival With Meshell Ndegeocello, bass and voice Chris Bruce, guitar Jebin Bruni, keyboards Abraham Rounds, drums Concert recorded on April, the 12th 2016 at the Espace 1789 St Ouen During the 33rd edition of Banlieues Bleues festival, Jazz en Seine-Saint-Denis TV Director, Guillaume Dero

Ariadne auf Naxos Opera in 1 act preceded with a prologue Richard Strauss (Music) Hugo von Hofmannsthal (Libretto) Orchestre de Paris Marc Albrecht (conductor ) Katie Mitchell (Staging ) Martin Crimp (Dramaturgy ) Chloe Lamford (Sets ) Sarah Blenkinsop (Costumes ) James Farncombe (Lighting ) With (The Prima donna / Ariadne) Lise Davidsen - (The tenor / Bacchus) Eric Cutler - (Zerbinetta) Sabine Devieilhe - (The Composer) Angela Brower - (Harlequin) Huw Montague Rendall - (Brighella) Jonathan Abernethy - (Scaramouche) Emilio Pons - (Truffaldino) David Shipley - (naiad) Beate Mordal - (Dryad) Andrea Hill - (Echo) Elena Galitskaya - (The Music Master) Josef Wagner - (The Dancing Master) Rupert Charlesworth - (An officer) Petter Moen - (A Wig-Maker) Jean-Gabriel Saint Martin - (Le Buttler) Maik Solbach - (A Lackey) Sava Vemić - (The richest man in Vienna) Paul Herwig - (His wife) Julia Wieninger Recorded on July 2 & 11, 2018 at the Théâtre de l'Archevéché, Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence TV Director, Corentin Leconte

Special Tribute to Marius Petipa Mariinsky Theater orchestra Valery Gergiev, conductor Mariinsky Theater ballet Les Saisons (The Seasons) (Вренена года), op 67 (New Creation) Music, Alexandre Glazounov Choreography, Konstantin Keikhel Libretto, Natalia Chumina Sets and Costumes de Sergei Illarionov Light designer, Konstantin Binkin Video Designer, Maria Feodoridi, Maxim Malovichko With Yekaterina Chebykina, Roman Belyakov and the Artists of The Mariinsky Ballet A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II) Choreography, George Balanchine Music, Félix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Staging, Sandra Jennings Production Design, Luisa Spinatelli Lighting, Sergei Lutkin With Pas de deux, Oxana Skorik et Konstantin Zverev Titania, Queen of the Fairies, Anastasia Kolegova Oberon , King of the Fairies, David Zaleyev Puck, Vasily Tkachenko Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, Anastasia Matvienko Hermia, In love with Lysander, Yana Selina Lysander amoureux de Hermia, Yuri Smekalov Helena, in love with Demetrius, Zlata Yalinich Demetrius, suitor of Hermia, Alexander Romanchikov Theseus, DuDuke of Athens, Vitaly Amelishko Soprano, Lyudmila Dudinova and the Mariinsky Teather Children chorus Chorus master, Irina Yatsemirskaya The Sleeping Beauty (Act III) Music, P I Tchainovsky Choreography, Marius Petipa (1890) Libretto, Ivan Vsevolozhsky et Marius Petipa, after Charles Perrault's tales Set design, Heinrich Levogt, Mikhail Bocharov, Ivan Andreev, Konstantin Ivanov et Matvei Shishkov Costumes, Ivan Vsevolozhsky (revival of the 1890 production) The revival team Choreography staged, Sergei Vikharev Sets reproduced,Andrei Voitenko Costumes reproduced, Elena Zaitseva Lighting, Vladimir Lukasevich With The King . Florestan XIV, Vladimir Ponomarev The Queen . Elena Bazhenova Princess Aurore, their daughter , Alina Somova Prince Désiré, Xander Parish The Lilac Fairy, Ekaterina Kondaurova Carabosse, the evil fairy, Islom Baimuradov Catalabutte, Master of Ceremonies, Andrei Yakovlev Pas de quatre The Diamond Fairy Valeria Martynyuk The Sapphire Fairy, Kumiko Ishii The Gold Fairy, Vlada Borodulina The Silver Fairy, Shamala Guseinova Pas de caractère The White Cat, Xenia Ostreikovskaya Puss in Boots, Fyodor Murashov Pas de deux Princess Florine, Maria Shirinkina The Blue Bird, Alexei Timofeyev Pas de caractère The little red riding hood, Svetlana Russkikh The Big Bad Wolf, Daniil Lopatin Pas de deux Princess Aurore, Alina Somova Prince Désiré, Xander Parish Fairy-tale characters, court dancers, gods, goddesses Artists of The Mariinsky Ballet Recorded on January 11th 2018 at the Mariinsky Theater TV Director, François-René Martin

Fedrico Segun Lorca Eva Yerbabuena, choreography, Juan Diego, voix off Paco Jarana, musical creation & conductor Vicente Palacios, scnography Lopez de Santos, costume Sandra Diaz, puppet Atico 7, projection With Eva Yerbabuena, dance Paco Jarana,Guitar Enrique El Extremeno, voice Jeromo Sgura, voice José Valencia, voice Antonio Coronel, percussion Raul Dominguez, percussion Asime Can Ozozer, special featuring Ballet Mercedes de Cordoba, Lorena Franco, Maria Moreno, Eduardo Guerrero, Moises Navarro, Cristian Lozano Recorded on 2013 at the Théâtre national de Chaillot TV Director, Louise Narboni

Una oda al tiempo (an ode to time) Choreography, María Pagés Dramaturgy & Lyrics, El Arbi El Harti Music, Rubén Levaniegos, María Pagés, Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovski, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg FRiedrich Haendel, Sergio Menem, David Moñiz, Isaac Muñoz, musique populaire traditionnelle 'Your wind Moves Me' poem by Marifé Santiago Lighting design, Dominique You, Paul Fullana Costume design, Maria pagés Scenography, Maria Pagés & El Arbi El Harti Sound design, Albert Cortada, Enrique Canañas María Pagés Compañía Dancers María Pagés, Eva Varela, Julia Gimeno, Marta Galvez, Virginia Muñoz, José Barrios, Rafael Ramirez, Juan Carlos Avecilla, José Ángel Capel Artists Anna Ramon, Sara Corea, Barnardo Miranda, voices Ruben Levaniegos, Isaac Munoz, guitars David Moniz, violin Sergio Menem, Cary Rosa, Marina Barba, cello Cheam Uriarte, percussion Recorded on May 31 & Juner 1st, 2019 at the Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, Spain TV Director, Arnaud Lalanne

Orchestre de Paris, Marin Alsop (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded 10 September 2020 at the Philharmonie de Paris

Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich, two giants of the piano, seen by their daughter Stéphanie: a family portrait but also film about the relationship between a goddess mother and her three daughters. How to reach the balance between a family life and a demanding artistic career, a musician life and a marriage?

Modern Jazz Quartet II Avec John Lewis (piano) Kilt Jackson (vibraphone) Percy Heath (basse) Connie Kay (batterie) Playlist - 'Lonely woman' d'Ornette Coleman - 'Animal dance final' de John Lewis - 'Columbine' de John Lewis - 'Concorde' de John Levis - 'Bags groove' de Milt Jackson Recorded on1963 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels TV Director, Serge Leroy

Gogo Penguin Chris Illingworth (piano) Nick Blacka (bass) Rob Turner (drum kit) Décidément, les Britanniques excellent lorsqu'il s'agit d'ouvrir le jazz au public pop ou électro. GoGo Penguin, dans un style cette fois-ci purement acoustique, prend la relève. Ces trois jeunes de Manchester, qui revendiquent ouvertement l'influence du pianiste Esbjörn Svensson, viennent de signer sur le prestigieux label Blue Note et défraient la chronique du côté des amateurs de jazz. La musique du trio est effectivement plus proche de la pop instrumentale que du bop ! Ritournelles mélodiques entêtantes, rythmiques jungle, harmonie stagnante pour un effet ambiant, morceaux en forme de crescendos... Voici la recette du succès ! Recorded on September 7, 2016 at the Philharmonie de Paris, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Michel Portal Quintet feat. Nils Wogram & Lander Gyselinck Michel Portal, clarinets, saxophone, bandoneon Nils Wogram, trombone Bojan Z, piano, keyboard Bruno Chevillon, double bass, bass Lander Gyselinck, drums An original musician, Michel Portal is a celebrity in the classical repertoire (Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Berg) and contemporary music (Boulez, Stockausen, Berio, Kagel, Globokar). A virtuoso and something of a maverick, Portal is always up for musical experiments, exploring all kinds of fields! A regular guest at Europa Jazz over the past forty years, he has always delivered! This year, he presents a new project, involving Boyan Z and Bruno Chevillon, along with one of the greatest trombone players of today, Nils Wogram (who regularly plays with Bojan Z) and the new prodigy on the European jazz scene, young Belgian drummer Lander Gyselinck (Lab trio, Kris Defoort trio). Recorded on 2017, May 5th 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival TV Director, Josselin Carré

Rigoletto 'Melodramma' in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play 'Le roi s'amuse' First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 11 March 1851 Philharmonia Zürich, Chor der Oper Zürich, Fabio Luisi (Musical Director) Tatjana Gürbaca (Stage Director) Aleksandra Kurzak (Gilda) George Petean (Rigoletto) Saimir Pirgu (Il Duca di Mantova) Andrea Mastroni (Sparafucile) Judith Schmid (Maddalena) Recorded at the Opernhaus Zürich, 18 & 21 June 2014 Directed by Nele Münchmeyer

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Susanna Mälkki (Conductor) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Franz Schubert (1797 - 1728) Symphony no. 8, D 759 in B minor 'Unfinished' Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103 Recorded 2 October 2020 at the Maison symphonique, Montréal

Robot ! Choreography, artistic direction Blanca Li Musical robots, Maywa Denki NAO Robots , Aldebaran Robotics Scenography, Pierre Attrait Light, Jacques Chatelet Music, Tao Gutierrez In partnership with Aldebaran Robotics for the NAO robots Dancers, Yacnoy Abreu Alfonso, Emilie Camacho, Géraldine Fournier, Yann Hervé, Aliashka Hilsum, Samir M'Kirech, Margalida Riera Roig, Gael Rougegrez and 8 robots Eight dancers and the musically animated humanoids of the Japanese collective Maywa Denki are directed by Blanca Li and investigate the relationship between man and machine, in the particular context where robots tend to become more and more human. This innovative performance is immediately engaging and the audience is dazzled by the technical prowess of the robotic choreography. A futuristic fantasy, 'Robot!', Blanca Li's new creation for the Montpellier Dance Festival, is one of these unidentified objects the choreographer from Andalusia particularly enjoys. In this approach to 'total theatre', she involves eight dancers and the animated humanoids of the Japanese collective Maywa Denki. The resulting opera takes stock of a world in which mathematics and technology try to harness human life and design thinking machines. Machines with desires... A post-dadaist choreographer, influenced by psychoanalytically-minded Martha Graham and her native city of Granada where she was a gymnast at the age of twelve, Blanca Li enjoys a comical and poetical form of humour. Her 'Garden of Earthly Delights' after Hieronymus Bosch, premiered at Montpellier in 2009, her opera 'Rag Time' after Scott Joplin, a commercial for the Longchamp brand and a show for Jean-Paul Gaultier all partake of her invitation to 'come and dance with me'. 'Robot!' clearly belong to this tradition. Recorded at the Maison des Arts & de la Culture de Créteil TV directors, Blanca Li and Fabien Raymond

Mass B Conception and choreography by Béatrice Massin Music Jean-Sébastien Bach, extracts from the Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recording : Frans Brüggen, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Orchestra of the 18th century György Ligeti Extracts from Continuum 1st study for organ, Harmonies Symphonic poem for 100 metronomes Scenography by Frédéric Casanova Lights by Caty Olive Sound by Emmanuel Nappey Costume by Clémentine Monsaingeon Choreography assistant Nikola Krizkova compagnie Fêtes galantes With Lauren Bolze, Lou Cantor, Benjamin Dur, Rémi Gérard, Philippe Lebhar, Marie Orts, Édouard Pelleray, Bérangère Roussel, Chloé Zamboni, Thalia Ziliotis Compagnie Fêtes galantes Recorded on January 19th 2017 at the Opéra Comédie, Montpellier TV Director, Stéphane Lebard

Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich, two giants of the piano, seen by their daughter Stéphanie: a family portrait but also film about the relationship between a goddess mother and her three daughters. How to reach the balance between a family life and a demanding artistic career, a musician life and a marriage?

Tempo Madaras, Life's journey as a conductor Gergely Madaras (conductor) Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège In order of appearance : Marton Fejer, Peter Eötvös, Fodor 'Neti' Sandro, Noémi Gyori, Grazioso Chamber Orchestra of the Hungarian National Philharmonic, Budapest Youth Symphony Orcheestra, Budapest Phlharmonic Orchestra, Paul Hughes, English National Opera Orchestra, George Benjamin, Filamonica '900 del Teatro Regio, Celia Willis, Daniel Weissmann, Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Zsolt Haja, David Kadouch, Philippe Boesmans, Gyorgy Kurtag, Choeur de radio France, Lionel Sow and the kind complicity of Frédéric Waseige. Recorded on 2019 TV Director, Thierry Dory

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Laszlo Fassang (Organ) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Méphisto-Valse no. 1 Philipp Maintz (b. 1977) de figuris, organ concerto (World Premiere) Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) Concerto for orchestra Recorded 18 September 2020 at the Salle Philharmonique, Liège

La Clemenza di Tito Opera seria in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Pietro Metastasio First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 6 September 1791 Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Maxim Emelyanychev (Conductor) Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master) Milo Rau (Stage Director) Anton Lukas (Sets), Ottavia Castellotti (Costumes), Jürgen Kolb (Lighting), Moritz von Dungern (Video), Carmen Hornbostel (Dramaturgy) Bernard Richter (Tito) Serena Farnocchia (Vitellia) Anna Goryachova (Sesto) Marie Lys (Servilia) Cecilia Molinari (Annio) Justin Hopkins (Publio) Recorded at the au Grand Théâtre, Geneva, 19 February 2021

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

Taksim Trio @Jazz Fest Sarajevo Hüsnü Şenlendirici - clarinet, balaban İsmail Tunçbilek - bağlama Aytaç Doğan - kanun Recorded on November 3rd 2016 at the Jazz Fest of Sarajevo TV Director, Yvan Schreck

Archie Shepp, musical direction, saxophones Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Jason Moran, piano Richard Davis, double bass Billy Hart, drums With guests: Marion Rampal, voice Izidor Leitinger, trumpet Sébastien Llado, trombone Jean-Philippe Scali, baritone saxophone Playlist Naima - John Coltrane - Arranged by Izidor Leitinger Cousin Mary - John Coltrane - Arranged by Izidor Leitinger Blasé - Archie Shepp Prelude to a Kiss - Duke Ellington Los Olvidados - Archie Shepp In 1960, Archie Shepp attended a concert by John Coltrane at the Five Spot, the mythical club on the Lower East Side. Totally fascinated, he decided to pick up the tenor saxophone. Five years later, Shepp - already a reference in the world of free jazz - recorded alongside his hero. The resulting album, 'Ascension', was released in 1966, and remains today one of the great monuments of free improvisation. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Coltrane's death - at the age of forty - the most Parisian representative of the New York avant-garde pays tribute to the brilliant composer of 'A Love Supreme', with a Franco-American all-star band not unlike that which recorded the revolutionary 'Ascension'. A giant of jazz pays tribute to one of his gods... Recorded on September 3rd 2016 at the Grande Halle of la Villette TV Director, Frank Cassenti

Youn Sun Nah Youn Sun Nah, voice Tomek Miernowski, guitars, piano, synthesizer , programming Rémi Vihnolo, drums, double bass, electric bass, programming A decade after the release of Same Girl, recording marking the consecration in 2010 of Youn Sun Nah, she continues to assert herself as a singer resolutely not to be classified, whose all-embracing virtuoso voice can handle jazz, improvisation, opera, pop and world music. With her recent album, a polished made in-studio immersion with the complicity of her producer-arranger Clément Ducol, the Korean has produced her most personal work to date: apart from the revisiting of an eclectic repertoire from Albéniz to Michel Legrand and George Harrison, Marvin Gaye and Leonard Cohen, she leaves plenty of room for the first time for her own compositions, thus confirming a singular talent as a songwriter. An explosive cocktail, which can be taken full advantage of on stage with the complicity of Tomek Miernowski on guitars and keyboards as well as the phenomenal Rémi Vignolo, just as at ease on the drums as on the double bass. Recorded at the D'jazz Nevers on November 16, 2019 TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Bokanté Malika Tirolien, voice Michael League, guitar & voice Chris McQueen, guitar & voice Bob Lanzetti, guitar Roosevelt Collier, steel guitar Jamey Haddad, percussion Keita Ogawa, percussion André Ferrari, percussion An experiment conceived by Snarky Puppy founder and GroundUP Music creator Michael League (who has traded his bass in for a baritone guitar in this group), the process of formation was all but conventional. The music and some of the melodies were written by League, demoed while on tour with other bands, and then sent to Tirolien with lyrical concepts attached. Tirolien then wrote lyrics and melodies, demoing and ping-ponging the new content back to Michael. Many of the musicians had never even met until the first day of recording. By the end of the week-long session in upstate New York's legendary Dreamland Studios, the band felt abnormally cohesive. 'Unity was paramount in the formation of this group,' observed League. 'Though the ensemble is multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-generational, we all feel connected as musicians and people. And in combining our different accents I feel that there is a strangely common and poignant sound, one that can reach and relate to listeners around the world.' Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Susanna Mälkki (Conductor) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Franz Schubert (1797 - 1728) Symphony no. 8, D 759 in B minor 'Unfinished' Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103 Recorded 2 October 2020 at the Maison symphonique, Montréal

Orchestre de Paris, Ariane Matiakh (Conductor) Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Pelléas et Mélisande, suite op. 80 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Aus Italien, fantaisie symphonique, op. 16 Recorded 13 January 202I, Philharmoine de Paris Directed by Guillaume Klein

El Comité Carlos Sarduy trumpet Irving Acao saxophone Harold López-nussa keyboard, piano Rolando Luna claviers, piano Gaston Joya basse, double bass Rodney Barreto drums Yaroldy Abreu percussion Here are at least are 7 good reasons to listen to El Comité : Harold Lopez-Nussa, Rolando Luna, Rodney Barreto, Yaroldy Abreu, Gaston Joya, Carlos Sarduy and Irving Acao ! Considered as being part of the most brilliant and renowned Cuban musicians of their generation, this band of 7 had the excellent idea of composing an album entitled ' Y que !? (So What) ', nine pieces which reflect the diversity of influences and rhythms of El Comité. Afrobeat, funk, Latin jazz, ballades a ' Cuban groove Siglo 21 ' to put between all ears, impressive compositions, revivals marked El Comité, always stamped with the fluidity and energy which characterises this group. Despite their youth, their 15 or 20 years on the international stage for most of them, gives a veritable maturity to this album. The harmonies and thematic structures are an ample illustration. And finally, on stage, it is always a real pleasure to see El Comité developing where their overflowing energy and musical generosity rapidly becomes contagious. Recorded on July 29, 2019 at Jazz in Marciac TV Director,

John Coltrane's 'Africa / Brass' Revisited Dal Sasso Big Band, David El Malek, Sophie Alour & Géraldine Laurent John Coltrane (saxophone) Christophe Dal Sasso (arrangement , direction) Géraldine Laurent (alto saxophone ) David El Malek (tenor saxophone) Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone, flute) Dominique Mandin (flute, alto saxophone) Thomas Savy (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Julien Alour | Quentin Ghomari (trumpets) Jerry Edward | Daniel Zimmermann (trombones) Pierre de Bethmann (piano) Manu Marchès (double bass) Karl Jannuska (drums) Andy Bérald-Catelo (Ka Drum) Setlist Tunji (John Coltrane - Christophe Dal Sasso) Green Sleeves (Traditional - Christophe Dal Sasso) Liberia (John Coltrane - Christophe Dal Sasso) Song of the Underground Railroad (Traditional - Christophe Dal Sasso) A concert reviving the spiritual force and humanist message of John Coltrane's legendary Africa/Brass (1961), revisited in big band style under the leadership of Christophe Dal Sasso, with four extraordinary saxophone soloists. Recorded on Septemer 11, 2020, Philharmonie de Paris, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Guiseppe de Vecchi

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla ranks among today's shooting stars of the classical music scene. At the age of only 30 years, the Lithuanian was unanimously selected by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) to be their musical director; succeeding Andris Nelsons and Sir Simon Rattle. Gentle, strong, calm and self confident, she says: 'The only thing that could ever stop me is my own lack of imagination.'

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor) Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Dorothy Howell (1898 - 1982) Lamia Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Concerto for cello in E minor, op. 85 Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919 - 1996) 24 Preludes for cello, Op. 100 (n ° 18, Sarabande) Oliver Knussen (1952 - 2018) The Way to Castle Yonder Mieczyslaw Weinberg Symphony No.3 in B minor Recorded on August 22, 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Ariadne auf Naxos Opera in 1 act preceded with a prologue Richard Strauss (Music) Hugo von Hofmannsthal (Libretto) Orchestre de Paris Marc Albrecht (conductor ) Katie Mitchell (Staging ) Martin Crimp (Dramaturgy ) Chloe Lamford (Sets ) Sarah Blenkinsop (Costumes ) James Farncombe (Lighting ) With (The Prima donna / Ariadne) Lise Davidsen - (The tenor / Bacchus) Eric Cutler - (Zerbinetta) Sabine Devieilhe - (The Composer) Angela Brower - (Harlequin) Huw Montague Rendall - (Brighella) Jonathan Abernethy - (Scaramouche) Emilio Pons - (Truffaldino) David Shipley - (naiad) Beate Mordal - (Dryad) Andrea Hill - (Echo) Elena Galitskaya - (The Music Master) Josef Wagner - (The Dancing Master) Rupert Charlesworth - (An officer) Petter Moen - (A Wig-Maker) Jean-Gabriel Saint Martin - (Le Buttler) Maik Solbach - (A Lackey) Sava Vemić - (The richest man in Vienna) Paul Herwig - (His wife) Julia Wieninger Recorded on July 2 & 11, 2018 at the Théâtre de l'Archevéché, Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence TV Director, Corentin Leconte

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)

Hermès String Quartet Renaud Capuçon (violin), Nicholas Angelich (piano) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Sonate for violin and piano Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) String Quartet en F major Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899) Concerto for piano, violin and string quartet in D major op. 21 Recorded on February 3, 2018 at the Saanen Church, Gstaad Directed by Olivier Simonnet

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

Archie Shepp, musical direction, saxophones Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Jason Moran, piano Richard Davis, double bass Billy Hart, drums With guests: Marion Rampal, voice Izidor Leitinger, trumpet Sébastien Llado, trombone Jean-Philippe Scali, baritone saxophone Playlist Naima - John Coltrane - Arranged by Izidor Leitinger Cousin Mary - John Coltrane - Arranged by Izidor Leitinger Blasé - Archie Shepp Prelude to a Kiss - Duke Ellington Los Olvidados - Archie Shepp In 1960, Archie Shepp attended a concert by John Coltrane at the Five Spot, the mythical club on the Lower East Side. Totally fascinated, he decided to pick up the tenor saxophone. Five years later, Shepp - already a reference in the world of free jazz - recorded alongside his hero. The resulting album, 'Ascension', was released in 1966, and remains today one of the great monuments of free improvisation. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Coltrane's death - at the age of forty - the most Parisian representative of the New York avant-garde pays tribute to the brilliant composer of 'A Love Supreme', with a Franco-American all-star band not unlike that which recorded the revolutionary 'Ascension'. A giant of jazz pays tribute to one of his gods... Recorded on September 3rd 2016 at the Grande Halle of la Villette TV Director, Frank Cassenti

Gogo Penguin Chris Illingworth (piano) Nick Blacka (bass) Rob Turner (drum kit) Décidément, les Britanniques excellent lorsqu'il s'agit d'ouvrir le jazz au public pop ou électro. GoGo Penguin, dans un style cette fois-ci purement acoustique, prend la relève. Ces trois jeunes de Manchester, qui revendiquent ouvertement l'influence du pianiste Esbjörn Svensson, viennent de signer sur le prestigieux label Blue Note et défraient la chronique du côté des amateurs de jazz. La musique du trio est effectivement plus proche de la pop instrumentale que du bop ! Ritournelles mélodiques entêtantes, rythmiques jungle, harmonie stagnante pour un effet ambiant, morceaux en forme de crescendos... Voici la recette du succès ! Recorded on September 7, 2016 at the Philharmonie de Paris, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Youn Sun Nah Youn Sun Nah, voice Tomek Miernowski, guitars, piano, synthesizer , programming Rémi Vihnolo, drums, double bass, electric bass, programming A decade after the release of Same Girl, recording marking the consecration in 2010 of Youn Sun Nah, she continues to assert herself as a singer resolutely not to be classified, whose all-embracing virtuoso voice can handle jazz, improvisation, opera, pop and world music. With her recent album, a polished made in-studio immersion with the complicity of her producer-arranger Clément Ducol, the Korean has produced her most personal work to date: apart from the revisiting of an eclectic repertoire from Albéniz to Michel Legrand and George Harrison, Marvin Gaye and Leonard Cohen, she leaves plenty of room for the first time for her own compositions, thus confirming a singular talent as a songwriter. An explosive cocktail, which can be taken full advantage of on stage with the complicity of Tomek Miernowski on guitars and keyboards as well as the phenomenal Rémi Vignolo, just as at ease on the drums as on the double bass. Recorded at the D'jazz Nevers on November 16, 2019 TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Sophie Alour 'Exil(s)' Sophie Alour (saxophone, flute, compositions) Mohamed Abozékry (oud) Donald Kontamanou (drums) Philippe Aerts (double bass) Damien Argentieri (piano) Wassim Halal (derbouka, bendir) The first, Alfredo Rodriguez, after classical training, discovered the world of jazz and improvisation by listening to Keith Jarrett.Today he is Quincy Jones's preferred pianist. The second, Pedrito Martinez, congaceros (percussionnist) comes from the streets of Havana making the whole of New York dance at Ginny's, the epicentre of Cuban Santeria. These two great jazz hopes meet each other at last and hold high the torch of the new uninhibited Latin-jazz scene where their virtuoso and audacious playing and their volcanic energy is put to the service of adventurous writing for a unique and fascinating voyage. Recorded on May 31, 2019 at Jazz sous les Pommiers TV Directors, Thierry Villeneuve