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Circuits Chris Potter Trio Feat James Francies & Eric Harland Chris Potter, sax Eric Harland, drums James Francies, keyboard After twenty years of a brilliant career, Chris Potter is now established as one of the best saxophonists on the jazz scene. A master of chiaroscuro, as well as the most lyrical, even epic modes, he encompasses the whole palette of contemporary jazz. Supported by world-class sidemen, this singular voice in a new generation of tenor saxophonists takes us on a voyage to the farthest horizons. Recorded on 2017, July 06th at the Jazz Festival in Porquerolles TV Director, Yvan Schreck

Dialogues des Carmelites, by Francis Poulenc Kent Nagano (direction) Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage direction) Alain Vernhes (Marquis de la Force), Blanche Gritton (Blanche de la Force), Bernard Richter (Chevalier de la Force), Felicity Palmer (Madame de Croissy), Soile Isokoski (Madame Lidoine), Susanne Resmark (Mère Marie), Hélène Guilmette (Soeur Constance), Heike Grotzinger (Soeur Mathilde), Bayerisches Staatsorchester Recorded at Nationaltheater, Munich, 2010 In his 1957 opera Dialogues des Carmélites, French composer Francis Poulenc sets revolution and religion on a collision course: young Blanche de la Force, haunted from birth by panic attacks, seeks refuge in the isolation of a convent, where she hopes to overcome her torturous fear of life. Her entry into the Order of the Carmelites and her conversations with the other nuns strengthen her and her faith, but the fear remains. The French Revolution does not stop at the walls of the convent and prohibits the nuns from carrying out the rules of their order. They rise in opposition, even accepting a martyr's death rather than give in. All except Blanche - she flees again, terrified of death. The steadfastness with which the sisters face their martyrdom rescues Blanche from her anxiety. Fearlessly, she follows them to the gallows.

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

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

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Chœur de Radio France David Kadouch (piano) Philippe Boesmans (b.1936) Fin de nuit, for piano and orchestra Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Daphnis et Chloé Recorded in Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 27 & 28 February 2019 Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Manon Lescaut, dramma lirico in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858- 1924) Libretto by Luigi Illica and Domenico Oliva after 'L'histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by Antoine-François Prévost First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 7 February 1894 Orchestra and choirs et from the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, Speranza Scappucci (conductor) Pierre Iodice (chorus master) Jean-Gabriel Raelet (Konzertmeister) Stefano Mazzonis Di Pralafera (Stage Director) Jean-Guy Lecat (set), Fernand Ruiz (costumes), Franco Marri (lighting) Anna Pirozzi (Manon) Marcello Giordani (Des Grieux) Ionut Pascu (Lescaut) Marcel Vanaud (Geronte) Marco Ciaponi (Edmondo) Alexise Yerna (Il Musico) Patrick Delcour (L'Oste & Il Sergente) Pietro Picone (Il Maestro di ballo) Recorded on September 28, 2017 at the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

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

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

Jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, conductor and Stanford University graduate Tom Harrell is often described as a 'pure melodic genius'. Apart from his 27 albums and hundreds of concerts as a frontman, the Illinois-born trumpeter has worked with the greatest names in jazz. He is on tour this year with an innovative sextet, 'Colors of a Dream', refining even further the 'piano-less' concept: a trumpet, two saxophones, two basses (one of them also a singer) and drums. We have Wayne Escoffery, Ugonna Okegwo and Jonathan Blake, three regular members of his quintet, and two newcomers: alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and the mesmerizing Esperanza Spalding playing bass and singing.

Kyle Eastwood @ Jazz in Marciac Stefano Di Battista saxophone Brandon Allen saxophone Quentin Collins trompet Andrew Mc Cormack piano Kyle Eastwood doublebass Chris Higginbottom drums Recorded on August 5th 2016 at Jazz in Marciac, Chapiteau TV director, Jean-Marc Birraux

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

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

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Alim Qasimov (voix) Fikrat Amirov (1922 - 1984) Symphonic Mugham 'Kyurd Ovshary' Piano Concerto 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

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Lionel Bringuier (Conductor) Julia Fischer (violin) Jean Sibelius Finlandia op. 26 Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia) Ludwig van Beethoven Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, op. 61 Recorded on 12 June, 2015, at the Tonhalle, Zurich Directed by Sébastien Glas

Kamasi Washington Kamasi Washington, saxophone tenor Rickey Washington, Flute / Saxophone soprano Ryan Porter, trombone Brandon Coleman, keyboard Robert Miller, drums Miles Mosley, double bass Tony Austin, drums Patrice Quinn, voice Kamasi Washigton's apprenticeship is incredible: Lauryn Hill, Raphael Saadiq, Snoop Dog, Kendrick Lamar. So it is not surprising to discover that his triple album 'The Epic' was released in 2015 on the electro and rap and instrumental label Brainfeeder. Respectful to his elders (Dolphy, Coleman, Mingus...) but free of musical clans, the powerful Californian saxophonist, a real phenomenon, assures his singularity on stage. Mixing audiences and generations around a music with an electrifying groove, he takes in all of the heritage of the Great Black Music. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Avishai Cohen @ Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015 Avishai Cohen, double bass Omri Mor, piano Daniel Dor, drums Born in Israel and raised from an early age in the United States, Avishai Cohen is one of the most influential musicians of his generation on the international jazz scene. After 14 albums as leader, he founded his own label Razdaz Records and produced his latest opus From Darkness. Celebrated as a bass player and a composer, with this album he returns to his preferred formation: the acoustic trio. With virtuoso pianist Nitay Hershkovits and the irresistible drummer Daniel Dor, From Darkness is anything but a plunge into darkness. On the contrary, it soars and reaches the light with new creativity and expressiveness, transcended by subtle harmonic nuances. Clearly inspired, the members of the trio share their deeply-felt and communicative passion. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations TV director, Sylvain Pierrel

La Bohème, opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Henry Murger's 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' First performance in Turin, Teatro Regio, on the 1st of February 1896 Patrick Souillot (conductor) Jacques Attali (stage direction) Anna Kasyan (Mimi) Olivia Doray (Musetta) Marco Frusoni (Rodolfo) Jean-Kristof Bouton (Marcello) Mathieu Gardon (Schaunard) Kyung-­il Ko (Colline) Matthieu Toulouse (Benoît, Alcindoro) Recorded on September 8, 2016 in Paris Directed by Anaïs Spiro

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (conductccor) Sophie Karthäuser (soprano) Peter Petrov (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Piano Concerto no 9 in E flat major K 271 'Jeunehomme' Voi avete un cor fedele K 217 Bella mia fiamma K 528 Ch'io mi scordi di te K 505 Recorded on February 3rd 2018 vt the Philharmonique de Liège concert hall

Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Daniil Trifonov (piano), Denis Matsuev (piano), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Yusif Eyvazov (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) Modest Mussorgsky Prelude to Khovantchina Pictures of an exhibition Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Tsar's Bride, Air of Marfa Piotr Tchaikovsky Iolanta, duo and final Sergei Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Paganini Modest Mussorgsky Boris Godounov, air of Boris Sergei Prokofiev Concerto for piano and orchestra n ° 2 Rodion Shchedrin Solemn Overture Live from the Zaryadye Hall, Moscow TV Director, François-René Martin

Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet With Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet Bireli Lagrene, guitar Franck Wolf, saxophones Jean-Yves Jung, Hammond organ Jean-Marc Robin, drums Recorded on March, 3rd 2016 during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2016, Bielsko-Biala (Poland) Giuseppe de Vecchi, TV director

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

Panorama circus feat. Logan Richardson Logan Richardson, sax Jean-François Blanco, machine Mathieu Jerome, piano Blaise Chevallier, double bass David Aknin, drums François Olivier, videographer Panorama Circus is the brain-child of Matthieu Jérôme and Jean-François Blanco. The first shares his interest between jazz, afrobeat, funk, pop and hip-hop, while the second is a sound alchemist with a passion for electro. On the stage of Fort Sainte-Agathe, they invite American Logan Richardson. A voyage through several dimensions, improvised or composed, but always melodic and free. Recorded on 2017, July 07th at the Jazz Festival in Porquerolles TV Director, Yvan Schreck

China Moses China Moses, vocals Luigi Grasso, saxophone, keyboard Joe Armon Jones, piano Neil Charles, bass Marijus Aleksa, drums China Moses is an outstanding American vocalist and the daughter of the famous jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater (the headliner at the fourth Alfa Jazz Fest) and Gilbert Moses. She was born in Los Angeles and later moved to Paris. She released her first single, 'Time' (1996), at the age of 16. Her first albums brought her success and fame in France on the soul and pop scene. In addition to her career as a singer and backing vocalist, she also works as a host at Radio Nova and MTV in France. In 2008, she launched her own production company, MadeInChina Productions. In 2009, she released an album called This One's for Dinah (Blue Note France), a tribute to Dinah Washington. Her next album, Crazy Blues, was named by British newspaper The Times as one of the top 100 albums of 2013. At the end of March 2017, she released her long-awaited new album, Nightintales. China co-hosted and sang at the first UNESCO International Jazz Day in Paris, and she also often performs concerts for US UNESCO. Recorded on 2017, June 25th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Edmar Castadena at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 As an out-of-the-ordinary harpist, and one of the most creative musicians of the Big Apple, Edmar Castadena possesses the polyvalence and the enchanting charisma to draw his instrument into the light, which is pretty rare in the world of jazz and improvised music. Performing on the most prestigious stages of the world, Edmar Castadena 's body and his Colombian harp seems to make only one, shaping incredible detailed rhythm by unheard nuances, thus rivaling with the greatest flamenco guitarists. Edmar Castadena's last album 'Double Portion' (with Miguel Zenon, the cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaban and the mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda) draws the fans and critics' attention, Recorded on June 30th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, conductor and Stanford University graduate Tom Harrell is often described as a 'pure melodic genius'. Apart from his 27 albums and hundreds of concerts as a frontman, the Illinois-born trumpeter has worked with the greatest names in jazz. He is on tour this year with an innovative sextet, 'Colors of a Dream', refining even further the 'piano-less' concept: a trumpet, two saxophones, two basses (one of them also a singer) and drums. We have Wayne Escoffery, Ugonna Okegwo and Jonathan Blake, three regular members of his quintet, and two newcomers: alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and the mesmerizing Esperanza Spalding playing bass and singing.

Carte blanche to Henri Texier with special guest Manu Katché Henri Texier (Double bass), Airelle Besson (trumpet), Sébastien Texier (saxophone alto, clarinet), François Corneloup (saxophone baritone), Jocelyn Mienniel (flute), Manu Codjia (guitare), Louis Moutin (drums), Manu Katché (drums) Recorded on August 5th 2017 at Jazz in Marciac TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

One Thousand and One Nights Ballet in 2 Acts Choreographer & Artistic Director , Andrey Petrov Music, Fikret Amirov Libretto by Maksud & Rustam Ibragimbekov, Nailia Naziorova bassée sur sur le conte Arabe 'Les 1001 nuits' Sets, Tair Salahov Costume, Olga Polyanskaya With The Kremlin Ballet Scheherezada, Ekaterina Pervushina Shahriyar, a Persian tsar, Mikhail Evgenov NuRida, Shahriyar's wife, Irina Ablitsova Masood, a slav of Nurida, Amir Salimov Vizier, father of Sheherezada, Ivan Fadeev Executioner, Nikita Smirnov Alladin, Egor Motuzov Tsarevna Budour, Natalia Balakhnicheva Wizard, Nikita Ivanov Gene of the lamps, Ivan Zakharchenko Sindbad, Maxim Afnasyev Girl, Karina Salimova Bird Ruh, Nikolay Zheltikov Le Sultan, Sergey Vasyuchenko Wife of the Sultan, Ksenia Khabinets Hobo, Dmitry Prusakov Ali-Baba, Eugeny Korolev Marjana, servant Ali-Baba, Alina Kaicheva Maxym robbers, Maxim Sabitov Soloist in bash, Arina Tomilina, Ekaterina Chekryzheva Recorded at the Heydar Aliyev Palace, Bakou, Azerbaïdjan on April 11 & 12, 2019 TV Director, Vincent Massip

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

Lucia di Lammermoor, dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, after Walter Scott's 'The Bride of Lammermoor' First performance in Naples, Teatro San Carlo, 26 September 1835 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Conxita Garcia (Chorus Master) Damiano Michieletto (Stage Direction) Paolo Fantin (Sets), Carla Teti (Costumes), Martin Gebhardt (Lighting) Elena Mosuc (Lucia di Lammermoor) Juan Diego Flórez (Edgardo) Marco Caria (Enrico) Simón Orfila (Raimondo) Albert Casals (Arturo) Jorge Rodríguez Norton (Normano) Sandra Ferrández (Alisa) Recorded on December 20th & 23th 2015 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Directed by Fabrice Castanier

Il Trovatore Dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (direction) Pierre Iodice (chef de chœurs) Stefano Vizioli (Stage Direction) Alessandro Ciammarughi (Sets & Costumes) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Yolanda Auyanet (Leonora) Mario Cassi (Il Conte di Luna) Violetta Urmana (Azucena) Luciano Montanaro (Ferrando) Julie Bailly (Inés) Xavier Petithan (Ruiz) Alexei Gorbatchev (Un vecchio zingaro) Stefano de Rosa (Un messo) Recorded 22 September 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Alim Qasimov (voix) Fikrat Amirov (1922 - 1984) Symphonic Mugham 'Kyurd Ovshary' Piano Concerto 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

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

Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for cello and piano No.2 in D major BWV 1028 Dmitri Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano in D minor op.40 Alban Berg 4 pieces op.5, version for cello and piano Johannes Brahms Sonata for cello and piano No.1 in E minor op.38 Recorded on February 1st, 2018 at the Auditorium de Radio France, Maison de la Radio, Paris Directed by Nathan Benisty

An Evening with Avishai Cohen INSO-Lviv Orchestra Christian Schumann, Conductor Avishai Cohen , Double bass and vocals Omri Mor, Piano Noam David, Percussion Avishai Cohen is an Israeli jazz bassist, double bass player, composer and arranger who gained fame when he became a member of Chick Corea's band Origin. He has also performed with such stars as Daniel Perez, Bobby McFerrin, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Jeff Ballard, Roy Hargrove, Herbie Hancock, Paquito D'Rivera and many others. Avishai has recorded 15 albums. Chick Corea considers him 'a genius musician', and Bass Player magazine named him one of the 100 most influential bassists of the 20th century. Moreover, Avishai is also an amazing singer. With support from the Embassy of Israel to Ukraine, Avishai will perform together with the INSO-Lviv Academic Symphony Orchestra. The artistic director of the orchestra, which was founded in 1998, is a People's Artist of Ukraine, legendary composer Myroslav Skoryk. The orchestra has won several awards, including a Radio Swiss Classic Love Award, a Golden Disc from Franz Xaver Mozart Klavierkonzerte and others. The performance with Avishai will be a new jazz experience for INSO-Lviv, following the orchestra's collaboration with composer and pianist Vadim Neselovskyi. Recorded on 2017, June 24th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

E.J. STrickland Quintet Enoch Jamal 'E.J.' Strickland, drums Godwin Louis, alto saxophone Marcus Strickland, Saxophone Taber Gable, Piano Josh Ginsburg, Bass Over about ten years, the drummer E.J. Strickland has appeared on more than 60 albums. He has toured with Cassandra Wilson, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Vincent Herring, Nnenna Freelon, to mention but a few. With his twin brother, the saxophonist Marcus Strickland, co-leader of the group, he is certainly one of the most innovative entertainers of the new generation. Recorded on October 27th at the Festival Jazz en Tête TV Director, Gilles Le Mao

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

Emile Parisien et Vincent Peirani File under Zawinul Emile Parisien, Saxophone soprano Vincent Peirani, Accordion Manu Codjia, Guitar Paco Séry,Drums Linley Marthe, Bass Mino Cinelu, Percussion Aziz Samahoui, Vocal, percussion Tony Paeleman, Fender Rhodes 2017 is the 10th anniversary of Joe Zawinul's death, the high priest of jazz keyboardists. A fitting and powerful tribute to him comes from saxophonist Emile Parisien and partner in crime Vincent Peirani on the accordion. The two Frenchmen have brought their fellow Austrian 'groove' explorers on board: Paco Sery and Linley Marthe, respectively drummer and bassist in the Zawinul Syndicate (his last group) and West Indian percussionist Mino Cinelu who performed on the last albums for the game-changing Weather Report. The idea behind the File Under Zawinul project came from saxophonist Emile Parisien's time with the Syndicate, a band formed in tribute to the Viennese pianist. Parisien met the vibrant guitarist Manu Codjia and sound architect Tony Paeleman on his Fender Rhodes at the Syndicate who are both to join File Under Zawinul. The Moroccan singer and percussionist Aziz Samahoui who performed with Joe for over 10 years will also be part of the international all-star Zawinul line-up. Recorded on 2017, July 04th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne TV Director, Fabien Raymond

Mitridate, Rè di Ponto, dramma per musica in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi after 'Mithridate' by Jean Racine First performance in Milan, Teatro Regio Ducal, 26 December 1770 Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Clément Hervieu-Léger (Stage Direction) Frédérique Plain (Dramaturgy), Eric Ruf (Sets), Caroline de Vivaise (Costumes), Bertrand Couderc (Lihgting) Michael Spyres (Mitridate) Patricia Petibon (Aspasia) Myrtò Papatanasiu (Sifare) Christophe Dumaux (Farnace) Sabine Devieilhe (Ismene) Cyrille Dubois (Marzio) Jaël Azzaretti (Arbate) Recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris on February 20th 2016 Directed by Olivier Simonnet

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Adrien La Marca (viola) Richard Strauss Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare William Walton Viola Concerto Sergei Rachmaninov Symphony no 2 Recorded on September 21, 2018 at the Salle Philharmonique, Liège TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, Maîtrise de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie Chen Reiss (soprano), Cornel Frey (tenor), Adrian Eröd (baritone) Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz.106 Carl Orff (1895 - 1982) Carmina Burana Recorded in Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 17 & 19 May 2019 TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (Conductor) Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759) Nisi Dominus, HWV 238 Dixit Dominus HWV 232 Ode for St Cecilia's Day HWV 76 Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, 8 December 2018

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Esa-Pekka Salonen (Conductor) Leila Josefowicz (violin) Jean Sibelius Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola's Daughter), op. 49 Esa-Pekka Salonen Violin Concerto (2008/09) Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, op. 82 Recorded on February the 1st, 2015 at the Tonhalle, Zürich Directed by Sébastien Glas

Boxe Boxe Choreography by Mourad Merzouki Musical conception, Quatuor Debussy and AS'N Music performed by Quatuor Debussy (Christophe Collette, Dorian Lamotte, Vincent Deprecq et Seok Woo Yoon) Käfig Company Lights, Yoann Tivoli, Scenography Benjamin Lebreton Costume, Emilie Carpentier With Rémi Autechaud, Guillaume Chan Ton, Aurélien Desobry, Magali Duclos, Frédéric Lataste, Mourad Merzouki, David Rodrigues, Steven Valade, Teddy Verardo Performance and humour, playfulness and defiance, all in a single choreography! True to its origins, Mourad Merzouki's style retains the lyricism, punch and spirit of its urban roots. It is also an 'open window on the world', revealing the scope of the choreographer's artistic project. With clenched fists and open arms! Recorded on 2010 at the Biennale de la danse de Lyon TV Director, Charles Picq

Yo Gee Ti Choreography by Mourad Merzouki Pièce for 10 dancers - Creation 2012 Company Kafig Music : AS'N Musicians : Dorian Lamotte, Yi-Ping Yang With Kader Belmoktar, Chen Hung-Ling, Bruce Chiefare, Sabri Colin, Erwan Godard, Hsieh Yi-Chun, Kan Han-Hsin, Kao Hsin-Yu, Nicolas Sannier, Chien-Wei Recorded at the Dance biennial of Lyon TV director, Luc Riolon

Chucho Valdés Quartet Chucho Valdés, piano Yelsy Heredia, bass Georvis Pico Milian, drums Pedro Pablo Rodríguez, percussion Chucho Valdés is a Cuban pianist, composer and arranger, a six-time Grammy Award winner and a three-time Latin Grammy Award winner, and one of the most influential Afro-Cuban musicians in history. His father, the famous Cuban pianist and bandleader Ramon 'Bebo' Valdés, was his first teacher. At the age of 3, little Chucho was already playing melodies he heard on the radio by ear with both hands in all kinds of tones. Chucho played in the famous Cuban band Irakere (1973-2005). He was also the band's founder, composer and arranger. Irakere combined traditional Afro-Cuban music, jazz, rock and classical music. Tribute to Irakere: Live at Marciac, dedicated to Irakere's 40th anniversary, won a Grammy Award as the best Latin jazz album of 2016. Chucho plays on tour and also gives music lessons. He recorded a duet with his father, Bebo, 'Juntos Para Siempre' (Grammy Award winner), and an album called Chucho's Steps, where he presented his new band, Afro-Cuban Messengers. Herbie Hancock believes Chucho is one of the most important figures in the world of Latin and piano jazz. Recorded on 2017, June 25th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy With Charles Mingus (double bass) Eric Dolphy (Alto Sax , Flute, Bass Clarinet) Clifford Jordan (Tenor Sax) Jaki Byard (Piano) Dannie Richmond (Drums) Playlist - 'Farewell' - 'Carlye Goodbye' - 'Meditations Recorded on1965 at the Palais des congrès de Liège TV Director, Serge Leroy

Princess Stephan Olivia, piano Susanne Abbuehl, voices Edward Perraud, percussion In the footsteps of Jimmy Giuffre and a new art of the trio, these musicians explore all kinds of expressive possibilities, and remind us that the human voice is first and foremost an instrument. Reaching beyond the confines of jazz, 'Princess ' presents a style of singing as free as the ether and explores the infinite. Recorded on 2017, July 07th at the Festival Jazz in Porquerolles TV Director, Frank Cassenti

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

Amaury faye Trio Amaury Faye, piano Louis Navarro, double bass Théo Lanau, percussion In keeping with the big piano trios and Big Moe Trio (in 2010), perfected from his Toulouse kingdom, the new project from Amaury Faye tells his story. He takes inspiration from artists on the contemporary New York scene and the latest trends in European jazz. Amaury Faye went to study at Berklee College in Boston with pianist Joanne Brackeen (Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon) and Tia Fuller (Joe Lovano) in 2014. The pianist is a member of the Toulouse-based Initiative H alongside his trio. Their repertoire includes original tracks and cool covers. There's a blend of improvisation and writing, virtuosity and finesse, lyricism and undulating beats (e.g. on the Fender Rhodes). Faye is one to watch on the international piano scene and famous for his talents as both a soloist and composer. Amaury Faye, Louis Navarro and Théo Lanau put the heritage of the past into fuelling the future. Recorded on 2017, July 13th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne TV Director, Nicolas Micha