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Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

Le Comte Ory, by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson First performance in Paris, Opéra, 20 August 1828 Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Louis Langrée (Conductor) les éléments, Joël Suhubiette (Chorus Master) Denis Podalydès (Stage Direction) Eric Ruf (Sets), Christian Lacroix (Costumes), Stéphanie Daniel (Lighting) Philippe Talbot (Le Comte Ory) Julie Fuchs (La Comtesse) Gaëlle Arquez (Isolier) Éve-Maud Hubeaux (Dame Ragonde) Patrick Bolleire (Le Gouverneur) Jean-Sébastien Bou (Raimbaud) Jodie Devos (Alice) Laurent Podalydès, Léo Reynaud (Comédiens) Recorded on December 27 and 29, 2017 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris Directed by Vincent Massip

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (Harpsichord, Organ & Conductor) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704) La Peste de Milan H. 398 Te Deum H. 147 Messe pour les trépassés H. 2 Motet pour les trépassés H. 311 Leçon de Ténèbres H. 120 Recorded on 13 September 2014, Abbatiale, Festival d'Ambronay Directed by Isabelle Soulard et Christian Leblé

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Isabelle Faust (Violin), Tabea Zimmermann (Viola) Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Overture to 'L'italiana In Algeri' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sinfonia Concertante, K364 Gioachino Rossini Ouverture to 'La Gazza Ladra' Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Symphony no. 102 in B-flat major Recorded 12 December 2019 at the Concergebouw, Amsterdam

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (conductor) Lucile Richardot (La Nuit, Vénus italienne), Violaine Le Chenadec (Une Heure, Cintia, Une grâce française), Caroline Weynants (Eurydice, Une grâce française), Ilektra Platiopoulou (Junon), Caroline Dangin-Bardot (Vénus, Le Silence), Judith Fa (Pasitea, Mnémosyne), Deborah Cachet (La Lune, Déjanire, Une grâce française), David Tricou (Apollon, L'Aurore), Davy Cornillot (Endymion), Etienne Bazola (Le Sommeil), Renaud Bres (Hercule), Nicolas Brooymans (Grand Sacrificateur) Sean Patrick Mombruno (dancer) Le ballet Royal de la Nuit Grand divertissement pour le jeune Roi Soleil Performed on February 23, 1653 at the Petit-Bourbon, Paris Based on ''Le Ballet royal de la nuict'' (1653) by Isaac de Benserade (1613?-1691), Jean de Cambefort (1605-1661), Louis Constantin (1679-1779) and others composers Orfeo (1647) by Luigi Rossi (1597-1653), Ercole Amante (1661) by Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) and airs de ballet by Antoine Boësset (1587-1643), Michel Lambert (1610-1696) Recorded on November 11 & 12, 2017 at the Théâtre de Caen Directed by François-René Martin

Snow White, a choreography by Angelin Preljocaj Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris Nagisa Shirai, Snow White Sergio Daz, The Prince Celine Galii, The Queen Music by Gustav Mahler Additional music by 79 D Costumes: Jean-Paul Gaultier Sets: Thierry Leproust Lights: Patrick Riou assisted by Cécile Giovansili and Sébastien Dué After his amazing Eldorado (Sonntags Abschied), Angelin Preljocaj brings us a contemporary and romantic adaptation of the famous tale Snow White, which won the 2009 Globe de Cristal for Best Dance Production, with music by Gustav Mahler. Jean-Paul Gaultier designed the costumes for the 26 dancers of the Ballet Preljocaj. Directed by Angelin Preljocaj (2009) - 90mns

Playlist #1 Angelin Preljocaj, Choreographer Ballet Angelin Preljocaj Danseurs Virginie Caussin, Margaux Coucharrière, Léa De Natale, Isabel García López, Verity Jacobsen, Émilie Lalande, Cecilia Torres Morillo, Sergi Amoros Aparicio, Idir Chatar, Baptiste Coissieu, Simon Ripert, Redi Shtylla, Aaron Smeding RETOUR À BERRATHAM (2015) - (2 extracts) Text, Laurent Mauvignier Scenography, Adel Abdessemed Lights, Cécile Giovansili-Vissière Creative sound, 79D assisté de Didier Muntaner Additional music, George Friedrich Haendel LES NUITS (2013) - (1 solo, 2 duos) Music, Arnouar Brahem Trio , Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai ,Sahba Motallebi Costumes, Azzedine Alaïa Scenography, Constance Guisset - Lights, Cécile Giovansili-Vissière SUIVRONT MILLE ANS DE CALME (2010) - (1 duo) Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonate au Clair de Lune Scenography, Subodh Gupta Costumes, Igor Chapurin Lights, Cécile Giovansili-Vissière SPECTRAL EVIDENCE (2013) - (2 duos, 1 solo) Music, John Cage Additional music, 79D Costumes, Olivier Theyskens Lights, Mark Stanley LE PARC (1994) - (1 duo) Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Creative sound, Goran Vejvoda Sets, Thierry Leproust Costumes, Hervé Pierre Lights, Jacques Chatelet PAYSAGE APRÈS LA BATAILLE (1997) - (1 extract) Music, Underworld Sets and costumes, Adrien Chalgard Lights, Jacques Chatelet LA STRAVAGANZA (1997) - (1 duo) Music,Robert Normandeau, Éclats de voix Scenography, Maya Schweizer Costumes,Hervé Pierre Lights, Mark Stanley BLANCHE NEIGE (2008) - (1 extract) Costumes, Jean-Paul Gaultier Music, Gustav Mahler Musique additionnelle, 79D Sets, Thierry Leproust Lights, Patrick Riou ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (1996) - (2 duos) Sets, Enki Bilal Costumes, Enki Bilal et Igor Chapurin Music, Serge Prokofiev, Roméo et Juliette Creative sound, Goran Vejvoda Lights, Jacques Chatelet Recorded on December 15th, 16th and 17th 2017 at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles TV Director, Benjamin Bleton

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

Bojan Z Bojan Z, piano, fender rhodes Thomas Bramerie, bass Martijn Vink, drums Pantelis Stoikos, trumpet Claudio Puntin, clarinet Paolo Fresu, trumpet Multiple prize awarded jazz pianist, Bojan Z started working with the French bassist Henri Texier, later followed by the famous clarinetist Michel Portal. With his special language consisting of a mature jazz vocabulary with subtly dosed folkloric influences from the Balkans, Bojan leaves an indelible imprint on contemporary jazz. In 2002 he receives the Prix Django Reinhardt for Musician of the Year. In 2005 he was awarded the 'European Jazz Prize' ( Hans Koller Prize) as the best European jazz artist. Bojan adds Fender Rhodes to his acoustic piano play in which be-bop lines fit in seamlessly with dance rhythms, funky backbeats and folk-tinged improvisations. For his unusual new quartet based on winds, his creation in residence, he works once again with his musician friend, the celebrated Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu. The public will discover Pantelis Stoikos known as one of the best trumpeters of the Balkans as well as Carlo Puntin an inventive clarinetist acclaimed by John Zorn. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Julien Lourau 'Groove Retrievers' Jazz sous les pommiers festival 35th édition Julien Lourau is a multifaceted saxophonist of the French jazz scene. After being the sideman of Henri Texier and Abbey Lincoln , he regaled us with the funky jazz of his famous ' Groove Gang'. He returned to Coutances with its new tentet , ' Groove Retrievers ' marked by groove and mixed colors. Recorded on May 6th 2016 at the Magic Miror (Place de la Cathédrale), Coutances TV direction by Laurent Hasse

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Organ, Spinet, Conductor) Mariana Flores, Francesca Aspromonte (sopranos) Raffaele Pé (countertenor) Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro (tenor) Matteo Bellotto (bass) Alessandro Scarlatti Sigismondi d'India Carlo Gesualdo Madrigali Sicilian traditional songs Recorded 12 September 2014 at the Abbatiale, Festival d'Ambronay, France Directed by Isabelle Soulard and Christian Leblé

Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor) Emilie Rose Bry (soprano) Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Vespro della Beata Vergine (excerpts) L'Incoronazione di Poppea (excerpts) Si Dolce e'l tormento Giulio Caccini (1551 - 1618) Con le luci d'un bel ciglio Tarquinio Merula (1595 - 1665) Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna Hamza El Din Escalay Traditional song Amazing Grace Recorded 20 June 2018, Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church, Paris Directed by Don Kent

Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (Conductor) Sandrine Piau (Soprano) Anthea Pichanick (Mezzo-soprano) Kresimir Spicer (Tenor) Bozidar Smiljanic (Bass-baritone) Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759) Messiah, HWV 56 Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, 15 December 2018 TV Director, Julien Condemine

The Pages and the Chantres of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli (Artistic direction) Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh (Conductor) Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) Christmas mass Recorded on December 8th 2017 at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles Directed by Benjamin Bleton

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

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

Dhafer Youssef, Diwan of Beauty And Odd Dhafer Youssef, oud and voice Aaron Parks, piano Ben Williams, bass Justin Faulkner, drums Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet After the phenomenal success of his previous album 'Birds Requiem', which sold over 50,000 copies, Dhafer Youssef, the master of the oud, an exceptional singer and prolific composer, returns to the concert platform with one of the most anticipated albums of 2016: 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd'. Dhafer Youssef is definitely one of the most innovative musicians of the decade. An indefatigable explorer, his album 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd' shows his extraordinary ability to transcend musical genres and experiment with the asymmetry of the off-beat. The result is complex and mesmerising, beautiful and universal. Recorded on April 14th at L'Olympia, Paris TV director , Laurent Hasse

Madama Butterfly 'Tragedia giapponese' by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play 'Madame Butterfly' First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber (Conductor) The Glyndebourne Chorus Nicholas Jenkins (Chorus master) Annilese Miskimmon (Stage Direction) Nicky Shaw (Sets), Mark Jonathan (Lighting), Kally Lloyd Jones (Choreography), Ian William Galloway (Video) Olga Busuioc (Cio-Cio-San) Joshua Guerrero (Pinkerton) Michael Sumuel (Sharpless) Carlo Bosi (Goro) Simon Mechlinski (Prince Yamadori) Oleg Budaratskiy (The Bonze) Adam Marsden (Yakuside) Ida Ränzlöv (Kate Pinkerton) Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) Michael Mofidian (Imperial Commissioner) Jake Muffett (The Official Registrar) Jennifer Witton (The Cousin) Scott Sendall (The Aunt) Beatrix Prawanna/Rupert Wade (Dolore) Record 17 & 21 June 2018, Glyndebourne Festival Directed by François Roussillon

Enrico Rava Special edition 80th Brithday Enrico Rava - trumpet & bugle Gianluca Petrella - trombone Francesco Diodati - guitar Giovanni Guidi - piano Gabriele Evangelista - bass guitar Enrico Morello - drums Famed trumpeter Enrico Rava first appeared in the Italian and international jazz scenes over 50 years ago, working with Gato Barbieri and Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Carla Bley, John Abercrombie and Cecil Taylor. Throughout his extensive career, he has played alongside notable musicians such as Lee Konitz, Richard Galliano, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Geri Allen, Miroslav Vitous, Philip Caterine, Tomasz Stanko, Michel Petrucciani, John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano... Rava was famously inclined to work with young musicians too. Giovanni Guidi is a revered pianist among the young Italian generation of jazz musicians. He won Top Jazz 2007 as best new national talent. Gianluca Petrella is hailed as one of the most significant jazz trombonists in the world. Gabriele Evangelista is a praised Italian bass player with extraordinary precise skills combined with wild creativity and distinctive interplay. Enrico Morello emerged from a strong academic background, widely known for his refined drumming style and remarkable swing. Recorded on May 16, 2019 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

R+R=Now Robert Glasper (keyboards), Terrace Martin (saxophone), Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (trumpet), Derrick Hodge (bass), Justin Tyson (drums), Taylor McFerrin (keyboard, vocals) The saxophonist Terrace Martin, the multi-instrumentalist and producer from Los Angeles, who can be heard in some of the biggest hits of Kendrick Lamar and YG or backing Snoop Dogg, Billy Higgins and Herbie Hancock, has just completed a busy year. Along with the release of 'Sounds of Crenshaw Vol.1', an album by his group The Pollyseeds (with, among others, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Problem), as well as his contribution to the famous 'Loyalty' by the duo K. Lamar/Rihanna, he has produced the latest album by YG and toured with Herbie Hancock, whose current work he is also producing. To round off the year, he whipped up the crowds last year with Robert Glasper and a real Who's Who in contemporary US jazz (see line-up) in the supergroup concept named R+R=Now. The pianist Robert Glasper announced and described the project to Billboard: 'we all come from the same concrete garden and we make fluid, honest and open music ranging from jazz, hip hop and EDM to reggae!' Recorded on July 4th at Jazz à Vienne Festival TV Director, Fabien Raymond

José James José James (voice, guitar) Marcus Machado (guitar) Aneesa Strings (bass, voice) Aaron Steele (drums) Since bursting onto the international scene a little over a decade ago, José James and his honey-sweet voice are still as bewitching. The Minneapolis artist admits to being inspired by Marvin Gaye, the producer Flying Lotus and John Coltrane for his stylish blend of what makes up Great Black Music. Flitting between raw soul, soul folk, hip hop and jazz, James is in the microcosm of vocalists capable of keeping the crossover created by Ray Charles in the 50s alive. His first album (The Dreamer, 2008) pays tribute to Martin Luther King. The next one, Blackmagic, features the beatboxer Taylor McFerrin. His fourth album (in the meantime he recorded with Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, Flying Lotus and the pianist Jef Neve), No Beginning No End, is on Blue Note. The more soulful than ever singer is back with Lean On Me (2018). After leaning on Billie Holiday and John Coltrane, this time he pays tribute to the living legend of American pop and the immense soulman Bill Withers. There are twelve unforgettable tracks by Withers, who celebrates his 80th birthday in July, produced by Don Was and recorded by a dream band: bassist Pino Palladino, Kris Bowers (fabulous Rhodes on the cover of Ain't No Sunshine), Brad Allen Williams and Nate Smith. Recorded on July 02, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard

Juan Carmona Septet Juan Carmona (guitar, composition) Piculabe (Voice) Noemie Humanes (Voice), Gest dancer, Paco Carmona (guitar), Domingo Patricio (flute), Kike Terron (percussions), El Bachi (bass) Juan Carmona is one of a kind in modern flamenco. A French gypsy of Andalusian origin, born in Lyon (in 1963), loyal to the Aubagne region where he plays out his passion (and where he runs the Nuits Flamencas festival), the guitarist has won countless prizes and awards and is renowned in Spain and around the world. Carmona spent ten years living in Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia to gain in-depth knowledge of the flamenco culture. Whilst there he performed with singers such as Agujetas and Duquende and recorded with Chano Domínguez, the Cadix pianist, among others. The Frenchman's rich array of sounds, ingenious compositions, pure instrumentals and, most importantly, his talent for improvisation in this harmonic jazz-heavy piece, makes him one of the most respected guitarists in the last 30 years. Alchemya (2013) is still a flamboyant self-portrait of a record blending flamenco with jazz fusion. With his 35 guest cadors, Juan Carmona also gives us a great lesson in the art of hospitality. The borderless musician returned from an Asian tour with Perla de Oriente in 2016 with an album recorded live in the studio. A new travel journal in which the gypsy wanders the duende paths alongside El Piculabe's​ raspy melismas. Recorded on July 03, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, MFabien Raymond

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Saint Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Redkin, Sergei Babayan (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony no. 4, op. 47 Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26 (Nobuyuki Tsujii) Piano Concerto no. 4 in B flat major, op. 53 (Sergei Redkin) Piano Concerto no. 5 in G major, op. 55 (Sergei Babayan) Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, op. 100 Recorded at the Mariinsky III, Saint Petersburg on April 24, 2016 TV direction by François-René Martin

Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons (Conductor) Baiba Skride (Violin) Steffen Schleiermacher Relief (World Premiere) Alban Berg Violin Concerto ''To the Memory of an Angel'' Felix Mendelssohn Symphony no 3 in A minor Op. 56 ''Scottish'' Live from the Gewandhaus, Leipzig TV Director, Ute Feudel

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

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Il Mondo della luna, overture Cello Concerto in C major, Hob.VIIb:1 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 4 in B flat major op. 60 Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 23 October 2019 TV Director, Andy Sommer

Münchner Philharmoniker Philharmonischer Chor München, Orfeón Donostiarra, Augsburger Domsingknaben Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Simone Schneider (soprano), Jacquelyn Wagner (soprano), Regula Mühlemann (soprano), Claudia Mahnke (alto), Katharina Magiera (alto), Simon O'Neill (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Evgeny Nikitin (bass), Johannes Berger (organ) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony no 8 Recorded on 17 February 2019 at the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Corentin Leconte

Quintette Chet Baker Studio Recording 'Bye Bye Blackbird','Isn't It Romantic','Airegin','Time After Time','So What'. With René Urtreger (piano), Luigi Trussardi (bass), Franco Manzecchi (drums), Jacques Pelzer (alto sax & flute). Recorded on 1964 TV Director Serge Leroy

Airelle Besson quartet - Radio One Airelle Besson, trumpet Isabel Sörling, lyric Benjamin Moussay, piano, Fender Rhodes Fabien Moreau, Drums Recorded on June16, 2019 at the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Josselin Carré

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

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) Recorded on May 30, 2019 at Jazz sous les Pommiers TV Directors, Laurent Hasse & Thierry Villeneuve

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

Juan Carmona Septet Juan Carmona (guitar, composition) Piculabe (Voice) Noemie Humanes (Voice), Gest dancer, Paco Carmona (guitar), Domingo Patricio (flute), Kike Terron (percussions), El Bachi (bass) Juan Carmona is one of a kind in modern flamenco. A French gypsy of Andalusian origin, born in Lyon (in 1963), loyal to the Aubagne region where he plays out his passion (and where he runs the Nuits Flamencas festival), the guitarist has won countless prizes and awards and is renowned in Spain and around the world. Carmona spent ten years living in Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia to gain in-depth knowledge of the flamenco culture. Whilst there he performed with singers such as Agujetas and Duquende and recorded with Chano Domínguez, the Cadix pianist, among others. The Frenchman's rich array of sounds, ingenious compositions, pure instrumentals and, most importantly, his talent for improvisation in this harmonic jazz-heavy piece, makes him one of the most respected guitarists in the last 30 years. Alchemya (2013) is still a flamboyant self-portrait of a record blending flamenco with jazz fusion. With his 35 guest cadors, Juan Carmona also gives us a great lesson in the art of hospitality. The borderless musician returned from an Asian tour with Perla de Oriente in 2016 with an album recorded live in the studio. A new travel journal in which the gypsy wanders the duende paths alongside El Piculabe's​ raspy melismas. Recorded on July 03, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, MFabien Raymond

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

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

R+R=Now Robert Glasper (keyboards), Terrace Martin (saxophone), Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (trumpet), Derrick Hodge (bass), Justin Tyson (drums), Taylor McFerrin (keyboard, vocals) The saxophonist Terrace Martin, the multi-instrumentalist and producer from Los Angeles, who can be heard in some of the biggest hits of Kendrick Lamar and YG or backing Snoop Dogg, Billy Higgins and Herbie Hancock, has just completed a busy year. Along with the release of 'Sounds of Crenshaw Vol.1', an album by his group The Pollyseeds (with, among others, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Problem), as well as his contribution to the famous 'Loyalty' by the duo K. Lamar/Rihanna, he has produced the latest album by YG and toured with Herbie Hancock, whose current work he is also producing. To round off the year, he whipped up the crowds last year with Robert Glasper and a real Who's Who in contemporary US jazz (see line-up) in the supergroup concept named R+R=Now. The pianist Robert Glasper announced and described the project to Billboard: 'we all come from the same concrete garden and we make fluid, honest and open music ranging from jazz, hip hop and EDM to reggae!' Recorded on July 4th at Jazz à Vienne Festival TV Director, Fabien Raymond

The comet is coming Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone ténor Dan Leavers, synthétiseur Max Hallet, batterie Sixty years after Sun Ra released his debut album, the influence of the late avant garde jazz musician and 'cosmic philosopher' persists. Sun Ra is a clear touchstone for futurists band The Comet is coming. They're formed of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (aka King Shabaka), and the two members of Soccer96: synths guy Dan Leavers (aka Danalogue The Conqueror) and drums man Maxwell Hallett (aka Betamax Killer). Formed in 2013 after saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings spontaneously joined funk duo Soccer96 on stage, the trio combines Sun Ra's mythological themes and love of the experimental, whipping up a fusion of jazz, Afrobeat and electronica in an improvisational, intergalactic mash-upstyle, starting with an orthodox jazz sensibility and taking it to the dancefloor. For millennia, humankind has viewed comets as harbingers of doom, portents of change and destruction. The Comet Is Coming are here to recognize these world-altering prophecies and to help us dance like it's the end of the world. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Chucho Valdés Chucho Valdès (piano) Dreiser Durruthy (Bata) Yaroldy Abreu (congas) Abraham Mansfarroll (Percussions) Ramon Velasquez (Bass) Recorded on July 19, 2019 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

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 Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, Daniele Callegari (Conductor) José Luis Basso (Choris Master) Alex Ollé (Stage Direction) Alfons Flores (Sets), Urs Schönebaum (Lighting), Lluc Castells (Costumes) Ludovic Tézier (Il Conte de Luna) Hui He (Leonora) Ekaterina Semenchuk (Azucena) Marcelo Alvarez (Manrico) Roberto Tagliavini (Ferrando) Marion Lebègue (Inés) Oleksiy Palchykov (Ruiz) Constantin Ghircau (Un vecchio zíngaro) Cyrille Lovighi (Un messo) Recorded on February 8th & 11th, 2016 at the Opéra national de Paris Directed by Vincent Massip

Trio Zadig Ian Barber (piano), Boris Borgolotto (violin), Marc Girard Garcia (cello) Piotr Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67 Recorded on 1, 2 & 3 september 2017 at the Auditorium St Pierre des Cuisines, Toulouse Directed by Patrick Lauze

Swan Lake Ballet in three acts Libretto by Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Geltser Music, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexandre Gorski, Fedor Lopukhov, Vladimir Burmeister Choreographic version, Valery Kovtun (premiered in 1986) Stage Designer, Maria Levitskaya Costumes, Oxana Zinchenko Ballet Company of The National opera of Ukraine Orchestra of The National opera of Ukraine Musical direction, Mykola Dyadura (Odette/ Odile) Natalia Matsak (Prince Siegfried) Denys Nedak (Rothbart), Yaroslav Tkachuk (Pas de trois) Ganna Muromtseva, Olga Skripchenko, Oleksandre Skulkine (The Brides) Margarita Alyanakh, Irina Borisova, Ganna Muromtseva, Svetlana Onipko (Big Swans) Margarita Alyanakh, Irina Borisova, Ganna Muromtseva, Svetlana Onipko (Little Swans) Elisaveta Goguidze, Katerina Didenko, Inna Chorna, Katerina Chupina (Venetian Dance) Oleksandre Skulkine (The Tutor) Sergey Litvinenko (The Knight) Vladislav Ivashchenko (The Queen) Ludmila Melnik

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Symphonie fantastique Recorded at the Festival Berlioz, La Côte-Saint-André, 1 September 2019 TV Director, Stéphane Vérité

Strada Quartet, Adrien Boisseau (viola) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 51 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111 Recorded June 10, 2018 at the Bouffes du Nord Theater, Paris Directed by Marc Wieviorka and Guillaume L'Hôte

François Salque (cello), Eric Le Sage (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Cello sonata No 1, op. 38 Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Romain Descharmes (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Violin sonata No 1, op. 78 Recorded on June 9, 2018 at the Bouffes du Nord Theater, Paris TV directors, Marc Wieviorka and Guillaume L'Hôte

Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Lise Berthaud (viola), François Salque (cello), Eric Le Sage (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, op. 26 Recorded June 11, 2018 at the Bouffes du Nord Theater, Paris Directed by Marc Wieviorka and Guillaume L'Hôte

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

Extended Hanoi Duo Nguyên Lê, electric and accoustic guitar Ngo Hong Quang, traditional instruments, voice Mieko Miyazaki, koto Paolo Fresu, trumpet Edouard Prabhu, tabals Alex Tran, percussions Hao Nhiem Pham, flute The celebrated French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê is a masterful, inventive player who has cultivated a wholly unique voice on the instrument, ranking right up there with Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Mike Stern and Allan Holdsworth in the post-Hendrix world of jazz guitar. He has developed a distinctive sound that draws upon rock, funk and jazz as well as traditional Algerian, Indian and Vietnamese styles. His ethereal and colourful music acts like a powerful detonator which every time creates new and unheard soundscapes. On his latest album he teams up with young traditionalist singer Ngo Hong Quang, on lute, Vietnamese fiddle, Jew's harp, to portray 'the soul of Vietnam' and its quickening evolution. There are jaunty folkish tunes, temple bells and ethereal melodies, and a storm of electric guitars. Nguyên's life-long friend, the famous Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu adds elegant Miles Davis-like peaks to a powerful, fauvism-coloured fusion of ancient and modern. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

The comet is coming Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone ténor Dan Leavers, synthétiseur Max Hallet, batterie Sixty years after Sun Ra released his debut album, the influence of the late avant garde jazz musician and 'cosmic philosopher' persists. Sun Ra is a clear touchstone for futurists band The Comet is coming. They're formed of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (aka King Shabaka), and the two members of Soccer96: synths guy Dan Leavers (aka Danalogue The Conqueror) and drums man Maxwell Hallett (aka Betamax Killer). Formed in 2013 after saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings spontaneously joined funk duo Soccer96 on stage, the trio combines Sun Ra's mythological themes and love of the experimental, whipping up a fusion of jazz, Afrobeat and electronica in an improvisational, intergalactic mash-upstyle, starting with an orthodox jazz sensibility and taking it to the dancefloor. For millennia, humankind has viewed comets as harbingers of doom, portents of change and destruction. The Comet Is Coming are here to recognize these world-altering prophecies and to help us dance like it's the end of the world. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

John Scofield @ D'Jazz Nevers John Scofield, guitar Larry Golding, organ, piano Steve Swallow, electric bass Bill Stewart, drums Mr Fool (Darrell Edwards - George Jones - Herbie Treece) The Gambler (Don Schlitz) Jolene (Dolly Parton) Just a girl I used to know (Jack Clement) I'm lonesome I could cry (Hank Williams) You're still the one (Shania Twain - John Robert Lange) 'Sco' brilliantly continues his exploration of swing and country music. Brought into the limelight by Miles Davis in the 1980's, John Scofield explores all forms of jazz, including the blues, funk and country music. The American musician teams up with Steve Swallow, who now plays electric bass, and Bill Stewart on drums. John Scofield began playing the guitar as a teenager, discovered the standards of jazz before being drawn to jazz-rock and studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the 1970's, his career started as a side man with trumpeter and singer Chet Baker and pianist George Duke, among others. In the 1980's the general public discovered his swing, when he played for three years alongside the legendary Miles Davis. Later, Sco's brand of jazz fusion absorbed elements of soul and of the 'New Orleans Spirit', as he played with the greatest musicians of his generation, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Jim Hall. Recorded on November 12th at the festival D'Jazz Nevers (Nevers, France) - (Maison de la Culture, hall) TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut