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  • 2013 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP: JEAN-MICHEL HAS BEEN GRANTED A MUSIC COMPOSITION FELLOWSHIP BY THE JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.
    THE PROJECT IS AN OCTET, "NEW BIG ONE", FEATURING ALL NEW, ORIGINAL MUSIC. MORE SOON...
  • LISTEN TO RECENT LIVE SOLO PERFORMANCES HERE

  • NEW PROJECT: TRIO + 1 FEATURING JEAN-MICHEL'S UNIQUE MIX OF VIRTUOSO WHISTLING & PIANO PLAYING.
    WATCH "LIVE AT SHAPESHIFTER LAB" VIDEOS HERE (FULL CONCERT):



  • NEW BOOK "IT'S ABOUT MUSIC - THE ART & HEART OF IMPROVISATION" - NOW AVAILABLE HERE.
  • AVAILABLE AS GUEST ARTIST AND FOR CLINICS & MASTERCLASSES IN UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, FESTIVALS...
  • SKYPE LESSONS NOW AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. SEE EDUCATOR PAGE FOR MORE INFO.
  • "TRUE JAZZ IMPROVISATION", AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO AT JAZZHEAVEN.COM (SEE PLAYERS ON RIGHT SIDEBAR FOR EXCERPTS).


PROJECTS (MORE INFOS ON PROJECTS PAGE)

Jean-Michel Pilc is signed to the Motéma record label and is currently performing with the following projects:

  • JEAN-MICHEL PILC TRIO + 1,  featuring his virtuoso piano playing AND whistling.

CD COMING SOON, stay tuned.

  • SOLO PIANO.

Live Solo CD "Essential" on Motéma. Check it out on Jean-Michel's Motéma Artist Page.

  • CO-LEADERSHIP PROJECTS.
  1. Trio "Twenty" with Thomas Bramerie (b) and André Ceccarelli (d).
  2. Duo with Kenny Werner (piano)
  3. Duo with Sylvain Luc (guitar)

  • JEAN-MICHEL IS ALSO SIDEMAN & HAS RECENTLY RECORDED WITH:

Mads Vinding, Petros Klampanis, Lew Soloff, Rhys Tivey, Fabio Gouvea, Lars Graugaard, Maria Toro, Mokhtar Samba, Benjamin Koppel, Tony Moreno, Rafael Rosa, etc.



TEACHING

  • Now offering Skype lessons (piano, jazz & impro for all instruments). Contact Jean-Michel if interested.
  • Available for private lessons (all instruments), workshops, clinics & masterclasses.