Upcoming Events
David Binney Quartet
Date: Thursday June 26, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Le Studio TD, 305 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2A3
Montreal Jazz Festival
David Binney, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Walter Stinson, bass
Tommy Crane, drums
Sam Newsome / JMP Quartet
Date: Thursday June 26, 2025 ~ Friday June 27, 2025
Time: 19:00-20:00
Venue: Dièse Onze 4115-A St. Denis St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal Jazz Festival
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Al Bourgeois, drums
Al McLean invites Eric Alexander
Date: Tuesday July 1, 2025
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Club, 1254 Mackay St, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2H4, Canada
Montreal Jazz Festival
Eric Alexander, saxophone
Al McLean, saxophone
Lex French, trumpet
Jean-Michel Pilc, Piano
Adrian Vedady, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Pilc Moutin Hoenig
Date: Sunday July 13, 2025
Venue: The Falcon, 1348 Rte 9W, Marlboro, NY 12542, USA
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
François Moutin, bass
Ari Hoenig, drums
Pilc Moutin Hoenig
Date: Tuesday July 15, 2025 ~ Wednesday July 16, 2025
Venue: Zinc Bar, 82 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012, United States
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
François Moutin, bass
Ari Hoenig, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Morgan Moore & Sam Joly
Date: Saturday July 19, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Morgan Moore, bass
Sam Joly, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Mason Jeffery-Off & Sam Joly
Date: Friday August 1, 2025
Time: 19:00
Venue: Festi Jazz Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano & keyboards
Mason Jeffery-Off, bass
Sam Joly, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Mason Jeffery-Off & Sam Joly
Date: Saturday August 2, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano & keyboards
Mason Jeffery-Off, bass
Sam Joly, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
Date: Friday August 8, 2025 ~ Saturday August 9, 2025
Time: 21:00-23:30
Venue: Smalls Jazz Club, 183 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014, United States
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Sam Minaie, bass
Jerad Lippi, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
Date: Sunday August 10, 2025
Time: 21:00-23:30
Venue: Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Ln, Tarrytown, NY 10591, United States
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Sam Minaie, bass
Jerad Lippi, drums
Ben Shaw / Ethan Robertson Quartet
Date: Tuesday August 19, 2025
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, 1254, Rue Mackay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
John Sweenie, sax
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ethan Robertson, bass
Ben Shaw, drums
Alex Muscalu Quartet
Date: Sunday September 7, 2025
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, 1254, Rue Mackay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alex Muscalu, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass
Michel Lambert, drums
Pilc Moutin Hoenig
Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
Venue: Sajoma Jazz Festival, Dominican Republic
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
François Moutin, bass
Ari Hoenig, drums
Past Events
Rafael Salazar Quintet
Date: Sunday June 15, 2025
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, 1254, Rue Mackay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rafael Salazar, trumpet
Erik Hove, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Julian Ferrer, drums
Kirk McDonald / JMP Quartet
Date: Friday June 13, 2025 ~ Saturday June 14, 2025
Venue: The Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
Kirk McDonald, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Neil Swainson, bass
Terry Clarke, drums
Kirk McDonald / JMP Quartet
Date: Sunday June 1, 2025
Venue: Café-Bar Zenob, 171 Rue Bonaventure, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 2A9
Kirk McDonald, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Darrell Green, drums
Kirk McDonald / JMP Quartet
Date: Friday May 30, 2025 ~ Saturday May 31, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Kirk McDonald, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Darrell Green, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Devon Gillingham & Rich Irwin
Date: Saturday May 17, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Devon Gillingham, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Stéphane Wrembel – Django A Gogo 2025
Date: Sunday May 11, 2025
Venue: Barbès, 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar + guests
featuring Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Stéphane Wrembel – Django A Gogo 2025
Date: Saturday May 10, 2025
Venue: The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar + guests
featuring Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Stéphane Wrembel – Django A Gogo 2025
Date: Friday May 9, 2025
Venue: Symphony Space, Upper Level, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar + guests
featuring Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Dave Mossing 4tet
Date: Saturday May 3, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec H2W 2M7
Dave Mossing, trumpet
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Jim Doxas, drums
Al McLean “Brass in Orbit” 5tet
Date: Saturday April 19, 2025
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Club, 1254 Mackay St, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2H4, Canada
Al McLean, saxophone
Lex French, trumpet
Jean-Michel Pilc, Piano
Adrian Vedady, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Emile Farley & Sam Joly
Date: Friday April 18, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Emile Farley, bass
Sam Joly, drums
Poletaev / Pilc Duo
Date: Saturday April 12, 2025
Venue: Hashimotiade (Private Event)
Ilya Poletaev, piano
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Schulich in Concert | Duo with Geoff Keezer
Date: Tuesday April 8, 2025
Time: 21:00-22:30
Venue: Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 1E3
Geoff Keezer, piano
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Rémi-Jean-Leblanc & Louis-Vincent Hamel
Date: Friday March 21, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass
Louis-Vincent Hamel, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Solo
Date: Wednesday March 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Djo, 4007 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC H2W 2M4
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Jean-Michel Pilc “Total Madness” Quintet featuring Al McLean & John Sweenie
Date: Friday February 7, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Al McLean, tenor sax
John Sweenie, tenor sax
Ira Coleman, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Virginia McDonald Quartet
Date: Saturday February 1, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival - Club Saw, Arts Court, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 7B9
Virginia McDonald, clarinet
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Mark Lewandowski, bass
Valerie Lacombe, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Friday January 24, 2025
Venue: Kay Meek Arts Centre, Grosvenor Theatre, 1700 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 2G7
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Thursday January 23, 2025
Venue: Charlie White Theatre at Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1W9
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Sunday January 12, 2025
Time: 20:00-21:30
Venue: Barbes, 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Saturday January 11, 2025
Time: 20:00-21:00
Venue: French Quarter APAP Night - Zinc Bar - 82 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Friday January 10, 2025
Time: 21:30-22:30
Venue: Joe's Pub - 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003, United States
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Emile Farley & Sam Joly
Date: Thursday January 2, 2025
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Emile Farley, bass
Sam Joly, drums
Al McLean 5tet
Date: Saturday December 28, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Al McLean, saxophone
Erik Hove, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, Piano
Mike De Masi, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Solo
Date: Wednesday December 18, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Djo, 4007 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC H2W 2M4
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
John Sweenie Quartet
Date: Saturday December 14, 2024 ~ Sunday December 15, 2024
Venue: Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way NW Edmonton, AB, Canada
Album Recording
John Sweenie, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Solo
Date: Tuesday December 10, 2024
Time: 19:30
Venue: Sunside Jazz Club, 60 Rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, France
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Jean-Michel Pilc Solo
Date: Monday December 9, 2024
Venue: Žižkov Atrium, Prague, Czech Republic
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Upstairs Jam Session
Date: Wednesday December 4, 2024
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, 1254, Rue Mackay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jim Doxas invites Jean-Michel Pilc
Jim Doxas, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Mike De Masi, bass
McGill Jazz 4 with Camille Thurman, Ira Coleman & Darrell Green
Date: Friday November 22, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Camille Thurman, saxophone & vocals
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Darrell Green, drums
David Binney Quartet
Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Venue: The Jazz Gallery, 158 Broadway 5th floor, New York, NY 10001
David Binney, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Eivind Opsvik, bass
Tim Angulo, drums
Rémi Bolduc invites Joel Frahm
Date: Friday November 8, 2024
Venue: Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, 1254, Rue Mackay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rémi Bolduc, saxophone
Joel Frahm, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Rich Irwin, drums
Jonathan Orland / Jean-Michel Pilc Duo
Date: Thursday November 7, 2024
Time: 20:00
Venue: Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, 71 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France
Festival Jazz N’Klezmer
Jonathan Orland, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
Date: Friday November 1, 2024 ~ Saturday November 2, 2024
Time: 18:00-20:30
Venue: Smalls Jazz Club, 183 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014, United States
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Sam Minaie, bass
Jerad Lippi, drums
“Waves” – Pilc / Birney-Stewart – Lambert
Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Cole Birney-Stewart, bass
Michel Lambert, drums
Schulich in Concert | Jazz Combos with Bill Pierce
Date: Thursday October 24, 2024
Venue: Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 1E3
Bill Pierce + McGill students & faculty featuring:
Kevin Dean, trumpet
Camille Thurman, saxophone & vocals
Dave Grott, trombone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Darrell Green, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Thursday October 17, 2024 ~ Sunday October 20, 2024
Venue: Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr, Rochester, NY 14623, United States
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Venue: Towne Crier Cafe, 379 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508, United States
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Friday October 11, 2024
Venue: The Linda, 339 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206, United States
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Pilc / Coleman Duo
Date: Wednesday October 9, 2024
Time: 19:30
Venue: Canadian Centre for Architecture
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Pilc / Coleman Duo
Date: Sunday September 29, 2024
Venue: Hashimotiade (Private Event)
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
McGill Jazz 5 with Rémi Bolduc, Camille Thurman, Ira Coleman & Darrell Green
Date: Saturday September 21, 2024 ~ Sunday September 22, 2024
Venue: Xinghai Conservatory of Music, 398 Univ Town Waihuan W Rd, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 510006
Rémi Bolduc, alto sax
Camille Thurman, tenor sax
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ira Coleman, bass
Darrell Green, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Friday September 13, 2024
Venue: Johnson Theatre, 30 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, United States
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Stéphane Wrembel Group
Date: Thursday September 12, 2024
Venue: The Kate, 300 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475, United States
“Triptych”
Stéphane Wrembel, guitar
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Nick Driscoll, sax
Josh Kaye, guitar
Ari Folman-Cohen, bass
Nick Anderson, drums
Pilc / McCullough / Jeffery-Off / Wakeman
Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Stranger Than We Think
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano & keyboards
Nick McCullough, sax
Mason, Jeffery-Off, bass
Wiley Wakeman, drums
Nicole McCabe/Logan Kane Quartet
Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec H2W 2M7
Nicole McCabe, saxophone
Logan Kane, bass
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Tommy Crane, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
Date: Saturday August 17, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Morgan Moore, bass
Robbie Kuster, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
Date: Friday August 2, 2024 ~ Saturday August 3, 2024
Venue: Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, United States
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Sam Minaie, bass
Jerad Lippi, drums
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
Date: Saturday July 20, 2024
Venue: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Mike De Masi, bass
Louis-Vincent Hamel, drums
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Upcoming Events
David Binney Quartet
Date: Thursday June 26, 2025
Sam Newsome / JMP Quartet
Thursday June 26, 2025 ~ Friday June 27, 2025
Al McLean invites Eric Alexander
Date: Tuesday July 1, 2025
Pilc Moutin Hoenig
Date: Sunday July 13, 2025
