Projects

JEAN-MICHEL PILC – Solo Piano

Also available as Guest Artist and for Clinics, Workshops, Masterclasses and Lectures

Trio – Canada

Co-leader with Morgan Moore (bass) & Sam Joly (drums)

Trio – United States

with Sam Minaie, bass & Jerad Lippi, drums

Co-Leader – Nowhere Out Quartet

Jean-Michel Pilc (piano), Gaël Horellou (saxophone), Thomas Bramerie (double bass), and Thomas Galliano (drums)

Four exceptional musicians join forces in a quartet where freedom, energy, and interaction reign.

Blending originals with bold takes on standards, their music thrives on improvisation, transforming each concert into a vibrant journey of swing, intensity, and surprise.

Co-Leader – Pilc Moutin Hoenig

with François Moutin (bass) & Ari Hoenig (drums)

“This remarkably intuitive trio has the ability to collectively bend the harmonic and rhythmic content of familiar jazz standards like taffy……it’s like watching the Flying Karamazov Brothers tossing bowling pins back and forth from across the stage.” ~ JazzTimes

Co-Leader – Duo with Rémi Bolduc (saxophone)

Co-Leader – Duo with Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone)

“Pioneering soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome and thinking man’s pianist Jean-Michel Pilc need no words or paper to guide them in an open-minded tête-à-tête. Their simpatico relationship and respective skills simply take them wherever they need to go.” ~ JazzTimes

Co-Leader – Duo with Amir Amiri (santur)

Jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc enthrals audiences with his visceral and creative improvised performances. Amir Amiri, virtuoso of the santur, is a master of Persian improvisatory traditions, spinning mesmerizing and tantalizing melodies on his 72-string instrument. The two gifted improvisers, with their distinct backgrounds and cultures, tell vivid stories, true journeys into the heart of instant composition. Each concert becomes a fascinating tale, nuanced, complex, rich in textures, colours and unexpected twists.