01/15 - Friday :: Jean-Michel Pilc Quartet

Jean-Michel Pilc

Web Site: Jean-Michel Pilc

Jean-Michel Pilc Quartet

Featuring: Jean-Michel Pilc - Piano, Francois Moutin - Bass, Billy Drummond - Drums & J.D. Allen - Sax.

Jean-Michel has received this year from Chamber Music America, for the second time, a New Works: Creation and Presentation Grant. The first time was for the "Trio Sonata" featured in "Cardinal Points".

"Jean-Michel Pilc - A Portrait", a film by John McCormick about Jean-Michel, has been released on DVD June 2009 and is now available - it will soon be distributed digitally as well (iTunes etc.)

Jean-Michel is teaching at NYU, and is giving private lessons (all instruments), workshops, clinics & masterclasses. He is currently working on a pedagogical book called "Method to my Madness - The Essence of Improvisation".

A new septet called "Big One" is also in the works.

Opening Act :: Nik Rael of Headsoup www.myspace.com/headsoup
Doors open 6pm, Opening Act 7pm, Headliner 8pm.