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Jean-Michel Pilc: Live at Iridium, New York
by Brian P. Lonergan
French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has composed some attractive music in his decade in New York, and he is a dynamic improviser as well. On Live at Iridium, New York, recorded in the fall of 2004, the latter quality is most prominent. Live at Iridium is the first recording featuring Pilc's new trio with ...
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio at The Jazz Bakery
by Jim Santella
The Jazz Bakery Los Angeles, California March 18, 2005 One influential factor in the winning formula that pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has adopted for his modern mainstream trio is the eye to eye contact that the threesome utilizes continuously. Drummer Tony Moreno had set up his kit so that he faced the pianist ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Follow Me
by Andrew Durkin
Given the Francophobia that has reared its ugly head in American politics over the last few years, it's a relief to see that Stateside jazz fans, at least, are still open to the contributions of European practitioners of the art form. So, for instance, Jean-Michel Pilc's latest CD, the somewhat generically named Follow Me , has ...
Follow Me
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1 Follow Me 3:34
2 Les Amants d'Un Jour 3:28
3 St. Louis Blues 3:18
4 My Favorite Things 4:32
5 If I Should Lose You 3:24
6 St James Infirmary 3:44
7 Happiness Seven 2:08
8 One for My Baby 4:26
9 The Racoon 3:32
10 Autumn Leaves 3:12
11 Ain't Misbehavin' 3:22
12 Beaver Dam 3:55
13 Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir 2:55
14 B Minor Waltz 3:35
15 Oleo 1:32
16 Les Copains d'Abord 4:02
Jean-Michel Pilc: Follow Me
by Ken Franckling
French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has made a name for himself as an adventurous musical explorer. Follow Me is his first solo CD after four trio recordings and one large ensemble project. The opening title track is sort of an invitation to follow him through his many moods. He shows himself to be a musical ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Follow Me
by Jim Santella
A solo piano album is all about personal expression. The artist chooses to interpret with open harmony or denser measures, tightly packed or open wide. The rhythm, naturally, does not depend on teamwork. The artist is able to follow his muse freely.Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc captures the essence of jazz and blues; but he also ...
Cardinal Points
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Fred's Walk 2. South 3. West 4. North 5. East 6. Ari's Mode 7. Mood Indigo 8. Cardinal Points 9.
Trio Sonata-Part I 10. Trio Sonata-Part II 11. Trio Sonata-Part III 12. Trio Sonata-Part IV
A Conversation with Jean-Michel Pilc
by Franz A. Matzner
Following-up the critically acclaimed trio album Welcome Home, Paris-born composer and pianist Jean-Michel Pilc recently released the stunning album, Cardinal Points, showcasing eight original compositions, including the extended work 'Trio Sonata.' The album was recorded by both Pilc's standing trio and a new quartet, and offers ambitious material of impressive density, depth, and determination. Already well ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Cardinal Points
by Franz A. Matzner
A restless, cacophonous plunge formed of stylistic syntheses, rapid streams of tempo changes, textural reversals, sonic leaps, and rhythmic discords, Cardinal Points vaults toward new realms of jazz piano expression.Unlike many modern pianists, particularly those working in trio settings, Jean-Michel Pilc does not emulate the emotional vulnerability displayed and established by Bill Evans, that ...
Welcome Home
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. So What 2. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 3. Stella By Starlight 4. Autumn In Newfane 5. Colchiques Dans Les Pr
