Jean-Michel Pilc lets his creativity flow freely and fully on his latest album Symphony — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The Paris-born, Montreal-based pianist’s artistry comes from an expansive imagination and a fearless sensibility of musical exploration. He is self-taught as a player and composer. There is liberty that comes with that, an unobstructed view of the palette of music and harmony. On Symphony, Pilc unleashes that fearlessness and freedom completely in a completely unrehearsed, improvised recording. As he explains, the genesis of the project came in November 2021:
“Right after recording Spanish saxophonist Xose Miguelez’s excellent album Contradictio, and inspired by the perfect conditions at OJM Studios in Portugal — beautiful Steinway piano, perfect acoustics and technical conditions — I decided it was time for a ‘special’ session as part of my solo project, so Xose and José Trincado, our sound engineer, were kind enough to let me sit at the piano for as long as I wanted, improvise freely, and be recorded,” he says.
“Without any intention other than making music, I started playing. When inspiration sets in, you leave the ‘real world’ and music leads you through a new universe of its own. That’s what happened, and when I stopped, everyone was so enthusiastic about the result that they generously offered to mix and master it carefully for a future release which they said was inevitable. After listening to it myself, I agreed with their assessment. So here it is, and I hope the listener will go on the same journey I did that day.”
Listen to Symphony below, and find Jean-Michel Pilc at his website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
