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Pianist, improviser and composer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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For more information on the conference-concerts Music and the Brain<\/em><\/strong> and Musique et IA<\/em><\/strong>, check the Calendar page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I began my musical training at the age of 9 with the musician P\u00e4querette Fiset in Sorel. At the age of 15, I discovered the American pianist Keith Jarrett who would have a profound influence on my inspiration and my musical direction. A few years later, I also became friends with Fran\u00e7ois Bourassa and together we developed a love for jazz and improvised music. At McGill University, I also took theory and interpretation courses while continuing my studies in physiology. It was then a self-taught passion that took off late in life. Encouraged by sound editor and musician Guy Pelletier, I began my first recordings at the dawn of his 50th birthday. In a style inspired by Debussy, Ravel and Jarrett, my improvisations are unique musical journeys. A passion that I also share on stage in my conferences and shows on Music and the Brain<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Solo piano albums<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013 and 2014, I launched three albums \u2013 Soleil Levant<\/em>, Fleur de sel<\/em> and M\u00e9tamorphoses<\/em> \u2013 on Bandcamp. Recorded at the Chapelle historique du Bon Pasteur and in the studios of Guy Pelletier and Claude Champagne, these albums are suites of improvisations, spontaneous compositions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New recordings <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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\"Voyages<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Inspirations<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In January and February 2021, I entered the Tempo studio to record a new album \u201c\u00a0Voyages<\/em>\u00ab\u00a0, et produire album compilation intitul\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Inspirations\u00a0\u00bb<\/em>. With the help of renowned sound engineer Claude Champagne, I tried to transpose into music the feelings that surrounded me and that affected us all during the pandemic: the need for peace and a beneficial escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2023, I released a new album of intimate music recorded at home by sound engineer Simon Goulet. Among the pieces, there is a tribute to the composer Philipp Glass and a piece to support Ukrainians in this difficult conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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