Jean-Michel Blais

Jean-Michel Blais Announces Expanded Vinyl Edition of 'Il'

PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2016

After arriving earlier in the year on CD, digitally and as a stack of sheet music, Montreal piano player Jean-Michel Blais is having his de...

​Jean-Michel Blais Preps 'Il' Sheet Music for Release

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2016

Amateur ivory ticklers and professional pianists alike should want to play along to Jean-Michel Blais's debut album Il, and now the Montrea...

Jean-Michel Blais

Sounds and the City

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2016

It took over a decade after dropping out of the prestigious Conservatoire de Musique de Trois-Rivières for Montreal pianist Jean-Michel Bla...

Jean-Michel Blais Explains His Inner Journey to Minimal Piano Masterpiece 'Il'

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2016

The world came close to never hearing Il, the immaculate new minimalist piano masterpiece that composer Jean-Michel Blais just released wit...

Jean-Michel Blais

Il

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2016

I was recently playing Il, the debut album by classically trained Montreal pianist Jean-Michel Blais, in my office, and a co-worker stopped...

Jean-Michel Blais

"Nostos" (ft. BUFFLO) (video)

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2016

Montreal-based pianist Jean-Michel Blais will release his debut album Il next month, and he's teased its arrival with an accompanying video...

Jean-Michel Blais Announces Debut for Arts & Crafts

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2016

Said to sport both the melodic pop sensibilities of Yann Tiersen and Chilly Gonzales and the technical skill of Philip Glass and Erik Satie...