2012-01-05
North County Times lists Essential as one the Year's Top Jazz Discs and writes, "One of the towering jazz pianists of this era, Pilc offers a degree of virtuosity, tonal control and improvisational imagination few can match."
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2011-12-12
Examiner includes Essential in Four And More: Continuing To Count The Year's Best Jazz CDs.
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2011-09-10
Jean-Michel Pilc: Essential
Mike Hobart writes, "Pilc's imagination remains intact, bringing the introduction of "Caravan" vividly to life with deadened notes, shrouding "Blue In Green" in mist and delivering a playfully off-centre "Mach the Knife" read more
2011-08-31
Pilc/Moutin/Hoenig at Blue Note
Pilc Moutin Hoenig's show at the Blue Note is featured as a Village Voice Choice. "There's deep chemistry between pianist Pilc, bassist Moutin, and drummer Hoenig...Onstage, they'll explode whenever necessary." read more
2011-08-29
Pilc/Moutin/Hoenig
The Blue Note show is listed on TimeOut New York, "The seasoned and exhilarating trio of pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, bassist François Moutin and drummer Ari Hoenig reunites under a new collective name, hitting the ground running" read more
2011-08-25
Jazz Listings for Aug. 26-Sept. 1
The Blue Note show is also featured in The New York Times Jazz Listing. Nate Chinen calls Pilc Moutin Hoenig an "extravagantly dynamic postbop trio." read more
2011-08-25
Drum Composers Series Part 4: Ari Hoenig
Ari Hoenig is featured in Alternate Takes' Drum Composer Series: "Hoenig's amalgamation of technique, innovation, and creativity are what make him hard to compare, and impossible to peg." read more
2011-07-15
I Hear Sparks: Jean-Michel Pilc - Essential
I Hear Sparks raves "Pilc's Essential stretches the boundaries of piano music...impressive and stunning." read more
2011-07-07
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: Live at the Gesù
Sharonne Cohen of JazzTimes reviewed Pilc Moutin Hoenig's showcase at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal and said the trio, "kept the audience captivated, stimulated, wondering where they were going next, their ebullient interaction often feelin read more
2011-07-04
Innovative piano trios take liberties with style and form
Marke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun reviewed the trio's set at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and said they, "performed a...miracle, letting songs (including Simon & Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme) evolve and transform, hinting read more
2011-06-30
Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 4-6: June 26-28, 2011
John Kelman from AllAboutJazz reviewed the Ottawa Jazz Festival and wrote, "The final day...couldn't have wrapped up better. Sparks tend to fly, no matter what project these tremendously talented players are pursuing, but when they come together as a tr read more
2011-06-29
Review: Trio rules with madcap improvising
Peter Hum, of The Ottawa Citizen reviewed Pilc Moutin Hoenig's show at NAC Fourth Stage and said the trio, "kept the audience and each other riveted with intense, uninhibited, continually surprising music." read more
2011-06-28
Jazz au Naturel: Passionate pianist Jean-Michelle Pilc revels in the emotion and spontaneity of music
Peter Hum, of The Ottawa Citizen interviews Jean-Michel Pilc for the profile-piece "Passionate pianist Jean-Michel Pilc revels in the emotion and spontaneity of music." read more
2011-06-28
Vancouver Jazz Festival--Jean-Michel Pilc: "I compare music to love"
Marke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun interviews Pilc and describes the Trio's style as "will often start with a jazz standard, then change the rhythm, the melodic wavelength, the bunching of chords, and the feeling of the composition from the first chorus read more
2011-06-26
Jazz reviews: Jean-Michel Pilc
Barry Davis of the Jerusalem Post reviews Essential and calls Pilc "one of the most adventurous musicians on the jazz scene for some time." read more
2011-05-17
DCist Preview: Pilc-Moutin-Hoenig @ Blues Alley
"One of today's most inventive trios" read more
2011-05-02
Midwest Record Reviews Essential
"First class sitting down music" read more
2011-05-01
Chicago Tribune Reviews Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
"Pilc plays jazz the way Vladimir Horowitz played the classics: volcanically." read more
2011-04-29
Examiner reviews Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
"an intoxicating mix of methodical intellect and Gallic romance" read more
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