Jean-Michel Blais is a composer and pianist from Québec, Canada. His music is influenced by a range of composers and pianists such as Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, classical minimalists, and modern composers such as Chilly Gonzales and Yann Tiersen. Jean-Michel Blais's music is often compared to that of Erik Satie and Ludovico Einaudi. His melodic and minimalistic style has garnered him much acclaim, with his debut album II being nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, including making Time magazine's top ten albums of the year list.
Blais began playing piano at the age of five. He studied classical piano at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and later composition at the University of Toronto. While working in special education, Blais slowly rediscovered a fondness for improvising and composing. Blais constructed his debut album, Il, over the course of two years. It was recorded in two days in Blais' apartment with a Zoom recorder, allowing the ambiance of his apartment to come through on the recording. He has been releasing music since 2010, with his most recent album Dans ma main released in 2018.
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