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Jean-Michel Blais is a pianist-composer-performer based in Montreal. Growing up in rural Quebec, Blais only started tickling on the family organ at age 9, before beginning to compose, then to attend piano lessons. He enjoyed playing in masses, weddings and funerals. Endowed with natural talent, he entered the Conservatoire de Musique de Trois-Rivières where he trained as a classical pianist. The constraints of it bothered him, as he began to gravitate around improvisation and experimentation. He therefore left the institution to travel, interrupting his musical journey. He first volunteered in a Guatemala orphanage, before visiting Europe several times. Back home, he completed a special education degree allowing him to work for five years with disadvantaged and immigrant families in Montreal. Eager to pursue his academic career, he started Undergraduate Studies in Liberal Arts and Psychology, which he completed in Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, he continued discovering the old continent, spontaneously moving to Berlin, where he fell for the electronic scene. Living in Montreal since 2010, he rediscovered his passion for compositing and performing. Noticed by Toronto-based label Arts & Crafts, Blais launched his debut opus, Il, written after two years of daily improvisation, recorded with a Zoom H4n in his Mile-End apartment. The disc ranked among the Top 10 best albums in Time Magazine, which mentioned that his music breathes, invites to take a moment and recognize there's still plenty of beauty left in the world. The album collected more than 50 million plays worldwide, ranked fourteen times number one on classical Billboard (Canada) and appeared in the long list of the Polaris Music Prize. In 2017, he performed at the Red Bull Music Academy in collaboration with Grammy-nominated electronic producer CFCF. This concert gave birth to Cascades, a collaborative EP, receiving particularly glowing reviews from the BBC (Radio 6) and Pitchfork, for whom the piano and electronics synchronized to exalted effect. After a European and North American tour, Blais released in 2018 his sophomore album, Dans ma main. Suffering from Tourette syndrome, he was inspired by ambient and new age music his parents would play him as a child to alleviate his symptoms. The result was an album tinged with minimalism, samples and electronics. This time, the disc carved a place in the short list of the Polaris Music Prize, received the best classical album Libera Awards and was qualified by Exclaim! as another intimate masterpiece. Two related EPs followed, compiling versions sometimes reduced, Eviction sessions, sometimes revisited, Dans ma main (remixes). In 2019, he signed internationally with London-based record label Mercury KX (Universal / Decca) and launched Matthias & Maxime, the soundtrack of the eponymous film directed by Xavier Dolan. Critically acclaimed, Blais received an honorable gold record from the Cannes Soundtrack Award, for his work of remarkable quality, as well as the Iris for the best original music (Gala Québec Cinema). In September 2021, Blais unveiled murmures, a new piece from an upcoming album titled aubades. For the first time, he wrote for chamber orchestra, affirming himself as an emerging composer.
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Bon spectacle. Bémol, la salle! L’Étoile de Brossard a les sièges les plus inconfortables qui soient. Quand le confort de ton popotin devient plus important que le spectacle… we have a problem!
L'Étoile National Bank Brossard, QCIt was actually moved from St Michael's to the old Granada tv studios. A beautiful and very intimate show. It was a real thrill to witness J-M perform in such an intimate setting.
Halle at St Michael's Manchester, United KingdomThe playing, the composition, and the hall were all astoundingly beautiful, but the unexpected highlight of the evening is Jean-Michel’s incredibly funny and charming chats that make the music so approachable and relatable.
Koerner Hall Toronto, ONMagnifique spectacle! Douceur, histoires et humour rendent le spectacle accessible à tous et "démocratisent" - comme le dit si bien Jean-Michel Blais - la musique classique. Je le reverrai avec grand plaisir!
Salle Pauline Julien Sainte-Geneviève, QCCe sont des milliers d’étoiles que je voit lorsque j’écoute Jean-Michel Blais. En spectacle il est près des gens et donne l’impression qu’on est en intimité entre amis. Une merveille!
Grand Theatre de Quebec Québec, CanadaYes, Jean-Michel Blais is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Jean-Michel Blais concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Jean-Michel Blais tour is scheduled for 47 dates across 30 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Jean-Michel Blais is scheduled to play 47 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Jean-Michel Blais's tour starts Sep 24, 2026 and ends on Oct 22, 2027. They will play 30 cities; their most recent concert was held in Waterloo at Maison de la Culture de Waterloo and their next upcoming concert will be in Joliette at Centre culturel Desjardins.
As part of the Jean-Michel Blais tour, Jean-Michel Blais is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
