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Jean-Pierre Chassé

Jean-Pierre Chasse was born in Montreal in 1956. Self-taught guitarist, he became known with the pianist Claude Marc Bourget, with which he very freely improvising duo, from the 80’s, both Quebec and France, particularly in the context of the EMIM (Ensemble de musique improvisée de Montréal). Followed several years of tours with Michael Laucke, renowned Canadian guitarist (flamenco), including Jean-Pierre Chasse was a spectacular companion. His solos passionate lovers of guitar performance.

After a long pause, he went to meditate his art and perfect his technique in contact with world music, Jean-Pierre Chasse makes a comeback strong and convincing, complete artist whose eyes and covers a wide field cultures. The music of Jean-Pierre Chasse is now in the broad category of music from jazz but, fed to classical music and the world, tend to a more general term and seek their synthesis.

More specifically, the music of Jean-Pierre Chasse borrows elements of rhythm to the music the strongest such flamenco, bossa nova and bebop, and tonal elements common to different traditional and modern music, for assembly into a universal character, which gives it a great attraction. The virtuosity of the guitarist, is an attractive feature in itself, is involved in his eloquence and our spell.

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06/08/12 REVIEW JAZZ TIMES, USA, by Susan Frances PILGRIM OF THE STRINGS

Pilgrim of the Strings, the new recording from acoustic guitarist Jean-Pierre Chassé is a lush embroidery of ambient soundscapes tooled in penetrating improvisations, protracting arpeggios and melodic fractals. The Montreal native teamed up with classical pianist Claude Marc Bourget who produced the recording while mixed and mastered by Jacques Laurin. A synthesis of flamenco, bossa nova and ambient jazz, Pilgrim of the Strings soars with a nimble imagination reflective of vintage Django Reinhardt and the melodic sensibilties of Paco.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

PILGRIM OF THE...

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2012

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Pilgrim of the Strings

Productions De L'onde
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Passage to Europe

From: Pilgrim of the Strings
By Jean-Pierre Chassé

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