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Andrés Vial
Andrés Vial (pronounced Vee-al) is a pianist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Montréal.
He has performed with Joe Chambers, Peter Bernstein, Ingrid Jensen, Malika Tirolien (Bokanté), Ivan Neville, Michael Blake, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba, André White, Kevin Dean, Greg Cohen, Al McLean, Kalmunity, Gamelan Giri Kedaton and many others.
Active as a leader and sideman, he has performed at over 50 festivals around the world, most recently appearing at the 2019 Vancouver International Jazz Festival and 2019 OFF Festival in Montreal.
He has released 7 albums as a leader, including the Juno-nominated albums “Gang of Three” and “When Is Ancient?”.
He is currently a doctoral candidate and instructor at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, and has given jazz piano masterclasses at Dartmouth College, Vanier College and UQAM. He has contributed articles about jazz and improvisation to Downbeat Magazine and Cumulus Press.
He also composes music for film and contemporary dance.
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Joe Chambers: Dance Kobina
by Chris May
Drummer, composer and sometime vibraphonist Joe Chambers secured his place in jazz history going on six decades ago, though you might not guess it from listening to this album. In the mid-1960s, he was the drummer on a string of historic Blue Note albums recorded by Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and Bobby Hutcherson, among others, and also on a series of important albums Archie Shepp made for Impulse!, including the landmark Fire Music (1965). Given the ...
read moreAndrés Vial: Sphereology Volume One
by Chris M. Slawecki
Pianist Andres Vial has been working on this Sphereology project since 2005, when he organized a Thelonious Monk music festival in his Montreal hometown. “My band played four nights of Monk's music there," he recalls. “I transcribed about fifty of his tunes for those gigs, and the festival ran for four years." “Even though Monk is a hugely important part of the jazz canon, musicians usually only play about a dozen of his tunes. There are another sixty ...
read moreMontreal-Based Pianist-Composer Andrés Vial Explores A Lyrical Vision On Juno-Nominated 'When Is Ancient?,' Set For Physical Release On September 30
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Lyricism is the order of the day on When Is Ancient?, the sixth album by Montreal pianist-composer Andrés Vial, releasing in the U.S. September 30 on his own Chromatic Audio label. Recorded with a trio featuring bassist Martin Heslop and drummer Tommy Crane, the album is an expressive affair packed with rumination, sensitive interplay, and stunning melody. Initially released as a streaming-only album on December 31, 2020, When Is Ancient? has already garnered considerable acclaim, including a 2022 Juno Award ...
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Montreal Pianist Andrés Vial To Release "Gang Of Three," His 5th Album As A Leader, On October 4
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Gang of Three, the stunning new album of originals by jny: Montreal pianist Andres Vial (pronounced Vee-al) and his fifth as a leader, was written over a two-year period marked by major life events—becoming a first-time father, and returning to university to complete a Master’s degree in jazz piano. It will be released October 4 on the Chromatic Audio label. Described as “a crisp, inventive pianist” (Stuart Broomer, The WholeNote) who “eschews the obvious to dig a little deeper” (Mike ...
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Montreal-Based Pianist Andrés Vial Launches Series Of Recordings Exploring Thelonious Monk's Music With "Sphereology Volume One," Sept. 28
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pianist Andrés Vial (pronounced Vee-al) launches a series of recordings offering new perspectives on the oeuvre of Thelonious Sphere Monk with the September 28 release of Sphereology Volume One on Chromatic Audio Records. It’s a project the Montreal native has been working on since 2005, when he organized an annual Thelonious Monk Festival in Montreal. “My band played four nights of Monk’s music there,” says Vial. “I transcribed about 50 of his tunes for those gigs, and the festival ran ...
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Andrés Vial
Location: Montreal
Instrument: Piano
Born: January 25, 1979
Publicist: Terri Hinte Publicity
