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Jean-Michel Blais

Born on April 12, 1984 in Nicolet, Quebec, Canada, Jean Michel Blais is a post-classical pianist and composer. By the age of 11, he was taking piano lessons and composing his first songs. At 17, he began his training as a classical pianist at the Trois-Rivières conservatory. His musical influences included Chopin, Rachmaninov, Erik Satie and Ravel alongside more modern artists like Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Chilly Gonzalez and Yann Tiersen. Blais became disillusioned by studying classical piano and moved toward more experimental and improvisational performing. After spending tim...