Alain Pierre - Guitarist, Composer, Arranger
"Sitting In Some Café" CD release Tour
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Sep 8, 2019
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Alain PIERRE – 6- & 12-string guitars, compositions
For 20 years now I loved challenging myself in concert with solo-guitar improvisation. The time has come to take one further step and produce a non-accompanied solo work, straightforward, with no rerecording. « Sitting In Some Café » (Spinach Pie Records - SPR103, distribution Igloo Circle) came out in November 2018. My compositions on this record highlight the different sounds of classical guitars, six- and twelve-string acoustic guitars as well as a fretless guitar.
Cafés and pubs as places of life, meeting and exchange weave the thread of the album, and I wanted to blend my music with various artistic expressions on the same subject. So the cover presents photographs by Pascal Ducourant, drawings by Leslie Leoni and texts by Patrick Pierre.
The recording was produced by composer and musician Antoine Pierre.
This project comes as a continuation of my work as a composer and acoustic guitarist, but also as the logical follow-up of « Aaron & Allen », my album with Tree-Ho ! released in 2016 on the same label.
This concert is the opportunity for my music to see the light of day, and for myself to take up once more the challenge of playing solo in public.
And for this concert, I will be on stage with percussionist Etienne PLUMER on Tablas, to share and meet sounds and rhythms from India!
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Alain Pierre - Guitarist, Composer, Arranger Biography
Alain PIERRE - Composer, Arranger, 6- & 12-String Guitars.
www.alainpierre.com
Alain Pierre studied Classical Guitar, Chamber Music, free improvisation at « Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Liège », Belgium.
He studied Jazz Guitar, Jazz Harmony, arranging and composing at « Conservatoire Royal de Musique » in Brussels.
His fellow musicians include Ralph Towner, Philip Catherine, Paolo Radoni, Jacques Pirotton, Pierre Van Dormael, Serge Lazarevitch, Peter Hertmans, Steve Houben, Arnould Massart, Garrett List, …
One of the singularities of his art is the use of the classical guitar technique to play jazz and improvise on the 12-string and classical guitars.
His current and past projects:
- « Tree-Ho ! », which he founded with Félix ZURSTRASSEN on Double-Bass and Antoine PIERRE on Drums, performs Alain’s compositions.
CD « Aaron & Allen » (Spinach Pie Records, SPR 101) (2016)
- He is a member of « WRaP! » with singer Barbara WIERNIK and Double-Bass player Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE in a repertoire of original compositions and some standards.
CD « Endless » (Igloo, IGL 245) (2014)
- Together with Barbara WIERNIK, he set up the duo « Different Lines ». They play some of their favourite pop songs as well as their own compositions.
- A new project is born in 2016 with Sax player Johannes Lemke (DE), drummer Jens Düppe (DE) and Double-Bass player Fil Caporali (BR).
- He plays in a duet with guitarist Peter HERTMANS. They play their own compositions and repertoire of great musicians from the 70’s such as Richie Beirach, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie…
- He plays also Solo performances. A solo guitar CD will be released in 2018.
- He is one of the initiators of a major Project, « Les 100 Ciels de Barbara WIERNIK », which includes musicians and repertoire of different groups in which Barbara Wiernik sang or still sings : « Barbara Wiernik Soul of Butterflies », Pirly Zurstrassen’s « PiWiZ », Alain Pierre’s « Acous-Trees » and Manu Hermia’s « Murmure de l’Orient » with a string quartet and a classical clarinet and bass clarinet from « Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles ». Musical direction and arrangements are led by Pirly Zurstrassen and Alain Pierre.
- He set up « Alain PIERRE Special Unit », playing his own compositions with Barbara WIERNIK (Vocals), Toine THYS (Saxes, Bass Clarinet), Félix ZURSTRASSEN (Bass) and Antoine PIERRE (Drums).
- He has founded « Acous-Trees », playing his own compositions with Barbara WIERNIK (Voice), Pierre BERNARD (Flutes), Olivier STALON (Electric & Acoustic Basses), Frédéric MALEMPRE (Percussions) and Antoine PIERRE (Drums).
- In 1999, he founded a Belgian-Tunisian ensemble called « Anfass » with Tunisian guitarist and oud player Fawzi CHEKILI, Belgian flute-sax player Steve HOUBEN and Tunisian ney player Hichem BADRANI.
CD « Anfass » (Igloo, IGL 148) (2000) with compositions of Alain and Fawzi Chekili.
- CD « Dolce Divertimento » (Mogno J024) (2007) with his own compositions in duet with Steve HOUBEN.
With these different projects he has toured Europe as well as Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria, Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India an Viet-Nam.
Alain has written several compositions for classical guitar solo, classical guitar trio (« Nuits » (1996), « Quiet Light » (2003), …), Flute & Classical Guitar Duo, Vocal Ensemble and Film scores.
He also wrote some arrangements for jazz bands, string quartets and classical music ensembles (« Les 100 Ciels de Barbara Wiernik », …)
- He has founded is own Label called « Spinach Pie Records » (www.spinachpierecords.com) distributed by Igloo Circle.
He has been teaching guitar and improvisation at the Conservatoire de Huy since 1987 as well as in different summer courses and clinics (Conservatoire de Huy and AKDT de Libramont in Belgium, C.M.A.M. in Tunisia, I.N.A. in the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He teaches sight-reading and Jazz ensemble at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels since 2015.
Discography :
As a leader, co-leader, composer and arranger:
- Alain Pierre guitar solo - “Sitting In Some Café”.
to be released in 2018 Spinach Pie Records 2018
- Tree-Ho ! - « Aaron & Allen » Spinach Pie Records 2016
Alain Pierre, Félix Zurstrassen, Antoine Pierre
- WRaP ! - « Endless » Igloo 2014
Barbara Wiernik, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Alain Pierre
- Alain Pierre - Steve Houben - « Dolce Divertimento » Mognomusic 2007
- Anfass (Alain Pierre, Steve Houben, Fawzi Chekili, Hichem Badrani)
« Anfass » Igloo 2000
- Trio CADENZA (Alain Pierre, Georges Englert, Leszek Helinski)
Cadenza 1996
As an arranger:
Compagnie « Chant’Âges »
Le Plus Beau Cadeau Les Galets 2005
As a composer:
LG Jazz Collective Igloo 2015
New Jazz Trio (CH) B-Sharp 1996
Read Morewww.alainpierre.com
Alain Pierre studied Classical Guitar, Chamber Music, free improvisation at « Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Liège », Belgium.
He studied Jazz Guitar, Jazz Harmony, arranging and composing at « Conservatoire Royal de Musique » in Brussels.
His fellow musicians include Ralph Towner, Philip Catherine, Paolo Radoni, Jacques Pirotton, Pierre Van Dormael, Serge Lazarevitch, Peter Hertmans, Steve Houben, Arnould Massart, Garrett List, …
One of the singularities of his art is the use of the classical guitar technique to play jazz and improvise on the 12-string and classical guitars.
His current and past projects:
- « Tree-Ho ! », which he founded with Félix ZURSTRASSEN on Double-Bass and Antoine PIERRE on Drums, performs Alain’s compositions.
CD « Aaron & Allen » (Spinach Pie Records, SPR 101) (2016)
- He is a member of « WRaP! » with singer Barbara WIERNIK and Double-Bass player Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE in a repertoire of original compositions and some standards.
CD « Endless » (Igloo, IGL 245) (2014)
- Together with Barbara WIERNIK, he set up the duo « Different Lines ». They play some of their favourite pop songs as well as their own compositions.
- A new project is born in 2016 with Sax player Johannes Lemke (DE), drummer Jens Düppe (DE) and Double-Bass player Fil Caporali (BR).
- He plays in a duet with guitarist Peter HERTMANS. They play their own compositions and repertoire of great musicians from the 70’s such as Richie Beirach, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie…
- He plays also Solo performances. A solo guitar CD will be released in 2018.
- He is one of the initiators of a major Project, « Les 100 Ciels de Barbara WIERNIK », which includes musicians and repertoire of different groups in which Barbara Wiernik sang or still sings : « Barbara Wiernik Soul of Butterflies », Pirly Zurstrassen’s « PiWiZ », Alain Pierre’s « Acous-Trees » and Manu Hermia’s « Murmure de l’Orient » with a string quartet and a classical clarinet and bass clarinet from « Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles ». Musical direction and arrangements are led by Pirly Zurstrassen and Alain Pierre.
- He set up « Alain PIERRE Special Unit », playing his own compositions with Barbara WIERNIK (Vocals), Toine THYS (Saxes, Bass Clarinet), Félix ZURSTRASSEN (Bass) and Antoine PIERRE (Drums).
- He has founded « Acous-Trees », playing his own compositions with Barbara WIERNIK (Voice), Pierre BERNARD (Flutes), Olivier STALON (Electric & Acoustic Basses), Frédéric MALEMPRE (Percussions) and Antoine PIERRE (Drums).
- In 1999, he founded a Belgian-Tunisian ensemble called « Anfass » with Tunisian guitarist and oud player Fawzi CHEKILI, Belgian flute-sax player Steve HOUBEN and Tunisian ney player Hichem BADRANI.
CD « Anfass » (Igloo, IGL 148) (2000) with compositions of Alain and Fawzi Chekili.
- CD « Dolce Divertimento » (Mogno J024) (2007) with his own compositions in duet with Steve HOUBEN.
With these different projects he has toured Europe as well as Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria, Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India an Viet-Nam.
Alain has written several compositions for classical guitar solo, classical guitar trio (« Nuits » (1996), « Quiet Light » (2003), …), Flute & Classical Guitar Duo, Vocal Ensemble and Film scores.
He also wrote some arrangements for jazz bands, string quartets and classical music ensembles (« Les 100 Ciels de Barbara Wiernik », …)
- He has founded is own Label called « Spinach Pie Records » (www.spinachpierecords.com) distributed by Igloo Circle.
He has been teaching guitar and improvisation at the Conservatoire de Huy since 1987 as well as in different summer courses and clinics (Conservatoire de Huy and AKDT de Libramont in Belgium, C.M.A.M. in Tunisia, I.N.A. in the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He teaches sight-reading and Jazz ensemble at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels since 2015.
Discography :
As a leader, co-leader, composer and arranger:
- Alain Pierre guitar solo - “Sitting In Some Café”.
to be released in 2018 Spinach Pie Records 2018
- Tree-Ho ! - « Aaron & Allen » Spinach Pie Records 2016
Alain Pierre, Félix Zurstrassen, Antoine Pierre
- WRaP ! - « Endless » Igloo 2014
Barbara Wiernik, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Alain Pierre
- Alain Pierre - Steve Houben - « Dolce Divertimento » Mognomusic 2007
- Anfass (Alain Pierre, Steve Houben, Fawzi Chekili, Hichem Badrani)
« Anfass » Igloo 2000
- Trio CADENZA (Alain Pierre, Georges Englert, Leszek Helinski)
Cadenza 1996
As an arranger:
Compagnie « Chant’Âges »
Le Plus Beau Cadeau Les Galets 2005
As a composer:
LG Jazz Collective Igloo 2015
New Jazz Trio (CH) B-Sharp 1996
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