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 photo: © Jacques Joris | Alain PIERREAcoustic Guitars / Compositions |
 Alain PIERRE creates in 1999 a new belgo-tunisian Acoustic Jazz Group
called "ANFASS" with tunisian guitarist Fawzi
CHEKILI, Steve HOUBEN (Flutes, Saxes) and tunisian Hichem BADRANI (Ney).They play original compositions by Alain PIERRE and Fawzi CHEKILI. From 24 to 27 November 1999, the group performed in Tunisia, at the "Centre des Musiques Arabes et Méditerranéennes". The project has the particularity of uniting side flute and Ney (a tunisian instrument, flute, made of Bamboo) in a 100% acoustic environment. ANFASS made several tours in Belgium, Tunisia, Morocco and France in 2000 and in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg in 2001. More Info at http://listen.to/anfass |  |
Recently, he starts the "Alain PIERRE TRIO with GUEST" with Bass player Olivier STALON and Percussion player
Frédéric MALEMPRE. For the two first concerts, Alain invites guitarist Jacques PIROTTON.
They play original compositions by Alain PIERRE. Sometimes, he plays his own compositions in Duet (with Steve
HOUBEN, ... ) or in Solo performances.
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Since 1994, member with guitarists Georges ENGLERT and Leszek HELINSKI
of the "TRIO CADENZA", (exclusively playing an original
repertoire for 3 guitars in a contemporary music style. In 1996 they recorded a CD (available on the Web at
http://www.netbeat.com/artists/trio_cadenza_1480.htm
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" Trio Cadenza " played concerts in Belgium, Poland, France and Tunisia. | In 1996 they recorded a CD called "Trio Cadenza" : |
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Alain PIERRE is member of the
" SLOONG " jazz quartet since 1991 and appeared in numerous international festivals (Jazz à Liège,
Festival of the Lundis d'Hortense, ça Jazz à Huy), and in clubs ( Lion s'envoile, Liège ; Travers,
Sounds, Brussels ; ...) He composes many themes for the group which only plays original compositions.
Alain PIERRE also plays acoustic guitar in trio with singer Thierry BASOMBOLI
and Double-Bass player Jean BORLEE which plays standards from yesterday and
today, from Gershwin, Mercer and Hammerstein to Sting, Eric Clapton and Peter Gabriel, in acoustic sound.
He played, from 1998 to 2000 in duet (his own compositions) and in Quintet with
harmonicistOlivier POUMAY.
Member of Big Band " EVASION " until 1997, with which he has recorded a CD Evasion Big Band , 1994.
In Mai 1998, he gets the opportunity to play some concerts, in Belgium, with Barbara Hendricks and the " Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège et de la Communauté française de Belgique".
He also played, a.o., with Steve HOUBEN, Michel MASSOT, Nathalie LORIERS, Jean-Pierre CATOUL, Pierre BERNARD, Antoine CIRRI, Michel SEBA, Sal LA ROCCA, Ben SLUYS, Bart DEFOORT, Fabrice ALLEMAN, Marc FRANKINET, Laurent MERCIER, Alexandre PLUMACKER, Ireneusz GRABOWSKI, André KLENES, Charly D'INVERNO, Tonio REINA ...
Two of his compositions ("Past Times", "No Sugar added"), was published in the collection " Jazz Themes of Belgian Composers " published by PAB, the "Promotion Artistique Belge of Sabam" since 1995, and was recorded by the "New Jazz Trio" (Switzerland) at the 18° Jazz Hoeilaart International's Europ'Jazz Contest Belgium in 1996 on CD (B-Sharp CDS 108) and by "Out to Lunch" (Danemark) at the 20° Jazz Hoeilaart International's Europ'Jazz Contest Belgium in 1998.He also composes numerous pieces for classical guitar solo, trio, combos and Jazz Big Bands as well as for various bands.
In 1996 and 1997, he wrote and recorded 3 original soundtracks for video-movies produced by "Film et Culture" and "RTBF Liège" (Belgian TV).
Phone : +32 (0) 486 / 678.192
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