Pierre V.

Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

40 years of experience at your service

Bio

Pierre’s musical endeavour is fast-approaching five complete decades, having started in 1965 when he played first clarinet for his Montreal school band. Early steps on the journ... Read more

Pierre’s musical endeavour is fast-approaching five complete decades, having started in 1965 when
he played first clarinet for his Montreal school band. Early steps on the journey included private
tuition with various teachers and a jazz performance major at McGill University.
His television appearances began in 1975, supporting local Canadian artists on the most popular
music shows of the era. Around this time, he also became a key member of the ''Bouquet de sons''
classical baroque trio, playing in more than 100 concerts in two years. In the early 1980s, his band
Agharta recorded their first album and headlined the first Montreal International Jazz festival. The
success of Agharta brought Pierre to the attention of master percussionist Michel Séguin (Van
Morisson, Don Alias), and the two formed a new group, Jouga.
In the early 1990s, Pierre co-founded the world-beats group Anoosh; Anoosh not only won the prized ‘Rythmes DuMonde’ contest in Montreal, but also toured extensively through Europe, appearing at the Peter
Gabriel / Thomas Brooman-founded ‘Womad’ festival. In 1992, Anoosh received a Juno
nomination - the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards.
During this period, Pierre also free-lanced with many jazz, blues, and R&B cover bands, before
teaming up with percussionist-drummer Jean-François Fabiano (Gato Barbieri, Jean-Luc Ponty) to
form the World Unit. Comprised of the finest world-beats and jazz musicians in Montréal, the
World Unit made their debut television appearance on ARTV’s 'New World Symphony'’.
As the 21st century dawned, Pierre branched out into new areas, culminating with his 2007
production ‘Storias’, a modern acid-jazz oriented album.
Pierre is now established in Hong Kong and has already founded the HK Jazz Network, seeking to
actively develop the city’s music and arts reputation. He is also helping to build the next generation
of performance artists, regularly taking time out to teach young, local musicians.
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Teaching methodology

As a teacher, my main goal is to improve creativity and sense of well being practicing music as an art form. Music is a way of being more present to everyday life. Self confidence ... Read more

As a teacher, my main goal is to improve creativity and sense of well being practicing music as an art form. Music is a way of being more present to everyday life. Self confidence and accomplishment are very important in life. Music makes you and people around you more happy. Read less

• HK$400

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