Pierre Yves Plat

PierreYves Plat born 1980 in Paris is a French pianist who reinterprets classical masterpieces into jazz ragtime boogie salsa and disco PierreYves Plat started learning classical piano at the age of five with MarieClaude Legrand His personality and his innate sense of rhythm led him towards boogiewoogie ragtime and stride and then onto improvisation He learnt with artists as diverse as Édouard Ferlet Berklee Jazz Performance Award 1992 and Fabrice Eulry the Chopin of boogie It was at the instigation of Eulry that he recorded his first disk of ragtime and began to perform in concert He has since played in many venues in Paris LArchipel salle Cortot etc Versailles Bagheera Piano Bar the Montansier theatre and throughout France regularly participating in Jazz and Blues festivals the Petit Journal of St Michel and Montparnasse Lattitude Jazz Club etc He was also involved in the musical animation of the famous Hotel George V Paris He now performs internationally invited to play across Europe from London to Albania His style is between classical and jazz fusing the two with his reimaginings of the classics of Bach Chopin and Mozart His experimentations with the two forms came together in his first album Pourquoi pas Why not in 2005 This album showcased the young musicians virtuosity allying classical structures with rhythmic breakaways towards other musical styles His talent for reinventing the classical form appealed to a wide audience proving accessible to music lovers of all tastes as he merged different eras of music His second album Récréations 2007 was a continuation of his unique style With it came further success and recognition with appearances on M6 TV channel Frances national television channel 1945 and 100 Mag February 2010 He has also provided the compositions and music arrangement for short films by Méliès Fechner Production Source Article PierreYves Plat from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30