House band of the week: Pierre Pradat Trio

Pianist: Pierre Pradat (FR)

Bass: Philippe Mege (FR)

Drums: Fiach Obrian (IR)

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Pierre Pradat is one of the most requested musicians established in China. He has played thousands of shows all over the country at the greatest venues for more than a decade after relocating from France, including many for some of the top Chinese pop stars and movie directors. He is a highly versatile and creative artist, cultivating a mainstream jazz piano style balancing elegant lyrism and virtuosic energy with a great sense of swing. He is also specialized in playing Rhodes electric piano and analog synthesizers, and is very open-minded on other genre like Funk and Electronica. His main influences to name a few are Kenny Barron, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett.

He is also a very respected jazz educator, having taught to hundreds of Chinese students so far.

皮埃尔普拉达是目前为止中国公认的最受欢迎的音乐家之一。自他从法国搬迁之后，在中国国内各个最棒的音乐场地出演过数千场精彩极致的音乐盛会，其中不乏一些顶级流量的明星和极富盛名的电影导演（李宇春，张靓颖，TFBoys，冯小刚）。他是一位多才多艺，富有创造力的音乐家，他建立了主流的爵士钢琴风格，在优雅抒情和精湛技艺之间，他以一种强烈跃动的节奏感，非常自然地平衡了两者。皮埃尔还专注于弹奏Rhodes电钢琴，更以开放的心态接纳着其它类型的音乐，比如Funk以及电子音乐。他的音乐的主要影响元素有Kenny Barron，Bill Evans，Herbie Hancock，Chick Corea 和Keith Jarrett。

皮埃尔更是一位受人尊敬的爵士导师，教授过不计其数的国内音乐家与学生。