Jérôme Blais was born in 1965. After studying Music Theory at McGill University, he pursued and obtained in 1995 a Master’s degree in Compositional Techniques at the Université de Montréal where in 2004 he completed his doctoral studies with Michel Longtin and Reno De Stefano. His research dealt with the integration of improvisation into the compositional process. Jérôme Blais’ works have been performed by several professional ensembles, among which are the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal, Musica Nova, the Quasar Saxophone Quartet, the Quatuor Bozzini, Bradyworks as well as the Array Music and Continuum ensembles of Toronto. He also performs as a pianist and improviser, notably with the Jahbar Trio which he founded with saxophonist Jean-Marc Bouchard. His research and compositional activities have received funding from such agencies as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l’aide à la recherche (FCAR), the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (Québec’s Arts Council), and the Canada Council for the Arts. In addition to his composition and improvising activities, Jérôme Blais taught harmony, composition and orchestration at the Music Faculty of the Université de Montréal and at the University of Sherbrooke’s School of music from 1998 to 2004. He is now Professor of Composition and Music Theory at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
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Sherbrooke (Québec), 1965
Residence: Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)
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