Press & programmers
Press
Biographies, photos and show pack, free to use for press and concert promotion, with photo credits.
01 — In the press
« Un superbe sens narratif. »
« Il y a en Jean-René Mourot un alchimiste qui sommeille, c'est évident. »
« Une très belle promesse que ce pays des merveilles. »
« A mature artist with a clear aesthetics and musical vision. »
« Elegant, lyrical melodies. »
« …explore the whole piano sonic spectrum, inside and outside. »
« A hearty musical statement with rambunctious risk-taking. »
02 — Biographies
Short bio
Strasbourg-based pianist, composer, improviser and producer Jean-René Mourot moves freely between jazz, French chanson and improvised music. A former student of Eric Watson, he has played on some fifty albums and toured in about twenty countries. His new solo album, Prose, for piano and Rhodes, recorded during private house concerts, comes out on vinyl on May 14, 2027 on Label OH!.
Full biography
Born in 1986 in Nancy into a family of musicians, Jean-René Mourot went through the conservatory, Saturday-night dance halls and bands with friends before joining the improvised music class at the Strasbourg Conservatory, where he studied for five years with Eric Watson.
A pianist who also plays accordion and trumpet and sings, he refuses to choose between styles: jazz, French chanson with Les Garçons Trottoirs (over 500 shows since 2008), street theatre with Transe Express, cabaret with the revue at the Théâtre de la Choucrouterie. A member of Collectif OH!, he plays and creates with several groups, including La Tablée, (Parenthèses) and In Wonderland We Trust. He has toured in some twenty countries.
In the studio he works as instrumentalist, arranger, producer and mixing engineer, on some fifty albums. He also composes for the stage and the screen: Dérives (Cie MangeNuage), Le mime Marceau, une enfance alsacienne (Théâtre de la Choucrouterie), Trak (Cie Système Paprika), the Disney+ series Week-end Family.
His new solo album, Prose, brings together seven pieces for piano and Rhodes recorded in private house concerts, from living room to living room, between 2024 and 2025. It comes out on vinyl on May 14, 2027 on Label OH!. “Inside Jean-René Mourot an alchemist lies dormant, that much is obvious.” (Citizen Jazz)
04 — Show pack
Prose — solo
The solo piano and Rhodes concert, presented for programmers and venues.