{"id":165474,"date":"2026-09-26T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T00:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:21:22","slug":"jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Michel Blais &#8211; Mirador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Jean-Michel Blais enriches his musical repertoire with this brand new album, <em>Mirador<\/em>. Beyond the piano, of course, he has surrounded himself with a string quartet, a choir, and Andean instruments (the charango guitar, the quena and zampo\u00f1a flutes). The result immerses our ears, and we must admit our feelings too, in a cinema that is both panoramic and intimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Blais tells us that the watchtower (mirador, in French) is an allegory of the underground in which he would, paradoxically, observe and discover other worlds (with reading, cinema, and music) in his somewhat solitary youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u202a@jeanmichelblais\u202c - &quot;mirador&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9-_i2GlRDzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>Mirador<\/em>, there are of course still those arpeggios associated with contemporary neoclassical pianism, but they take on another colour, another dimension with the touching, sometimes poignant melodies of the choir, which uses only vocalisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that the artist is increasingly leaning towards complete constructions, with counterpoint and harmonisations, favoured by more extensive orchestrations. Even though these techniques remain relatively simple, Blais infuses them with his melodic magic. A magic that rises solidly above the average of artists in this trendy genre, some of whom could easily be labelled as &#8220;piano players,&#8221; and who essentially, let&#8217;s say, copy post-Philip Glass Minimalism. Not at all, as far as the Quebecois is concerned. He offers his compositions an added value that knows how to capture attention. A few personal favourites: Pavane and its character of homage to ancient classical music, Carvalito and its dotted undulations on the piano and its Latin colours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jeanmichelblais.com\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jean-Michel Blais begins a major tour with <em>Mirador <\/em>starting September 24, 2026, in Quebec, North America, and Europe.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Let us note that he also delicately, impressionistically, distils Andean colours with the charango, quena, and zampo\u00f1a. For Blais, these sounds are filled with warm and beneficial memories. Like echoes of youthful joys resurfacing sparingly, these textures occasionally appear. A melody by Beethoven is even played by one of these instruments (in <em>Laulasmaa<\/em>). I invite you to discover the behind-the-scenes and the memories associated with the album Mirador by consulting the interview he granted me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/mirador-jean-michel-blais-interview-entrevue-frederic-cardin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>INTERVIEW WITH JEAN-MICHEL BLAIS ABOUT<\/strong> <strong><em>MIRADOR<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I would have personally liked the sound recording to be more generous with the voices, whose texture is sometimes a bit thin. Nevertheless, I take great pleasure in putting this music back in my headphones. By the way, I&#8217;m going back to it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=994507951\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/jeanmichelblais.bandcamp.com\/album\/mirador\">mirador de Jean-Michel Blais<\/a><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Michel Blais enriches his musical repertoire with this brand new album, Mirador. Beyond the piano, of course, he has surrounded himself with a string quartet, a choir, and Andean instruments (the charango guitar, the quena and zampo\u00f1a flutes). The result immerses our ears, and we must admit our feelings too, in a cinema that is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":775,"featured_media":165473,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[4571],"tags":[],"generale":[3815,3814],"genre":[3237],"annee":[10592],"pays":[4040],"label":[4693],"class_list":["post-165474","records","type-records","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-record-reviews","generale-albums-en","generale-lire-en","genre-neoclassical","annee-2026-2","pays-canadaquebec-en","label-independant-3-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jean-Michel Blais - Mirador - PAN M 360<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Une magie qui s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve solidement au-dessus de la moyenne des artistes de ce genre \u00e0 la mode\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jean-Michel Blais - Mirador - PAN M 360\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Une magie qui s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve solidement au-dessus de la moyenne des artistes de ce genre \u00e0 la mode\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PAN M 360\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panm360\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-26T04:21:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cover-Jean-Michel-Blais-Mirador-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PANM360\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/\",\"name\":\"Jean-Michel Blais - Mirador - PAN M 360\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/cover-Jean-Michel-Blais-Mirador-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-26T04:16:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-26T04:21:22+00:00\",\"description\":\"Une magie qui s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve solidement au-dessus de la moyenne des artistes de ce genre \u00e0 la mode\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/cover-Jean-Michel-Blais-Mirador-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/cover-Jean-Michel-Blais-Mirador-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/jean-michel-blais-mirador-album-montreal\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Albums\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/panm360.com\\\/en\\\/records\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Jean-Michel Blais &#8211; 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