Studied Classical Guitar, Chamber Music and Free Improvisation at the Conservatoire de Musique de Liège.
Studied Jazz Guitar and Jazz Harmony at the Brussels Conservatory.
Has worked with Ralph Towner, Norma Winstone, Philip Catherine, Paolo Radoni, Jacques Pirotton, Pierre Van Dormael, Serge Lazarevitch, Peter Hertmans, Steve Houben, Arnould Massart, Garrett List, ...
He makes the use of the 12-string acoustic guitar, to which he adapts classical guitar technique, his specialty.
Current projects :
“Alain PIERRE Guitare Solo;
“Different Lines” with singer Barbara WIERNIK;
“Trio with saxophonist Daniel STOKAERT and guitarist Peter HERTMANS”.
“Duo with guitarist Peter HERTMANS”;
“Alain PIERRE & Etienne PLUMER Acoustic Duo”;
Composer, arranger and artistic director for Barbara WIERNIK's “Ellipse” project
Occasional and past projects:
Orchestration of Antoine PIERRE's “Insatiable” for drums, electronics and symphony orchestra - commissioned by Musiq3 and premiered in Flagey on June 28, 2024 by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Michael SEAL (UK).
“Norma WINSTONE with Alain PIERRE & guest Barbara WIERNIK": Jazz Station March 17, 2023
“Brew-Quay Quartet” with Jacques PIROTTON, Jasen WEAVER, Antoine PIERRE or Fabio ZAMAGNI
“Tree-Ho!” with bassist Félix ZURSTRASSEN and drummer Antoine PIERRE;
“WRaP!” with Barbara WIERNIK and double bassist Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE;
Composition and arrangement for various projects; Founder of the “Spinach Pie Records” label, for which, in addition to his own projects, he has produced “Barbara Wiernik - ELLIPSE” (Spinach Pie Records 104) & “Barbara Wiernik & Nicola Andrioli - Complicity” (Spinach Pie Records 102); ...
Several tours with these different projects in Europe as well as Chile, Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria, Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Vietnam.
He has been teaching jazz reading and jazz ensemble playing at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels since 2015.
He has taught guitar, improvisation and composition at the Conservatoire de Huy since 1987 and at workshops (AKDT de Libramont, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo).
Selective discography :
Alain PIERRE Solo - “Sitting In Some Café” (Spinach Pie Records - SPR 103)
Tree- Ho ! - “Aaron & Allen” (Spinach Pie Records - SPR 101)
WRaP ! - “Endless” (Igloo - IGL 245)
Alain Pierre-Steve Houben - “Dolce Divertimento” (Mogno - J024)
“Anfass” (Igloo Mondo - IGL 148)
