LIVE SHOWS

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
New York | Kuala Lumpur | Doha | Perth | Melbourne | Brisbane

A selection of shots from a series of shows with fantastic artists from Tunisia, Japan, USA, Australia, France and Malaysia, earlier in 2018
Michael's final performance in Doha is also the first of a series of international performances in May, June and July in Qatar, Asia, Australia and the US. Michael, Yassine Ayari and Enrick Adam, the core of the The Awakenings Ensemble, will be joined by a host of incredible artists including MAias Al Yamani, Hassan Moataz, Jelani Bauman, Dobri Paliev, Fauré Basulto, Devin Ryan and Patrick Dilley.
​Be early to the incredible performance space at one of Qatar's iconic buildings, The Qatar National Library in Education City.

Interactive Performance & Workshop
Michael Pignéguy | Yassine Ayari | Enrick Adam from
THE AWAKENINGS ENSEMBLE
Friday, April 20, 2018 / 7.30pm & 8.30pm

FNAC Festival City will present an interactive performance and workshop with Michael Pignéguy (Australia), Yassine Ayari (Tunisia) & Enrick Adam (France) from the world music group The Awakenings Ensemble.

Between them these artists have performed in Asia, Africa, the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Their diverse experience as performers and their creativity have helped shaped the sound of The Awakenings Ensemble. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to see and hear them perform Friday, April 20 at 7.30 & 8.30pm

IP Jazz Festival
April 29 2017
Johor MALAYSIA

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The Awakenings Ensemble ft. Evelyn Feroza
The Awakenings Ensemble ft. Evelyn Feroza headlined the recent IP JAZZ FESTIVAL 2017 in Malaysia on April 29. The show featured a stunning line-up of Australian and Malaysian musicians including Tom O'Halloran (keys), Julian Chan (alto sax), Patrick Terbrack (ten. sax), Simon Jeans (gtr) & Travis Tan (bass).

NEWS

October 10th, 2018
​Michael is recognised by Australia's number one drum magazine "DrumScene", in a feature article published today, citing his well documented global influences, that play out through his music, live & recorded. Read the full article at Drum Scene

FEBRUARY 2018
​Associate Artist Status
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC CENTRE

In recognition of his output and accomplishments as a composer, Michael has just been invited to join the Australian Music Centre as an Associate Artist after fulfilling all the requirements of the rigorous selection process. Michael is proud to join the ranks of music creators who have had a sustained high quality output of original music over a significant period of time.