LIVE SHOWS
LIVE NEWS: February 19th, 2019

MICHAEL PLAYS LIVE IN SYDNEY, JUNE 7TH,  JOINED BY SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL GUESTS!

FRIDAY JUNE 7TH, when Worlds collide,
Alemay Fernandez (Singapore) - Vocals
Evelyn Feroza (Malaysia) - Vocals
Q Sound / Marques Young (U.S.) - Trombone & Vocals
Steve Barry - ​Keyboards
Nish Manjunath - Saxes
Nick Henderson - Basses (Electric and Acoustic)
Giorgio Rojas- Percussion
Michael Pignéguy - drums
combine for a world music, jazz fused, spectacular! An unbelievable big band line up, all performing together on one evening. The first show Michael has played in Sydney for over a decade, at The Vanguard, Newtown. A limited capacity venue - dinner & show tickets available
(click on the event image above for ticketing details)

LIVE NEWS: December 18th, 2018

LIVE SHOWS 2018 - 2019
featuring Alemay Fernandez (Singapore), Evelyn Feroza (Malaysia), Tim Stocker (Singapore) & Marques Young (U.S.)

The end of December 2018 will see the first of a series of shows performed by Michael, featuring vocalists Alemay Fernandez (Singapore) & Evelyn Feroza (Malaysia). The first shows in Malaysia also feature saxophonist Tim Stocker (Singapore) alongside some of the best local musicians including Wee Lern Ch’ng (keys), Julian Chan (tenor sax), Daniel Foong (bass), Chee Seng Hor (guitar) & Wan Azfa Rezal (bass). Vocalists - Alemay & Evelyn, will then join Michael in Australia for a set of shows, that will also feature Trombone player Marques Young (U.S.). The first Australian performances will take place in June 2019.

​Keep your eye on the live listings for more shows that will  be added soon.

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

NEWS: February 13th, 2019

JUST OUT OF REACH - TRILOGY

when Michael Pignéguy, Aysha Amani & Trilby Temperley created the track Just Out Of Reach (2016) there were no plans for variations. Since that time Michael was introduced to Malaysian vocalist - Evelyn Feroza, who very much stamped her identity onto the original, when performing it live. Audio captured from a performance in 2018 is now available through all streaming services, which was a necessary release to do her version justice. 

Additionally & well in sync with Michael’s ever-growing multi-cultural reach, Earthtribe (U.K.) founder and pioneer of the London Asian Underground Scene - Coco Varma has now added to what has become a trilogy, with his drum & bass version, fittingly given a new title - So Far Out Of Reach, based on the Aysha Amani original. Coco’s versions (edit & full length) in turn, have taken the track to somewhere else entirely. Michael will now take Coco’s version on board and perform it in his forthcoming live sets. So Far Out Of Reach is now available with the already released tracks through all streaming services internationally

Cover art design: Lezanne Swart & Stuart Craine
NEWS: January 22nd, 2019

MEGA JAM SINGLE RELEASE
​Michael Pignéguy featuring Anton Davidyants (bass) & Oleg Polyanskiy (keys)
Russia - Ukraine - Malaysia - Australia combine

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Week commence January 28th is the release date for Michael's new Production & Arrangement - ​Mega Jam. Recorded in 2018, the track has become popular on YouTube thanks to a quality video production by Phil Douglas, so it will now be available via all audio streaming services internationally. Recorded in Moscow, Kharkov & Kuala Lumpur, it is truly a case of worlds collide, through the locations & nationality of the artistic contributors. Read more about it on the Projects page
NEWS: December 24th, 2018

JUST OUT OF REACH - LIVE
featuring Evelyn Feroza is now available online!

There is now a live version of the track “Just Out Of Reach” written by Trilby Temperley, Aysha Amani + Michael & originally recorded with Aysha singing (2016), now available to hear at the YouTube & Bandcamp pages. This new version captures Evelyn Feroza live in Malaysia earlier this year, very much stamping her identity onto the original. You can also hear it performed live, this coming THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27TH at NO BLACK TIE, KUALA LUMPUR.
NEWS: December 18th, 2018

NEW RECORDING SESSIONS
​underway, with new music releases planned for early 2019

Plans are underway for new music releases by Michael, across the first few months of 2019. Initial recording sessions have been set for Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - December 2018 / Doha (Qatar) -January 2019 & Perth (Australia) - January-February 2019.
​Artistic Contributors include,
Alemay Fernandez - vocals (Singapore)
Evelyn Feroza - vocals (Malaysia)
Steve Richter - percussion & production (Australia)
Tim Stocker - baritone sax (Singapore / Australia)
Nadeem Abbas - vocals & harmonium (Pakistan)
Ana Cisneros - vocals (Spain)
Razwan Sawar - tabla (UK)
Enrick Adam - guitar (France)
Trilby Temperley - production (Australia)
Yassine Ayari - nay (Tunisia)
Israel Varela - drums (Mexico / Italy)
& Samantha De Lune with whom he is currently re-visiting his My Funny Valentine recording, re-doing the drums in his new Studio space, while also enhancing the original sessions with percussion, courtesy of Steve Richter. The new version will be available on all streaming sites in February. See below for the original version.
NEWS: October 10th, 2018

Michael is recognised by AUSTRALIA'S NUMBER ONE DRUM MAGAZINE

​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.