Chilly Gonzales (1972) is a classically trained, Grammy award-winning pianist who has worked in numerous genres, including hip-hop, jazz, classical, electronic music, and pop. He has collaborated with artists such as Feist, Drake, Daft Punk, Jarvis Cocker, and Boys Noize. The Canadian musician released his best-selling album, “Solo Piano”, in 2004. For his contribution to the Daft Punk song “Give Life Back to Music”, Gonzales received an Album of the Year Grammy award in 2014.
Although today’s neo-classical music is often created with an array of different instruments—as well as electronics, samples, even vocals—the piano often plays a central role. Below are some of our favourite albums created either solely on piano (or pianos) or are based primarily on this versatile and expressive instrument…
