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Pierre Coté

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Born in Sorel Quebec, guitarist/composer/songwriter/producer Pierre Coté is one of the busiest studio/live musicians on the Montréal music scene. Over the last 20 years, he has played or recorded with artists such as Alain Caron (UZEB) ,  Carol Welsman, The Benny Goodman Orchestra (New York), Jim Corcoran, Le Cirque du Soleil, Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), Ken Peplowski, Dave Liebman, (New York), Otmaro Ruiz, Tom Brechtlein, Celine Dion and countless others. Equally versed in jazz, blues, pop and country, he has played on several recording sessions in Nashville and Los Angeles. Pierre has also written music and several songs for various Hollywood and Canadian movie productions as well as themes for television. He was also nominated for several "Adisq" (Québec) and "Juno" (Canada) awards as a producer/arranger, composer and musician.

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New Orford String Quartet
New Orford String Quartet
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