Photo Credit: Keessa Lynch
Juno-Nominated
Pianist/Composer/Improviser
Noah Franche-Nolan is a Juno-Nominated Canadian pianist, improviser, composer, and producer based in Vancouver, BC.
He leads the Noah Franche-Nolan Trio, featuring bassist Jodi Proznick and drummer Nicholas Bracewell. This trio also serves as the rhythm section for the Indo-Jazz Fusion Juno-Nominated group Raagaverse, led by Shruti Ramani, blending rich cultural traditions with contemporary jazz elements.
As a film composer and inter-disciplinary collaborator, Franche-Nolan has built a diverse portfolio, including the live score for the 1922 silent film Häxan. This project was commissioned by Vancouver’s independent theatre, The Cinematheque, and showcased his ability to merge historical cinematic art with modern musical sensibilities. Additionally, he composed the score for NYC filmmaker Talha Jalal’s documentary Rite of Passage and Vancouver playwright Shelby Satterthwaite’s play Light Rapid Transit.
In the realm of recording, Noah is the co-leader of Arid Landscapes, an electro-acoustic duo collaboration between Noah and Toronto-based guitarist/composer Dan Pitt. Their first self-titled record released on Signal Chain Records, a record label run by Noah and Dan.
Through his work as a performer, composer, and producer, Franche-Nolan strives to blend sincere emotional connection with musical intricacy and artistic curiosity, offering audiences and collaborators a uniquely expressive artistic voice.
Photo Credit: Keessa Lynch
As an educator, Franche-Nolan is on the faculty at VCC as jazz piano prof, and at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s School of Music, teaching in both the Jazz Department and the Classical Theory and Composition Department. He is also the coordinator of musicking at Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Burnaby.
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