PJ Fossum is a Brussels-based teacher, pianist, synthesist, and sound artist. Born and raised in Canada, PJ received an extensive classical music education, always having a fondness for improvisation, later in the form of jazz. In 2015, he moved to New York City to study at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music on scholarship. There, he studied intensively with jazz greats Sam Yahel (Joshua Redman, Norah Jones, Brian Blade), Andy Milne (Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Alessi, Ingrid Laubrock), and Reggie Workman (John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter. PJ was selected to represent The New School at the Internationales Jazz Festival in Bern, the Jazz Educator’s Conference in Dallas, and as part of The New School’s collaboration with the Grammy Museum in a performance with blues legends Bobby Rush and William Bell: Take Me To The River. In addition, PJ tutored fellow students (piano, ear training, theory, rhythm, arranging, sight-reading) and gave private lessons. After graduating, PJ worked as a pianist on his own projects and those of others, and taught privately and as an instructor at The New School.
In 2020, PJ moved to Copenhagen to pursue a master’s degree at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, where he delved into working with electronics and more experimental forms of improvisation. Alongside his work as a pianist and teacher, PJ also engaged in sound installations and community organization through volunteer work, which eventually led to the establishment of a new concert and educational series in which he remains involved to this day.
PJ teaches blues, rock, jazz, and classical. PJ will contact you directly to schedule your lessons.
PJ Fossum Quartet- As We Lay in Anticipation