One of the most sought-after pianists on the Québec jazz scene, Vincent Gagnon honed his talents alongside such reputable teachers as Steve Amirault (Montréal), Alan Broadbent (Los Angeles) and Jimmy Cobb (New York). Well-known for his refined playing style, he regularly performs with Québec City's best jazz artists, including Annie Poulain, Guillaume Bouchard, Michel Côté, André Larue, Janis Steprans and Virginie Hamel. He has worked on major projects with international artists such as Rich Perry (New York), Michel Donato (Montréal), André Lachance (Vancouver), Jared Burrows (Vancouver) and Vincent Wolfe (Toronto).

Gagnon has been a fixture of Québec City and Montréal jazz clubs & concert halls for several years, and is a frequent guest of many jazz festivals, notably the Montréal International Jazz Festival (2009), the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival (Haiti,2008), the Québec City Summer Festival (2005-2009) and London, Ontario's Sunfest (2008). He is featured on numerous recordings, including albums by Annie Poulain (Annie Poulain, SMC Records - Saoulée à l'autre, Alinéa Records - Kébek par Québec, SMC Records) and André Larue (Larue du Jazz, Effendi Records). Now he's back on the Effendi label with his first album as leader, Bleu cendre. Featured on the album is Après l'une, Radio-Canada's Étoiles Galaxie Prize winner for Best Composition at the 2009 Montréal International Jazz Festival.