Simon Moullier -vibraphone
Luca Alemanno -bass
Jongkuk Kim -drums
GRAMMY Award Winner, New York City based vibraphonist, composer & arranger Simon Moullier has distinguished himself as one of the leading voices of his generation and became recognized for his entirely new approach and sound on the instrument. After being mentored by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, & Jimmy Heath at the Thelonious Monk Institute, he has shared the stage with such jazz luminaries as Herbie Hancock, Buster Williams, Gerald Clayton, Terri-Lyne Carrington, and is featured on recording with Mark Turner, Kendrick Scott, Miguel Zenon. In the fall 2020, he releases his debut album “Spirit Song”, followed by his standards Trio Album “Countdown” less than a year after, on Fresh Sound Records which was nominated in the “Best New Jazz Artist” category at the Jazz Music Award in 2022. His latest album “Isla” was released in February 2023. In the same year, he won a GRAMMY Award as an arranger on Terri-Lyne Carrington's "New Standards Vol 1", and was also named Rising Star Vibraphone Player of the Year in Downbeat's 71st Annual Critics Poll. “Moullier’s finesse on vibraphone is fully apparent, instilling the music with elegance” -Downbeat “He is a lyrical voice on vibes {…} Moullier understands that the notes he strikes with his mallets can resonate sympathetically with the human heart.” -Jazz Times
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