Simon Moullier – Vibraphone

Giuseppe Cucchiara– Bass

Alon Benjamini– Drums

“Best vibes player I’ve heard…” – Quincy Jones

“His music is fresh, it speaks to everyone. Never heard anyone play vibes like that before.” – Herbie Hancock

“Simon Moullier is the unchallenged new star of jazz vibraphone.”  – Brian Morton, DownBeat

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Award-winning vibraphonist, composer, arranger and producer, Simon Moullier has distinguished himself as one of the leading voices of his generation.

After being mentored by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Jimmy Heath at the Thelonious Monk Institute, and Darren Barrett at Berklee College of Music – he has since worked with Gerald Clayton, Ben Wendel, the SF Jazz Collective, Terri-Lyne Carrington, and is featured on recordings with Mark Turner, Kendrick Scott, Miguel Zenon..

As a bandleader Simon has released five albums, one of which was nominated in the “Best New Jazz Artist” category at the Jazz Music Award in 2022.

In 2023, he was recognized for his participation as an arranger on Terri-Lyne Carrington’s GRAMMY-Award winning “New Standards Vol 1”, followed by another GRAMMY-Award recognition for his participation in Laufey’s “Bewitched”.

Simon was voted ‘Rising Star Vibraphone Player of the Year’ in Downbeat’s 71st Annual Critics Poll, ‘25 For the Future’ in DownBeat’s 90th Anniversary Edition, and ‘Up-and-Comer of the Year’ by The New York City Jazz Records.

His most recent album ‘Elements of Light’ was released on Sep 20, 2024 on Candid Records.

Simon is an active touring musician, having performed worldwide at many of the most-respected jazz clubs and festivals, including the Village Vanguard, Blue Note Tokyo & Beijing, Jazz en Tete, and Festival Radio France Montpellier in France, Chiapas Marimba Festival in Mexico, The International Jazz Day Festival in Havana, Cuba & St. Petersburg, Russia.

As an educator, he has given many masterclasses over the world and has taught in schools such as Berklee College of Music & the Hague Royal conservatory.