Simón Willson

Sophomore Album Bet is out!

"Willson’s fresh recording is more than live. It’s vital" — DOWNBEAT ☆☆☆☆​

"The leader, Willson, is a wicked soloist ... His bass is the engine that powers this high-speed ensemble" — STEREOPHILE

Upcoming Performances:

• June 30 @ 8pm - Kevin Sun Quartet @ Lowlands (Brooklyn, NY)

• July 1 @ 8pm - Hans Luchs Trio @ La Noxe (Manhattan, NY)

• July 2 @ 7pm - Tony Davis/SW @ Spes (Manhattan, NY)

• July 5 @ 8pm - Alex Ridout Quartet @ Close Up (Manhattan, NY)

• July 6 @ 11:30am - Yuval Amihai Trio @ C & B (Manhattan, NY)

• July 8 @ 8pm - Max Bessesen Trio @ Sugar Monk (Manhattan, NY)

• July 9 @ 7:30pm - Rintaro Mikami Trio @ No Work Allowed (Manhattan, NY)

• July 10 @ 7:30pm - Dabin Ryu Quartet @ Close Up (Manhattan, NY)

• July 12 @ 6:30pm - Simón Willson Quartet @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn , NY)

• July 14 @ 7:30pm - Max Bessesen Quartet @ The Django (Manhattan, NY)

• July 15 @ 8pm - Hans Luchs Trio @ La Noxe (Manhattan, NY)

• July 16 @ 7pm - Tony Davis/SW @ Spes (Manhattan, NY)

• July 22 @ 7:30pm - Stephen Byth Trio @ Café Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

• July 23 @ 7pm - Tony Davis/SW @ Spes (Manhattan, NY)

• July 29 @ 8pm - Hans Luchs Trio @ La Noxe (Manhattan, NY)

• July 30 @ 7pm - Tony Davis/SW @ Spes (Manhattan, NY)

• August 2 @ 6:30pm - Yuval Amihai Trio @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn, NY)

• August 5 @ 7:30pm - Evan Main Trio @ Café Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

• August 22 - Jamile Quartet @ Windmills Craftworks (Colony, TX)

• August 23 - Jamile Quartet @ Windmills Craftworks (Colony, TX)

• August 29 @ TBA - Alice Leggett Quartet @ Jazz Cafe Alto (Amsterdam, NL)

• August 30 @ TBA - Alice Leggett Quintet @ Bimhuis (Amsterdam, NL)

• September 6 @ 9:30pm - Alex Ridout Quartet @ The Jazz Gallery (Manhattan, NY)

• September 7 @ 8pm - Max Bessesen Octet @ Shapeshifter Lab (Brooklyn, NY)

• September 12 @ 6:30pm - Simón Willson Quartet @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn, NY)

• September 16 @ 7:30pm - Hans Luchs Quartet @ Café Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

• October 10 @ 8pm - Simón Willson Quartet @ Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn, NY)

• October 17 @ TBA - Mark Morris Dance Group in Bethlehem, PA

• November 10-21 - Alexandra Ridout Quartet UK Tour

• January 17, 2026 - Mark Morris Dance Group in Austin, TX

• January 30-31, 2026 - Mark Morris Dance Group in Portsmouth, NH

Recordings:

• Simón WiIlson Quartet - Bet: Live at Ornithology w/ Neta Raanan, Kayvon Gordon & Evan Main

• Simón Willson Quartet - Good Company

• Ethan Iverson - Technically Acceptable

• Family Plan (Collective trio w/ Vicente Hansen & Andrew Boudreau)

• Earprint

• Earprint - EASY LISTENING

• Great on Paper

• Vicente Atria’s “Orlando Furioso”

• Dave Douglas / Elan Mehler Sextet

• David Hajdu Project feat. Dave Douglas, Helen Sung, Aubrey Johnson, Chet Doxas, Rudy Royston, Marika Hughes

• Frank Carlberg + Roxana Amed - Los Trabajos y Las Noches

• Jason Palmer Quintet - Live at Wally's Vol. 1

• Jason Palmer Quintet - Live at Wally's Vol. 2

• Kevin Sun Quartet - From All This Stillness

• Kevin Sun - The Sustain of Memory

• Neta Raanan Quartet feat. Joel Ross & Kayvon Gordon - Unforeseen Blossom

• Andrew Boudreau Quartet - Neon

• Max Light Trio - Herplusme

• Jacob Shulman Quartet - Connectedness

• Yonghyun Lee Band (featuring Walter Smith III)

• TJ & The Revenge - featuring Bill Frisell

• Kasperi Sarikoski - Trio + 1

• Toomas Keski-Säntti Quartet

• Elan Mehler Quintet - Piano Noir

• Caio Afiune

• Grant Richards - One and Done

• Anthony Coleman - The End of Summer

• Hayoung Lyou - Metamorphosis

• Andrew Pereira Quintet - Lost in Plain Sight

• Richard Garcia Band - Don't Look Back

• Chris McCarthy Band - "Sonder"

• Jan Geijtenbeek - "Boston Waltz"

• Steve Pardo Trio - "Hope"

• Jacob Hiser Quintet - Seconds

• Julian Jimenez Quartet

• Seyun Park Quintet - The Moon at Night

• Shihai Li Quintet

• Takuya Kohashi Band

• Wonmi Jung - Unspoken Words

• Tony Davis - Cloud Nova

• Hans Luchs Quartet feat. Mike King & Adam Arruda

• Rodrigo Ballesteros Trio (w Andrew Boudreau)

Recordings to be Released:

• Simon Willson Quartet - Feel Love (Out September 26, 2025)

• Grant Richards Sextet feat. Dayna Stephens, Scott Wendholt, Adam Arruda, Daniele Germani)

• Willber Sunlight

• Paul Janoschka Trio

• Andrew Boudreau Trio

• Daniel Hass Quartet

• Yonatan Guedj Octet

*Photos by Luke Marantz & Anna Yatskevich

Simón Willson is a Chilean born, New York City based bassist, composer and improviser. As an eclectic and in demand sideman, he has toured with a host of different musicians in Europe, the US, Canada, and South America. His wide-ranging interest in different realms of Jazz and improvised music has led him to work regularly with a diverse pool of established artists such as Dave Douglas, Ethan Iverson, Jason Palmer, Jonathan Kreisberg, Frank Carlberg, Roxana Amed, the Mark Morris Dance Group, among many others. In addition to his sideman work, he co-leads the bands Family Plan and Earprint. The latter won the “best debut album” category of the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll in 2016. In 2023 Orlando Furioso, Vicente Atria’s septet in which Willson plays bass, won the Deutscher Jazz Preis in the “Best International New Artist” category.  He can be heard on over forty records for labels such as Blue Note, Sony Music, Tzadik, Greenleaf, Steeplechase, Newvelle, Endectomorph, in addition to a number of self-releases. His bandleading debut album “Good Company” was released October 13, 2023 on Fresh Sound Records. Willson’s sophomore album, “Bet”, was released February 28, 2025 on Endectomorph Music/La Reserve.