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Bassist - Composer - improviser

Simón Willson

FEEL LOVE is out now!! Link to purchase it here

"...detailed, melodic, rhythmically challenging ... an absorbing listen" — David R. Adler, JazzTimes, on FEEL LOVE

"Willson’s fresh recording is more than live. It’s vital" — DOWNBEAT ☆☆☆☆​ on BET: Live at Ornithology

"The leader, Willson, is a wicked soloist ... His bass is the engine that powers this high-speed ensemble" — STEREOPHILE on BET: Live at Ornithology

“Good Company is exceptional… Ten varied, engaging Willson compositions showcase the breadth of artistic aptitude contained within this ensemble” - Thomas Conrad from STEREOPHILE on Good Company

Upcoming Performances:

  • May 30 @ 3pm - Tal Kalman Trio @ B Cup (Manhattan, NY)

  • May 30 @ 8pm - Miles Mindlin Quartet @ Broadway Dive (Manhattan, NY)

  • May 31 @ 11:30am - Yuval Amihai Trio @ C&B (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 2 @ 8pm - Grant Richards Trio @ Ten11 Nomad (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 3 @ 8:30pm - Matthew Rotker-Lynn Trio @ Saint Tuesday (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 4 @ 10:30pm - Yvonne Rogers Trio @ Close Up (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 6 @ 6:30pm - Yuval Amihai Quartet @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn, NY)

  • May 31 @ 11:30am - Yuval Amihai Trio @ C&B (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 7 @ 9pm - Jamile Trio @ Mezzrow Jazz Club (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 11 @ 9pm - Hana Igarashi Trio @ Bar Ao (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 16 @ 7pm - Willerm Dellisfort @ San Vicente (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 20 @ 5pm - Tom Gold Dance Group @ Untermyer Gardens (Yonkers, NY)

  • June 25 @ 5:30pm - Jamile Trio @ LES Open Streets (Manhattan, NY)

  • June 25 @ 8:30pm - Angus Mason Trio @ Nightclub 101 (Manhattan, NY)

  • July 18 - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ The Jazz Gallery (Manhattan, NY)

  • September 16 @ TBA - Simón Willson Quartet @ Café Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

  • October 1 @ 6pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Smalls (Manhattan, NY)

Recordings:

Recordings to be Released:

  • 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

  • Hans Luchs Quartet

  • Stephen Byth Quartet + Octet

  • Alexandra Ridout Quartet

  • Max Bessessen Octet

  • Miles Mindlin Quartet feat. Dayna Stephens

  • Monica Pabelonio Group

*Photos by Luke Marantz, Daniel Wetzel & 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, popular, 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 thirty-five records for labels such as Blue Note, Sony Music,Tzadik, Greenleaf, Steeplechase, Newvelle, Endectomorph, in addition to a number of self-releases. Willson has released three albums to date: “Good Company” in 2023 on Fresh Sound Records, while “Bet” and “Feel Love” were released in 2025 on Endectomorph Music to high critical acclaim.