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:

• October 20 @ 6:30pm - Jamile Trio @ Ned NOMAD (Manhattan, NY)

• October 22 @ 7pm - Tony Davis/SW Duo @ Spes (Manhattan, NY)

• October 24 @ 9pm - Stephen Byth Quartet @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn, NY)

• October 25 @ 4pm - Tal Kalman Trio @ C&B (Manhattan, NY)

• October 25 @ 9pm - Jonas Esser Quartet @ Funny Bar (Manhattan, NY)

• October 28 @ 9pm - Alexandra Ridout Trio @ JADE (Brooklyn, NY)

• October 29 @ 7pm - Tony Davis/SW Duo @ Spes (Manhattan, NY)

• October 31 @ 9pm - Robert Papacica Trio @ Funny Bar (Manhattan, NY)

• November 1 @ 7:30pm - Simón Willson Quartet @ Café Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

• November 3 @ 7pm - Matthew Sheens Duo @ San Vincente (Manhattan, NY)

• November 4 @ 8pm - Hans Luchs Trio @ La Noxe (Manhattan, NY)

• November 5 @ 7:30pm - Rintaro Mikami Trio @ No Work Allowed (Manhattan, NY)

• November 6 @ 8pm - Angus Mason Quartet @ Close Up (Manhattan, NY)

• November 8 @ 7:30pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ 38 Riv Jazz Club (Paris, FR)

• November 10 @ 8pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Jazz Montez (Frankfurt, DE)

• November 12 @ 7pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ The Spin (Oxford, UK)

• November 14 @ 7:30pm - Yvone Rogers Quartet @ EFG London Jazz Festival at sYp (London, UK)

• November 15 @ 6:45pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Aylesbury Methodist Church (Aylesbury, UK)

• November 16 @ 3pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Dawkes (Maidenhead, UK)

• November 17 @ 7pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ NQ Jazz (Manchester, UK)

• November 18 @ 7pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Milton Court for EFG London Jazz Festival at Guildhall (London, UK)

• November 19 @ 7pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Guilford Jazz (Guilford, UK)

• November 20 @ 7pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Cambridge Jazz Festival (Cambridge, UK)

• December 6 @ 7:30pm - Peter Watrous Quintet @ Café Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

• December 7 @ 8pm - Stephen Byth Quartet @ Threes Brewing (Brooklyn, NY)

• December 10 @ 6pm - Max Bessesen Octet @ Jazz Museum Harlem (Manhattan, NY)

• December 17 @ 8pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Lunático (Brooklyn, NY)

• December 26 @ 10pm - Nathan Bellott Trio @ KGB Red Room (Manhattan, NY)

• December 29 @ 6:30pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn, NY)

• January 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm - Mark Morris Dance Group @ Bass Concert Hall (Austin, TX)

• January 30-31, 2026 - Mark Morris Dance Group @ Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth University (Portsmouth, NH)

• February 20, 2026 - Simón Willson Quartet @ The Jazz Gallery (Manhattan, NY)

Recordings:

• Simon Willson Quartet - Feel Love

• 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:

• 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

*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, 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.