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:

• March 16 @ 10pm - Max Bessesen Quartet @ The Django (Manhattan, NY)

• March 17 @ 6pm - Soyoung Park Quartet @ Mezzrow Jazz Club (Manhattan, NY)

• March 18 @ 7pm - Rintaro Mikami Trio @ No Work Allowed (Manhattan, NY)

• March 19 @ 6:30pm - Max Bessesen Quintet @ The Jazz Club (Manhattan, NY)

• March 23 @ 8pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ The Atrium (Brooklyn, NY)

• March 26 @ 6pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Smalls Jazz Club (Manhattan, NY)

• March 27 @ 5pm - Sean Fitzpatrick @ The Aman (Manhattan, NY)

• March 30 @ 7pm - Matt Sheens @ San Vincente (Manhattan, NY)

• April 6 @ 7pm - Matt Sheens @ San Vincente (Manhattan, NY)

• April 5 @ 8pm - Grant Richards Sextet @ Soapbox Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)

• April 9 @ 10 @ 7:30pm - Tom Gold Dance 2026 Spring Season @ Bohemian National Hall (Manhattan, NY)

• April 12 @ 9pm - Jamile Quartet @ Mezzrow Jazz Club (Manhattan, NY)

• April 18 @ 8pm - Max Light Quartet @ Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn, NY)

• April 19 @ TBA - Clinton Curtis Group

• April 20 @ 7pm - Matt Sheens @ San Vincente (Manhattan, NY)

• April 21 @ 9pm - Simon Willson Quartet @ Ornithology Jazz Club (Brooklyn, NY)

• April 23 @ 7:30pm - Alexandra Ridout Quartet @ Close Up (Manhattan, NY)

• April 26 @ TBA - Jamile Trio @ Baby Grand Jazz Series (Hartford, CT)

• May 11 @ 7:30pm - Miles Mindlin Quartet @ Cafe Ornithology (Brooklyn, NY)

• May 17 @ 9pm - Jamile Quartet @ Mezzrow Jazz Club (Manhattan, NY)

• May 28 @ 7:30pm - Simón Willson Quartet @ Close Up (Manhattan, NY)

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

• Alexandra Ridout Quartet

• Max Bessessen Octet

• Miles Mindlin Quartet feat. Dayna Stephens

• Monica Pabelonio Group

*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.