TJG Residency Commission '26 presents Simon Moullier Octet
Lineup
About the Event
[Livestream | Live Show]
special guest - alto flute
special guest - trombone
special guest - alto flute
special guest - trombone
Vinicius Gomez - guitar
Carmen Quill - bass
Keita Ogawa - percussion
TJG 2026 Residency Commission Artist Simon Moullier came up in the Jazz world with Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Jimmy Heath as mentors at the Thelonious Monk Institute, as well as Darren Barrett at Berklee College of Music. Simon was voted Rising Star Vibraphonist of the Year in DownBeat’s 71st Annual Critics Poll, named 25 for the Future in DownBeat’s 90th Anniversary Issue, and selected as Up-and-Comer of the Year by the New York City Jazz Record.
In 2023, he was recognized for his work as an arranger on Terri Lyne Carrington’s Grammy Award–winning New Standards Vol. 1, followed by a Grammy nomination for his performance on her album We Insist 2025! and another Grammy recognition for his participation in Laufey’s Bewitched in 2023.