Simon Moullier & Davis Whitfield
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GRAMMY Award Winner, New York City based vibraphonist, composer & arranger Simon Moullier has distinguished himself as one of the leading voices of his generation and became recognized for his entirely new approach and sound on the instrument.
After being mentored by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, & Jimmy Heath at the Thelonious Monk Institute & Darren Barrett at Berklee College of Music- he has since worked with Gerald Clayton, Ben Wendel, Terri-Lyne Carrington, Buster Williams, and is featured on recording with Mark Turner, Kendrick Scott, Miguel Zenon.
As a bandleader Simon has released four albums. One of which was nominated in the "Best New Jazz Artist" category at the Jazz Music Award in 2022.
In 2023, he won a GRAMMY Award as an arranger on Terri-Lyne Carrington's "New Standards Vol 1", and was also named Rising Star Vibraphone Player of the Year in Downbeat's 71st Annual Critics Poll.
“Moullier’s finesse on vibraphone is fully apparent, instilling the music
with elegance”
-Downbeat
“He is a lyrical voice on vibes {…} Moullier understands that the notes he strikes with his mallets can resonate sympathetically with the human heart.”
-Jazz Times
As the son of two musicians, Davis Whitfield's early years were filled with music. He began playing the guitar at age 5, and moved to Jersey City, New Jersey at 8 where he began studying the piano. While attending high school, Whitfield was accepted by the Jersey City University Visual and Performing Arts Program and served as the principal pianist in its jazz ensemble for four years. In 2008, Whitfield became the assistant director for the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, writing arrangements and performing weekly at the Jazz Standard in New York City. Whitfield received full scholarships to attend the Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop in 2009 and 2010. He also received a scholarship from the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts in 2011. As a member of the Inna Dudukina Quartet, Whitfield performed in the 2013 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival in Nancy, France and in the Summer of 2014 he received his Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance from Berklee College Of Music on a Presidential Scholarship.
After being mentored by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, & Jimmy Heath at the Thelonious Monk Institute & Darren Barrett at Berklee College of Music- he has since worked with Gerald Clayton, Ben Wendel, Terri-Lyne Carrington, Buster Williams, and is featured on recording with Mark Turner, Kendrick Scott, Miguel Zenon.
As a bandleader Simon has released four albums. One of which was nominated in the "Best New Jazz Artist" category at the Jazz Music Award in 2022.
In 2023, he won a GRAMMY Award as an arranger on Terri-Lyne Carrington's "New Standards Vol 1", and was also named Rising Star Vibraphone Player of the Year in Downbeat's 71st Annual Critics Poll.
“Moullier’s finesse on vibraphone is fully apparent, instilling the music
with elegance”
-Downbeat
“He is a lyrical voice on vibes {…} Moullier understands that the notes he strikes with his mallets can resonate sympathetically with the human heart.”
-Jazz Times
As the son of two musicians, Davis Whitfield's early years were filled with music. He began playing the guitar at age 5, and moved to Jersey City, New Jersey at 8 where he began studying the piano. While attending high school, Whitfield was accepted by the Jersey City University Visual and Performing Arts Program and served as the principal pianist in its jazz ensemble for four years. In 2008, Whitfield became the assistant director for the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, writing arrangements and performing weekly at the Jazz Standard in New York City. Whitfield received full scholarships to attend the Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop in 2009 and 2010. He also received a scholarship from the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts in 2011. As a member of the Inna Dudukina Quartet, Whitfield performed in the 2013 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival in Nancy, France and in the Summer of 2014 he received his Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance from Berklee College Of Music on a Presidential Scholarship.
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