#simon moullier

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Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble: Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA Class of 2018 Anthony Fung, Glenn Tucker, Jon Hatamiya, Simon Moullier, Luca Alemanno, Julio Flavio Maza Galvez, and Alex Hahn.  http://monkinstitute.org/education/college/

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(12/03/17)

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Maybe listen to Lotus by Simon Moullier on this beautiful Thursday and it will speak to you?

Do you have ears enough to hear it?

Do you have heart enough to understand it?

The message of love and light and light and truth?

[moochilatv]

Naama Someday presents: I'll Find You (feat. Simon Moullier)

A particular and unique voice

A magical double single about dreams, love, and longing from vocalist Naama, featuring vibraphonist Simon Moullier — “Someday I’ll Find You,” “I Had the Craziest Dream.”

This is the second double single from Naama’s LP “Dream With Me” [due 6/6.] “‘Someday’ to me is about longing for a general kind of love. But ‘Dream With Me’ is about longing for someone who’s right there next to you. And that’s really hard.”

Stream I'll Find You:

Inspired by the emotionally direct compositions of Rodgers and Hart, Fields and Hugh, Cole Porter and other great composers and lyricists of the 1930’s and ‘40’s Naama has established herself as a prominent voice in the New York City jazz scene. Possessed with an urbane and elegant sound Naama's sensitive interpretation and crisp phrasing have become recognizable elements of her signature style and timeless appeal. An honest and poignant performer, Naama has appeared in celebrated festivals and acclaimed jazz venues domestically and internationally .

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Simon Moullier Trio – Countdown (Fresh Sound New Talent)

Time, and more specifically timekeeping, remains a fundamental component of jazz. Rhythmic signatures frequently form the basis of musical momentum, doubling as the chassis atop which melodic and harmonic development occurs. Countdown is French vibraphonist Simon Moullier’s ode to and exegesis on both the pleasures and perils of time in such contexts. It’s also a follow-up to his 2020 debut, stripped away from the protections of a larger ensemble setting. Bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Jongkuk Kim are equally dialed in to the cause and the music is an inviting variation on math-minded jazz that never gets lost in the tall weeds of chops for chops’ sake.

Moullier picks a particularly challenging prospect as both title piece and opener, John Coltrane’s sticky wicket steeplechase. Velocious and vertiginous, it’s a dizzyingly ornate and accelerated excursion, but all of the moving parts are audible from start to breathless stop. Moullier’s mallets advance the melody and sturdy, swinging braid of Alemanno and Kim matches him at every move. The remainder of the program is a passel of standards, starting with Thelonious Monk’s “Work.” Another finely spun theme statement caroms through an obstacle course of suspensions and deviations. Once again, the three players are in synchronous step, adding accents and flourishes, keeping a close collective eye of the figurative stopwatch undergirding their interaction.

“I Concentrate on You,” “Nature Boy” and “The Song as You” reference different signposts on the songbook spectrum. The trio attacks and devours each of them with undisguised relish. Moullier’s educational background includes studies in classical and ethnic percussion, in part through study at Berklee College of Music. Those early influences contribute not only to his palette, but also a staunch refusal to rely on tropes or gimmicks. It’s an unwritten credo shared with his colleagues with evidence apparent all over these interpretations. Mingus’ “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” is unmistakable and yet still leagues different from the composer’s various conceptions in its bridging of slow burn melodic maturation and incremental rhythmic tension. Time as a resource and measure of expression is most definitely on Moullier’s side.

Derek Taylor