Simon Comté

Simon Comté is one of the most captivating voices to emerge from the jazz scene in years. Born in Belgium in 2005 and admitted to the Brussels Royal Conservatory at 14, he moved to New York at 18 and started studying at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music.

Simon has already performed internationally with his own groups and as a sideman, and on stages such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Getxo Jazz Festival, Bozar, Flagey, Salle Pleyel… He was invited as a soloist by the Grammy Award-winning WDR Big Band Cologne in 2025, where he performed original compositions arranged specifically for the occasion. He is a winner of the Leuven Jazz Contest, recipient of the Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) 2023 scholarship and winner of multiple Downbeat Student Awards including Best Ensemble in 2025 and Best Soloist in 2026. He was mentioned by the magazine as one of the « Jazz Soloists For The Future ».

Simon has gradually established a personal musical voice, driven by solid technical mastery, great curiosity, and genuine freedom of expression. While continuing to develop his art with both rigor and humility, he has established himself as one of the most promising talents on the new jazz scene. Through his journey, his dedication, and his unique approach, he is already helping to inspire and unite a new generation of young musicians.

Simon will release his awaited debut EP on November 6th 2026, which was recorded at Sear Sound in New York by legendary sound engineer James Farber and with Kabelo Mokhatla, Brahm Sasner and Chet Carlson. The band will be touring Europe in 2027.