Pianist & Composer

Simon Oberleitner is an Austrian pianist, composer and lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, who works in a variety of ways at the intersection between improvisation, composition and sound design. As a performer and composer, he successfully maintains the balance between jazz, pop, electronic music and crossover.

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“A Revelation!” - Jazzmagazine France

Very happy about the international press responses on the new album “Wendolins Monocle”. Read some of the highlights below!

… a playful labyrinth
— A Closer Listen (UK)
classy young piano trio draws from the EST legacy while upping the chill factor.
— Jazzwise (UK)
a glorious musical journey and one that won’t get put away on the shelf once I’m done writing this review!
— Mainly Piano (USA)
Fortunately, it is mainly about the excellent playing trio: lyrical with subtle dynamics and fluent interplay.
— Jazzenzo (NL)
Creates cinema in the listeners mind!
— Jazzpodium (DE)
... catchy melodies, interesting harmony and effective dramatic tension [...], which he also explores electro-acoustically in a tasteful way.
— Zeitschrift für Kultur und Gesellschaft (AUT)

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