Pianist, Improviser & Composer
Simon Oberleitner is an Austrian pianist and lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, who works in a variety of ways at the intersection between improvisation and composition. As a performer, composer and pedagogue, he successfully maintains the balance between jazz & pop, classical music, crossover and electronic music.
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“Revelation! (…) Varied sound textures, richness and care brought to the effects, everything remains placed at the service of a deliberate appeal to the imagination.“
Jazzmagazine (FR)
“… a playful labyrinth“
A Closer Listen (UK)
“Fortunately, it is mainly about the excellent playing trio: lyrical with subtle dynamics and fluent interplay.”
Jazzenzo (NL)
“An artist with excellent technique and a feeling for atmospheric nuances”
Concerto (AUT)
“Music that takes its time and almost brings time to a standstill. [...] Music that does not even ignore boundaries.”
Johann Kneihs in the Ö1 Spielräume (AUT)
“classy young piano trio draws from the EST legacy while upping the chill factor.”
Jazzwise (UK)
“(…) It’s 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)
“... catchy melodies, interesting harmony and effective dramatic arcs of tension, which he also explores electro-acoustically in a tasteful way.”
Magazine for Culture and Society (AUT)
“Creates cinema in the listeners mind!”
Jazzpodium (DE)
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