Montreal Jazz Pianist Simon Denizart Shares His Fifth Full Length Album ‘Piece Of Mind’

Today, Montreal-via-France jazz pianist and composer Simon Denizart is proud to release his fifth full-length Piece of Mind via Nettwerk/Justin Time Records. The eight-song effort is full of furious innovation from Denizart and bandmates Elli Miller Maboungou, Michel Medrano Brindis, and Jonathan Arseneau. The foursome blends progressive jazz with world rhythms to create an expansive, genre-bending sound that takes listeners on a rollercoaster journey through Denizart’s life experiences. Songs like “Music Box” and “9-4” feature mesmerizing energy while “35 Years of Mistakes” and “Speedball” see Simon at his most personal.

Listen & Share Piece of Mind on all digital retailers here:
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Originally from Créteil, France, jazz pianist and composer Simon Denizart now calls Montréal, Québec Canada home.  He arrived in 2011 and quickly made a name for himself as one of the city’s top players. With a nod to world music, his style and repertoire can be soft, sensitive and energizing with subtle and accessible melodies.  His first three releases (labels 270 Sessions and Laborie Jazz) were all nominated for ADISQ Awards (Québec Grammy®) in the Album of the Year category, jazz. Selected for the 2014 Rimouski Festival’s next generation competition, he won the audience prize which enabled him to travel and perform throughout Québec. He received significant praise and recognition from CBC/SRC having been chosen as one of their rising stars with the Radio Canada Revelation Award which highlights and encourages the next generation of emerging artists.

Recently signed to Justin Time Records worldwide – Simon’s fifth album ‘Piece of Mind’ proves to be his most innovative yet with influences borrowed from jazz, classical and electronic music. Always sensitive to developing new sounds and sonorities with the piano, Simon offers solid melodic and rhythmic playing. On ‘Piece of Mind’ Simon is supported by his long-time collaborators; virtuoso Elli Miller Maboungou on percussion and Michel Medrano Brindis on drums. Jonathan Arseneau’s electric bass brings an unrivaled groove to the compositions and sometimes transforms into an electric guitar thanks to the bassist’s palette of effects. Finally, the string trio present on half of the compositions transports the listener into the cinematic universe of the French pianist.

Simon tours frequently and has performed in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and his native country France.  Stay tuned for 2024 tour dates to support the release of ‘Piece of Mind’.