Simone Baron

“She always finds ways of adding her voice that lifts those of the others around her…

                …music that truly synthesizes traditions rather than simply flirting with them…. 

                       …ego-less, genre-agnostic and without expectations, it’s the sound of the future, today”

-Jazz Times (Editor’s Pick) October 2019

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“She always finds ways of adding her voice that lifts those of the others around her…

                …music that truly synthesizes traditions rather than simply flirting with them…. 

                       …ego-less, genre-agnostic and without expectations, it’s the sound of the future, today”

-Jazz Times (Editor’s Pick) October 2019

“gestural joi de vivre” 

-anonymous concert goer 2024  

“for pianist and accordionist Simone Baron, genre is fluid and malleable, more like a box of toys to play with than a series of rigid subdivisions in music. While the roots of her sound can be found in the stylistic and sonic trappings of “jazz” and Western classical tradition, it draws on a broad range from Hindustani classical and various folk traditions as well as free improvisation. “

-Capital Bop, July 2024

“Baron’s improvisations and expressive performance lent them living, breathing vitality and exquisite nuance” 

-Washington Post, November 2022

“The bandleader showcases her impressive agility…a splendid recording, confirming that she’s a blossoming talent and inventive composer on the rise”

-Downbeat Magazine (Editor’s Pick) February 2020

“filled with deep introspection and slight sadness, suggesting loneliness or a search for meaning, belonging … her approach to jazz and to music in general was immediately exciting though admittedly perplexing, but there was also a quiet relatability about it; you’re not quite sure how she came to these sounds, but somehow you feel like you understand her.”

-Capital Bop, October 2019

“sidestepping pigeonholing comes naturally to Baron…

     ..her approach to the accordion is decidedly forward-thinking: rather than hew to established tropes, she strives to divest the instrument of its familiar status and allow it to speak with a fresh voice…

…Baron never dominates the recording, her sensibility and approach naturally oriented towards maximizing the ensemble’s strengths by emphasizing composition and the talents of the individual players…a group of polyglot stylistic breadth”

-Textura, December 2019

“a grounded creative quasi-work in progress performed with expertise…Baron’s musical forecast shines brightly!”

-Whole Note Toronto, February 2020

“…interesting tonal palette…melodically very pleasing, stunning, subtle yet propulsive…her elegant pianism evaporates, tinkling like a music box, into the ether at the end… heart-breaking moments…is it Jazz?”

-London Jazz News, January 2020

“The Space Between Disguises has the lushness and epic sweep of classical music, the edge of the Balkans, the rhythmic complexity of jazz and the vividness of a film score…a tour de force.”

-Lucid Culture, January 2020

“The Space Between Disguises” is a musical statement emblematic of an increasingly non-binary musical world. A superb pianist and accordionist, Baron’s genre-bending arrangements are as intriguing as her compositions.”

-Rochester City Newspaper, October 2019

“Working with Simone has been a singular pleasure. Musicians like her, of whom there are few, are important to the future of music as an advanced art form. As stylistic boundaries are more and more blurred, those rare musicians with her unique ability to assimilate music from various cultural sources will help to set a high standard to be reached by those who come after them.”

-Michael Pope, Bassist

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