About Simone

Heritage: “A tradition, etc., handed down from one’s ancestors of the past“
(Webster’s New World Dictionary)


She is her own woman, a singer, songwriter and performer whose ability to transcend genres echoes the tradition of her mother, musical icon and pioneer Nina Simone. Blessed with a rich vocal range, an innate skill for lyrical interpretation and a soul–deep understanding of music as a means of healing, empowerment and celebration, Simone is very much her mother’s daughter, she is most assuredly a multi–talented artist in her own right.

A highly–praised live performer whose impressive resume includes starring roles on Broadway in such acclaimed musicals as Rent and Aida, Simone has developed an exciting and diverse repertoire of pop, soul, jazz, rock and funk, expressed in shows she’s done throughout the U.S. and in the UK, Ireland, Holland, Finland, Spain and France. With the February 2008 release of her first full–length album, Simone On Simone (a big band tribute to her mother produced by famed jazz musician and arranger Bob Belden), music lovers worldwide discovered the vocal dynamism that live audiences have witnessed for over a decade.

“This is my tribute to my mother, a chance for me to do the songs I love the most the way I hear them. It’s a glimpse of my life over four decades...“


Band members:
Ken Moyer – Sax, Arrangements and Musical Director
Craig Kastelnik – Piano
Craig Thatcher – Guitar
Gary Rissmiller – Drums
Greg Eicher – Bass



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