Simon Kiselicki

Simon Kiselicki (pronounced Simon Kiselichki, Macedonian Cyrillic: Симон Киселички; born October 25, 1974) is a Macedonian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He is one of the most influential personalities of the upcoming Macedonian jazz scene, as a solo musician and as a member of “The Simon Kiselicki Group”, “Klerzo”, and “La Colonie Volvox”. Kiselicki’s contributions across Europe and the Balkans include being one of the first musicians to bring jazz music to Macedonian stages and clubs at the start of the 90s.

Simon has composed seven albums, one of which was released by the Skopje Jazz Festival, as well as having arranged for other artists' projects including Bodan Arsovski's 'Broken Beats' album. Kiselicki has performed at European festivals including Exit Festival, Skopje Jazz Festival, Petrovac Jazz Festival, Glazba i Rec Festival Cavtat, Kumanovo Jazz Festival, SOSFest, Peace Unlimited Festival, and more. He is also known for his ten-year contribution to the Dubrovnik jazz scene at the Hard Jazz Cafe Troubadour, considered as one of Dubrovnik's most influential jazz musicians. He is written in the Macedonian Rock Encyclopedia by Tosho Filipovski and the Ex Yugo Rock Encyclopedia.

Simon plays ten instruments in total: piano, keyboards, xylophone, drums, congas, bongos, guitar, tambura, bass guitar and duduk, a traditional Macedonian instrument. Piano being his primary instrument, Simon has also recorded material performing the duduk on several albums.