NoëlSimoné

About Noël

"Music is the space between the notes — and I live in that space."

Noël Simoné Wippler is a Black American & Puerto Rican soprano, composer, arranger, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, actor, and songwriter born and raised in El Barrio–Harlem, New York City. A graduate of Nyack College on full scholarship studying Vocal Performance with Dr. Dana Talley of Juilliard, Noël was part of Gerri Allen's All Female Jazz Ensemble where she composed her first original album. She has worked in studio and on stage with Marc Carey, Roy Hargrove, Gerri Allen, Ray Angry, Bobby Sanabria, and the George Gee Big Band. Winner of the 2026 World Nomads Games Dordoi Competition Jury Special Selection in Kyrgyzstan, the Siena Jazz Vocal Scholarship in Italy, the Grand Prize at the Jazz of America Mid-Atlantic Vocal Jazz Competition, and Outstanding in Jazz Performance from Nyack College. Noël leads Band of Friends NYC — a collective of top NYC musicians — in a weekly Saturday residency at BX Eatery in the Bronx.