Born in Belgium in 2005 into a family of musicians, Simon quickly showed a love for music and the saxophone in particular.

At the age of 7, he began his training at a music academy in Brussels. His exceptional aptitude for the saxophone was quickly recognized by his teachers.

They soon offered him the opportunity to perform in concert, both as a soloist and with orchestra.

At just 14, he was admitted to the Brussels Royal Conservatory in the saxophone class of world-renowned French soloist and teacher Vincent David.

In 2020, at the age of 15, Simon entered the Jazz department of the same conservatory. He is the youngest ever to be admitted.

From an early age, he took part in numerous competitions and concerts: 1st prize at the CeDel competition in Belgium in 2018, 1st prize at the Paris saxophone competition in 2019, Getxo International Jazz Festival, brussels jazz festival - flagey, Brosella Jazz Festival, Théâtre Royal du Parc , Leuven Jazz Festival, Bozar, Dinant Jazz Festival, Music Village, Gent Jazz Festival, and many others,...

He has taken part in numerous jams and concerts, playing with musicians such as Gilad Hekselman, Jaleel Shaw, Ben Street, Joe Dyson, Kanoa Mendenhall, Hamilton de Holanda, Stéphane Galland, Nils Kugelmann, Jacob Helling, Alex Koo, Antoine Pierre, Wajdi Riahi, Felix Zurstrassen, Kabelo Mokhatla, Chet Carlson, Daniel Migliosi, …

In 2021, he is selected to perform as a quartet in the final of the "Jeunes Talents Jazz" competition at the Dinant Jazz Festival in Belgium.

In 2022 he won the Leuven Jazz Contest with the same quartet, "Latitude", and was a finalist in the BJazz International Contest at the Gent Jazz Festival.

In 2023, at just 18 years of age, Simon was admitted to the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in Jaleel Shaw's studio, and moved to New York to pursue his young and already impressive musical career.

The same year, Simon Comte is the recipient of the Belgian American Educational Foundation Inc (BAEF) Music Scholarship, named "van Itallie" Fellow.

He was also selected to take part in the Keep an Eye Workshop at the Amsterdam Conservatory, working with international musicians such as Seamus Blake, Ben Wendel, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman, Lage Lund, Ari Hoenig and Clemens Van Der Feen.

In February 2025, Simon Comte was the guest of the world-renowned, Grammy-winning WDR Bigband from Cologne, performing as a soloist with them as part of their "Young Cats" program! Some of his compositions were commissioned and arranged for the occasion.

With many exciting projects and concerts planned for the 2025/26 season, Simon is also working on his debut album.