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Edward Simon with Afinidad & Imani Winds: Sorrows & Triumphs
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Edward Simon's sensitivity, eloquence, strength, and intelligence stand in full view throughout this gorgeous collection of material plucked from two different suites. “Sorrows and Triumphs," the older of the two, which draws inspiration from Simon's study of Buddhism, first surfaced in 2009. “House of Numbers," taking cues from numerology and weaving cross-cultural implications into its fabric, saw its debut in 2016. Here, four numbers from the latter, three from the former, and a wondrously flowing opener originally penned for ...
read moreEdward Simon: Latin American Songbook
by Angelo Leonardi
Dall'attuale residenza di San Francisco, Edward Simon rammenta le musiche che hanno segnato la sua infanzia. “Uno dei vantaggi di essere cresciuto in Venezuela--scrive nelle note del CD--sono stati i differenti influssi musicali provenienti da tutte le parti del continente americano e dai Caraibi. C'è tanta grande musica esistente in questa parte del mondo che si potrebbe facilmente dedicare un album ad ogni Paese e senza essere all'altezza di rendergli giustizia." Per questa ragione il pianista ha deciso di scegliere ...
read moreEdward Simon: Venezuelan Suite
by Angelo Leonardi
"Venezuelan Suite--ha detto Edward Simon--è nata dal desiderio di consolidare la mia eredità culturale, l'amore per la musica classica e la mia esperienza di musicista jazz." L'opera documenta anche il debutto discografico dell'Ensemble Venezuela, formazione fondata dieci anni fa dal pianista venezuelano che riunisce alcuni dei massimi strumentisti di quella nazione, il più famoso dei quali è l'arpista Edmar Castaneda. Nata grazie a una sovvenzione di “Chamber Music America," Venezuelan Suite svela le alte doti di compositore ...
read moreEdward Simon: Venezuelan Suite
by Dan Bilawsky
Venezuelan Suite is pianist Edward Simon's love letter to his homeland, but that's not all it is; it's the perfect confluence of Venezuelan ideals, jazz language and chamber-esque sophistication. In short, it's a masterpiece. While every country has its musical adherents in American jazz circles, some are sorely underrepresented. That's why it's so vitally important when somebody like saxophonist Miguel Zenon comes along and bridges the gap between jazz and the music of Puerto Rico, or when ...
read moreEdward Simon Trio: Live in New York at Jazz Standard
by John Kelman
Some artists maintain a busy release schedule, putting out an album a year--sometimes, in the case of musicians like guitarist Bill Frisell, even more frequently--while others, for a variety of reasons, are less prolific. Pianist Edward Simon has, in recent years, been issuing albums with broader distribution under his own name--which automatically discounts 2010's independently released but undeniably fine Danny Boy--about once every three years on labels ranging from The Netherlands' Criss Cross to Italy's Cam Jazz. Live in New ...
read moreEdward Simon - Scott Colley - Clarence Penn: A Master's Diary
by AAJ Italy Staff
Esistono diversi modi di parlare di un incontro che ha risvolti importanti per chi ne è coinvolto. È il caso di Edward Simon (pianista di formazione classica e jazz) che insieme a Scott Colley (contrabbasso) e Clarence Penn (batteria) interpreta le musiche di uno dei nostri maggiori compositori per il teatro e il cinema, Fiorenzo Carpi. Strano destino questo, che porta il talentuoso trio a ricordarci alcune delle cose migliori del nostro repertorio musicale spesso messo in ombra dall'idea --fuorviante- ...
read moreTake Five With Edward Simon
by Edward Simon
Meet Edward Simon: The process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of Cardon, Venezuela, where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin and Caribbean music. Born in 1969, Simon credits his father, Hadsy, for developing his passion for music and supporting him and his two brothers, Marlon and Michael, to become professional musicians. Upon arriving on the New York jazz scene in 1989, his ...
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