Jazz Articles about Edward Simon

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Edward Simon & David Binney: Fiestas de Agosto

by John Kelman
April 8, 2005

With the possible exception of solo performance, there is no more exposed format than the duet. But while solo playing allows for more complete freedom of interpretation, the duet demands, perhaps, a greater sense of responsibility, without the safety net afforded by larger groupings. In the duet format there is no room for error; risks are taken with the knowledge that there is little to hide behind, and the expectation that one's partner simply has to be there without fail ...

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David Binney: Free To Dream

by John W. Patterson
August 1, 1999

Binney is known to many as the sax genius of Lost Tribe and his skill is no less evident herein — in Binney's chosen dreamworld, a musical vibe, a flow, where he is free. Running his own record label, going the freshly popular independent route, affords total control and thus creativity and style unbounded by the prickly hedges of commercialism's maze.Believe me, this spirit works well to my ears. Binney's eleven compositions echo a fuller, matured Lost Tribe ...

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Edward Simon: La Bikina

by John W. Patterson
August 1, 1999

Lovers of jazz piano, Latin-flavored music, and the tender elegance and power of Keith Jarrett's playing will find all this and more in Edward Simon's La Bikina. Simon hails from Venezuela and also brings some Cuban flavor along in his lively yet lilting style. Smell the salsa cooking, hear the exotic percussives, toe-tap that dance unique to Simon's sound. He flies all over the keyboard, pausing leaping, running, skipping, hop-scotching — his soul laughing on “El Manicero (The Peanut vendor) ...

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Edward Simon: La Bikina

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 1999

La Bikina is pianist Edward Simon's 1998 release on the relatively new Mythology Records label. A native of Venezuela, Simon made a big splash on the North American jazz scene with saxophonist Bobby Watson's band during the late 1980's. Simon has also toured and recorded as a much in demand sideman with trombonist Robin Eubanks, saxophonist Greg Osby and trumpeter Terence Blanchard. La Bikina features the saxophones of David Binney and Mark Turner and an equally adept supporting cast.

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David Binney: Free To Dream

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 1999

New York City “Downtown Scene" alto saxophonist David Binney has produced a winner here. Binney has gained some much-deserved recognition due to his dazzling virtuosity with artists such as Drew Gress, Edward Simon and the beloved hard-edged jazz-fusion band, Lost Tribe. Free To Dream is Binney's first solo effort on his newly formed Mythology Records label. Here, Binney is supported by a mini-brass section, exotic percussion, muscular rhythms and long time associate Edward Simon on the piano. Free To Dream ...