Jazz Articles about Fred Simon

Fred Simon: Since Forever

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 11, 2010

Dopo I Remember the River (Naim, 2004), l'eclettico pianista Fred Simon torna a registrare con Paul McCandless e Steve Rodby, ma aggiunge a quel trio la batteria di Mark Walker. La musica è lirica, agile e “leggera," come si poteva immaginare dalla formazione, che vede all'opera il fiato e la batteria degli Oregon e il bassista di Metheny, ma anche dalle frequentazioni di Simon (collaboratore anche di Ralph Towner, Larry Coryell, Lyle Mays). Campeggia nel lavoro la figura di McCandless, ...

Fred Simon: Since Forever

by John Kelman
September 21, 2009

A pianist of rare compositional lyricism, it's remarkable how one event in Fred Simon's life has led, almost inescapably, to the present. Touring with woodwind multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless in support of the Oregon co-founder's Premonition (Windham Hill, 1992), the keyboardist found himself onstage with Pat Metheny Group bassist Steve Rodby and soon-to-be-Oregon drummer, Mark Walker. That tour ultimately led to Simon's Remember the River (NAIM, 2004), an intimate chamber jazz affair featuring Rodby and McCandless. With that trio still intact, ...

Fred Simon: Remember the River

by John Kelman
November 11, 2004

While most readers won't know the name Fred Simon, the pianist has kept admirable company over the years, including woodwind multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless from the genre-bending group Oregon, and bassist/producer Steve Rodby, best known for his work with Pat Metheny Group since '82. Both artists team up with Simon for his latest release, Remember the River , and the result is an album that demonstrates everyone's strengths within the context of an album of gentle energies and subtle passions.

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