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Edward Simon, a native of Venezuela, has made a name for himself over decades in America as a jazz improviser, composer-arranger and band leader, with his profile heightening in recent years as he has explored the commonalities jazz can have with the folkloric sounds of Latin America. JazzTimes summed up his impact this way: “Simon is less talked about than many other important jazz pianists from the Caribbean and South America, but he may be the most complete creative artist among them.” Based in the San Francisco Bay Area as a member of the all-star SFJAZZ Collective, he has been a Guggenheim Fellow along with being awarded multiple composition grants as part of the Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works initiative
Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation
by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
Scott Colley, Edward Simon, Brian Blade: Three Visitors
by Angelo Leonardi
È un disco che lascia il segno questo variopinto ritorno di Scott Colley, Edward Simon e Brian Blade con ospiti di rilievo come Chris Potter e Becca Stevens. Ricordiamo che il trio ha debuttato più di un decennio fa, quando incise a nome di Simon Steel House per la ArtistShare. Negli anni passati i ...
Eric Lilley, Jim Doherty, Jeremy Pelt, Dawn After Dawn, Sharel Cassity
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by pianist and composer Eric Lilley, soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen, The Republic of Ireland's tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley and pianist Jim Doherty, drummer and composer Travis Brant, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, the trio project Dawn After Dawn, saxophonist Sharel Cassity, and clarinetist Kinan ...
Three Visitors
By Scott Colley
Label: GroundUP Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Nostalgia; Kintsukuroi; Ellipsis; The Thicket; Three Visitors; You Are; Wanna Be with You; Far Rockaway.
Dizzy, Eri Yamamoto, Cecil Payne
by David Brown
This week, we'll check in with some late '60s, early '70s Dizzy Gillespie, then a set of new quartet and solo works from pianist Eri Yamamoto. Two new works from Blue Note records follow with an archival release pairing McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson live at Slugs Saloon 1966 followed new music by the all-star collective ...
Scott Colley, Edward Simon, Brian Blade: Three Visitors
by Mike Jurkovic
There are the many moments to hold and savor on Three Visitors, the second trio offering from pianist Edward Simon, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade. Like their 2017 eponymous debut Steel House (Artist Share), Three Visitors is artful, understated, elegant and so soul deep. A late night disk to rest with and to reflect upon days in the distance ...
Marina Albero, George Cables, Josh Lawrence, Lafayette Gilchrist and More
by Hobart Taylor
This Thanksgiving week we are grateful for new music from pianist/composer Marina Albero, master pianist George Cables, exciting improvisation from San Francisco's The Lost Shapes and more. Playlist Diane Roblin & Life Force “ Renewed on Thanksgiving Day" from Breath of Fresh Air (ZSAN) 0:00 Mark Masters Ensemble “ Deep Pools" from Sui Generis ...
