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David Binney: Anacapa
by John Kelman
Some artists move forward in great leaps and bounds, while others evolve more slowly, over longer periods of time. David Binney is one of those rare musicians who manage to do both. While a sampling of some of his recent albums, such as Bastion of Sanity (2005), Cities and Desire (2006) and Aliso (2010l, all on ...
Edward 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 ...
Edward 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 ...
SFJAZZ Collective: Live SFJAZZ Center 2013 - The Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions
by John Kelman
Some things change, some things stay the same. After two successive recordings and tours with an identical lineup--a first in its now 10-year history--the SFJAZZ Collective once again undergoes some minor personnel shifts. More important, however, is that Live SFJAZZ Center 2013: The Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions comes a full two years after ...
Live in New York at Jazz Standard
By Edward Simon
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Poesia; Chovendo na Roseira; Pathless Path; Giant Steps; Pere.
Venezuelan Suite
By Edward Simon
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Barinas; Caracas; Merida; Maracaibo; El Diablo Suelto.
Jazz Musician of the Day: Edward Simon
All About Jazz is celebrating Edward Simon's birthday today! The process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of Cardón, 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 ...
Enter the "Edward Simon Trio - Live in New York at Jazz Standard" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Sunnyside Records “Edward Simon Trio - Live in New York at Jazz Standard“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 22nd. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Edward Simon at AAJ automatically enters you ...
Terence Blanchard: Magnetic
by Mark F. Turner
One of today's foremost jazz musicians and composers Terence Blanchard's achievements have soared since his formative days in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers to a trajectory of successful bands, recordings and award winning film scores such as 2007's A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) (Blue Note). He's still pursuing new challenges with the upcoming ...
Edward 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 ...
