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Michael Simon's exposure to music started at a very young age. His father, Hadsy Simon, a guitarist and singer (who started it all), and his brothers Edward (pianist) and Marlon (drummer) kept the music environment in the house and supported him throughout his studies. At the age of fourteen, Michael started taking trumpet lessons as well as musical theory and solfege lessons at a local music school in Valencia (Venezuela), and later started gaining on-stage experience playing with local (popular music) bands. Troughout this period, his brothers encouraged him to listen to Jazz, which drove him to a desire for new goals

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Caminos: A Latin American Landscape

By Estrella Acosta

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: De Tanto Quererte (Merenson); Dunas; Nevando en Camagüey; No Hagas Caso; Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir; Voy a Apagar la Luz; Ahí Va la Comparsa (Mulata Chancletera); Milonga Paraguaya.

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On Different Paths

May 10, 2026

Album: On Different Paths
By Marlon Simon
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:14

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On Different Paths

By Marlon Simon

Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024

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East West & Beyond

By Michael Simon

Label: Pramisi Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Cross Streams; Sawunggaling; New Year's Resolution; Liban; Tonada del Cabrestero; Soul Food; Inner Flame.

Article: Album Review

Michael Simon & Asian Connection: East West & Beyond

Read "East West & Beyond" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 8, 2024

If you find yourself in need of a lift, you may find it on Michael Simon and Asian Connection's uplifting album East, West & Beyond. Born in Venezuela, Simon, now resident in the Netherlands, has spent over two decades combining western jazz with music from the east and collaborating with some of Asia's best musicians.

Article: Album Review

Estrella Acosta: Tierra - Songs by Cuban Women

Read "Tierra - Songs by Cuban Women" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
July 30, 2023

Cuban singer-songwriter Estrella Acosta invites us into her journey this way: “The smell of mangos and guavas brings back memories of my childhood and reminds me of the sound of Cuban country music playing on the radio. When it was time to leave my motherland, I took with me stories, poems, photos, and all the beautiful ...

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Asian Connection

By Michael Simon

Label: No Black Tie Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Chino soy; Dance of the Yao tribe I; Dance of the Yao tribe II; In that silence; Mountain song; The sleepless cuckoo; Through sand storms and hazy dawns; Thumbs up.

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Destiny's Will

By Michael Simon

Label: No Black Tie Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Your collar; Jasmine flower; Getaran jiwa; Jauh jauh; Your man; Does he know or not; Destiny's will; The guessing song.

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Article: Mix Tape

New Jazz & World Music: 2011

by Michael Simon
September 11, 2011

Some of the most creative jazz and world music artists on the scene right now that deserve wider recognition. TrackNameTimeArtistAlbum1Sangre Mandinga6:2Alex WilsonMali Latino2Bamako 20005:29Alex WilsonMali Latino3Choro6:16Banda Jazz Sinfonica de Diademainterpreta Noel Rosa4Galactic Panama5:4Danilo PérezProvidencia5Providencia5:8Danilo PérezProvidencia6Firi Na Gron'6:18FrafraSoundBlack,Dutch & More7Guess What?6:24FrafraSoundBlack,Dutch & More8Blen Blen Blen3:5Gerardo RosalesGerardo Rosales and his Afro Cuban Jazz Quintet “Chano ...