Edward Simon
Edward Simon (* 1969 in Punta Cardón ) is a Venezuelan jazz pianist and composer.
Simon comes from a musical family; his brothers Marlon and Michael Simon are also known as professional musicians. His father recognized his talent and sent him to the USA at the age of fifteen, where he studied classical piano with Susan Starr at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and, after 1989, at the Manhattan School of Music Jazz with Harold Danko . As a student, he performed with Kevin Eubanks and Greg Osby .
In New York he worked with musicians such as Herbie Mann , Paquito D'Rivera , Bobby Hutcherson , Jerry Gonzalez , Arturo Sandoval , Many Oquendo and Don Byron . He was a member of Bobby Watson's band Horizon from 1989 to 1994 , then of the Terence Blanchard Group until 2002 . In 1994 he recorded the first album as a band leader with his trio. In the same year he was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition . The following year he composed the Rumba Neurotica for the Relache Ensemble . His Venezuelan Suite was commissioned by Chamber Music America .
Simon took along as a sideman u. a. Terence Blanchard, John Patitucci , Bobby Watson and Herbie Mann and has been involved in several Grammy- nominated albums. Besides his trio he leads the Sexteto Venezuela , the Quartet Afinidad (with David Binney ) and the group Simon, Simon & Simon with his two brothers; he is also a member of the SFJazz Collective . He teaches at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music in New York.
Discography
- Beauty Within with Horacio Hernández , Anthony Jackson , Diego Urcola , 1995
- Edward Simon with Larry Grenadier , Adam Cruz , Mark Turner , Milton Cardona , 1995
- La Bikina with Adam Cruz, Ben Street , Mark Turner, David Binney, Pernell Saturnino , Diego Urcola , Milton Cardona , 1998
- Afinidad with David Binney, Scott Colley , Brian Blade , Adam Cruz, Lucia Pulido , Adam Rogers , 2001
- The Process with John Patitucci , Eric Harland , 2002
- Fiestas de Agosto with David Binney, Donny McCaslin , 2003
- Simplicitas with Avishai Cohen , Adam Cruz, Luciana Souza , Adam Rogers, Pernell Saturnino, 2005
- Unicity with John Patitucci, Brian Blade, 2005
- Océanos with David Binney, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Luciana Souza, Adam Rogers, Shane Endsley , Jesse Newman , Alan Ferber , Pernell Saturnino, 2007
- Live in New York at Jazz Standard , 2014
- The Latin American Songbook (Sunnyside, 2016)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Punta Cardón |