Edward Simon

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Edward Simon (born July 27, 1969) is a Venezuelan jazz pianist and composer.

Early life

Simon was born in Punta Cardón, Venezuela. When he was ten years old, he went to the United States of America to study at the Performing Arts School in Philadelphia. After graduating, he attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied classical piano, then the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied jazz piano.

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Later life and career

In 1988, he appeared as a sideman with Greg Osby, then joined the band Horizon led by Bobby Watson. He was a founding member of Terence Blanchard's band for eight years. He has also worked with Herbie Mann, Paquito D'Rivera, Bobby Hutcherson, Jerry Gonzalez, John Patitucci, Arturo Sandoval, Manny Oquendo, and Don Byron. Simon released Beauty Within (AudioQuest, 1994), his first album as a bandleader, with Horacio Hernández and bass guitarist Anthony Jackson. He was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition for the second year. He composed Rumba Neurotica for the Relache Ensemble the following year.

In 2003, he formed Ensemble Venezuela in an attempt to blend jazz with Venezuelan music. He was given a commission by Chamber Music America to write "Venezuelan Suite" in a French language. He made the album in 2012 with musicians from Venezuela, Colombia, and the United States.

Simon has appeared on many Grammy-nominated jazz albums. He is also a member of the Sexteto Venezuela, the Afinidad Quartet, and the group Simon, Simon, & Simon with his brothers. He has taught at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City and has been artist in residence at Western Michigan University.

With Craig Handy

With Greg Osby

With Terence Blanchard

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