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Edward Simon with Latin American Songbook Trio

Tue, Jan 21

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Meyhouse Jazz Palo Alto Stage

Edward Simon, a native of Venezuela, is among the strongest pianists of his generation. With his trio, he continues to explore the commonalities jazz can have with the folkloric sounds of Latin America. Venezuelan born pianist Edward Simon with Reuben Rogers (bass) and Adam Cruz (drums)

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Edward Simon with Latin American Songbook Trio
Edward Simon with Latin American Songbook Trio

Time & Location

Jan 21, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Meyhouse Jazz Palo Alto Stage, 640 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA

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5PM tickets, doors open at 5pm, show at 6:30pm.  for 8pm tickets, 8pm doors open, show starts at 8:30pm


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. Simon, a Yamaha artist, has recorded 16 albums as a…



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