ALAN SIMON

Post Bop / Hard Bop • United States
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Pianist and Composer Alan Simon is known in the jazz world as a "musician's musician"; a skilled, inventive player with an impressive command of both the traditional and modern jazz idioms.

Alan Simon first attracted national attention during his years with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. He recorded and toured extensively with the band, eventually playing all the major jazz festivals in Europe, South America, and the United States. Alan's appearances with Hampton included a date at the Vienna Opera House, and a concert at Carnegie Hall, where Hampton's quartet was backed by a symphony orchestra.

During his stint with Hamp, Alan was singled out frequently for praise by the critics. Said a typical review in the Jazz Journal International, covering an appearance at the Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice, France, "Hamp's pianist played lovely, swinging and at times, quite majestic piano and seemed quite undaunted by the varying stylistic requirements of read more...
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ALAN SIMON Rainsplash album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Rainsplash
Post Bop 1986
ALAN SIMON The Present album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Present
Post Bop 1996
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 Without A Song
Hard Bop 1998

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