Edward Simon (musician)
Later life and career
Later life and career
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In 1988, he recorded as a sideman with [Greg Osby](/wiki/Greg_Osby "Greg Osby"), then worked as a member of the band Horizon led by [Bobby Watson](/wiki/Bobby_Watson "Bobby Watson"). For the next eight years he was a member of [Terence Blanchard](/wiki/Terence_Blanchard "Terence Blanchard")'s band. He has also worked with [Herbie Mann](/wiki/Herbie_Mann "Herbie Mann"), [Paquito D'Rivera](/wiki/Paquito_D%27Rivera "Paquito D'Rivera"), [Bobby Hutcherson](/wiki/Bobby_Hutcherson "Bobby Hutcherson"), [Jerry Gonzalez](/wiki/Jerry_Gonzalez "Jerry Gonzalez"), [John Patitucci](/wiki/John_Patitucci "John Patitucci"), [Arturo Sandoval](/wiki/Arturo_Sandoval "Arturo Sandoval"), [Manny Oquendo](/wiki/Manny_Oquendo "Manny Oquendo"), and [Don Byron](/wiki/Don_Byron "Don Byron"). 
Simon recorded *Beauty Within* ([AudioQuest](/wiki/AudioQuest "AudioQuest"), 1994\), his first album as a bandleader, with [Horacio Hernández](/wiki/Horacio_Hern%C3%A1ndez "Horacio Hernández") and bass guitarist [Anthony Jackson](/wiki/Anthony_Jackson_%28musician%29 "Anthony Jackson (musician)"). During the same year, he was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. Then the following year he composed *Rumba Neurotica* for the Relache Ensemble.

He formed Ensemble Venezuela in 2003 to combine jazz with the music of Venezuela. He was given a commission by [Chamber Music America](/wiki/Chamber_Music_America "Chamber Music America") to write "Venezuelan Suite". He recorded the album in 2012 with musicians from Venezuela, Colombia, and the U.S.

Simon has played on several [Grammy](/wiki/Grammy_Award "Grammy Award")\-nominated jazz albums. Besides his trio he leads 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](/wiki/New_School_for_Jazz_and_Contemporary_Music "New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music") in New York City and has been artist in residence at [Western Michigan University](/wiki/Western_Michigan_University "Western Michigan University").

### Discography

### As leader

| Album | Label | Year released | Session musicians |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Beauty Within* | [AudioQuest](/wiki/AudioQuest "AudioQuest") | 1994 | [Horacio Hernández](/wiki/Horacio_Hernandez "Horacio Hernandez"), [Anthony Jackson](/wiki/Anthony_Jackson_%28musician%29 "Anthony Jackson (musician)"), [Diego Urcola](/wiki/Diego_Urcola "Diego Urcola") |
| *Edward Simon* | [Kokopelli](/wiki/Kokopelli_Records "Kokopelli Records") | 1995 | [Larry Grenadier](/wiki/Larry_Grenadier "Larry Grenadier"), [Adam Cruz](/wiki/Adam_Cruz "Adam Cruz"), [Mark Turner](/wiki/Mark_Turner_%28musician%29 "Mark Turner (musician)"), [Milton Cardona](/wiki/Milton_Cardona "Milton Cardona") |
| *La Bikina* | Mythology | 1998 | Adam Cruz, [Ben Street](/wiki/Ben_Street "Ben Street"), Mark Turner, [David Binney](/wiki/David_Binney "David Binney"), [Pernell Saturnino](/wiki/Pernell_Saturnino "Pernell Saturnino"), Diego Urcola, Milton Cardona |
| *Afinidad* | [Red](/wiki/Red_Records "Red Records") | 2001 | David Binney, [Scott Colley](/wiki/Scott_Colley "Scott Colley"), [Brian Blade](/wiki/Brian_Blade "Brian Blade"), Adam Cruz, [Lucia Pulido](/wiki/Lucia_Pulido "Lucia Pulido"), [Adam Rogers](/wiki/Adam_Rogers_%28musician%29 "Adam Rogers (musician)") |
| *The Process* | [Criss Cross](/wiki/Criss_Cross_Jazz "Criss Cross Jazz") | 2003 | [John Patitucci](/wiki/John_Patitucci "John Patitucci"), [Eric Harland](/wiki/Eric_Harland "Eric Harland") |
| *Fiestas de Agosto* | Red | 2005 | David Binney, [Donny McCaslin](/wiki/Donny_McCaslin "Donny McCaslin") |
| *Simplicitas* | Criss Cross | 2005 | [Avishai Cohen](/wiki/Avishai_Cohen_%28bassist%29 "Avishai Cohen (bassist)"), Adam Cruz, [Luciana Souza](/wiki/Luciana_Souza "Luciana Souza"), Adam Rogers, Pernell Saturnino |
| *Unicity* | [CAM Jazz](/wiki/CAM_Jazz "CAM Jazz") | 2006 | [John Patitucci](/wiki/John_Patitucci "John Patitucci"), Brian Blade |
| *Océanos* | Criss Cross | 2007 | David Binney, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Luciana Souza, Adam Rogers, [Shane Endsley](/wiki/Shane_Endsley "Shane Endsley"), Jesse Newman, [Alan Ferber](/wiki/Alan_Ferber "Alan Ferber"), Pernell Saturnino |
| *Poesia* | CAM Jazz | 2009 | John Patitucci, Brian Blade |
| *Danny Boy* | Audio \& Video Labs | 2010 | Philip Donkin, Stephen Keogh |
| *Live in New York at Jazz Standard* | [Sunnyside](/wiki/Sunnyside_Records "Sunnyside Records") | 2013 | John Patitucci, Brian Blade |
| *Venezuelan Suite* | Sunnyside | 2014 | \- |
| *Latin American Songbook* | Sunnyside | 2016 | \- |
| *Sorrows \& Triumphs* | Sunnyside | 2018 | David Binney, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Adam Rogers |
| *Solo Live* | Ridgeway | 2021 | \- |

### As sideman

**With [Craig Handy](/wiki/Craig_Handy "Craig Handy")**
* *[Split Second Timing](/wiki/Split_Second_Timing "Split Second Timing")* (Arabesque, 1992\) – recorded in 1991

**With [Greg Osby](/wiki/Greg_Osby "Greg Osby")**
* *[Mindgames](/wiki/Mindgames_%28album%29 "Mindgames (album)")* ([JMT](/wiki/JMT_Records "JMT Records"), 1988\)
* *[Season of Renewal](/wiki/Season_of_Renewal "Season of Renewal")* (JMT, 1990\) – recorded in 1989

**With [Terence Blanchard](/wiki/Terence_Blanchard "Terence Blanchard")**
* 1994: *[Romantic Defiance](/wiki/Romantic_Defiance "Romantic Defiance")* (Columbia, 1995\)
* 1995: *[The Heart Speaks](/wiki/The_Heart_Speaks "The Heart Speaks")* (Columbia, 1996\)
* 1999: *[Wandering Moon](/wiki/Wandering_Moon "Wandering Moon")* (Sony Classical, 2000\)
* 2001: *[Let's Get Lost](/wiki/Let%27s_Get_Lost_%28album%29 "Let's Get Lost (album)")* (Sony Classical, 2001\)


What is the title of her album Venezuelan Suite?