Equally inspired by jazz, European impressionism and the work of the Beatles, contemporary composer Fred Simon is one of American music's best-kept secrets.
Equally inspired by jazz, European impressionism and the work of the Beatles, contemporary composer Fred Simon is one of American music's best-kept secrets.
Described as "Modern music's middle ground between jazz and classical" in USA Today, pianist and composer Fred Simon's interlaces pop sensibility with jazz complexity like no other.
Fred Simon's illustrious musical career spans over thirty years, including recordings on Windham Hill, notably Usually/Always (1988), Columbia, the highly acclaimed Open Book (1991) before coming to Naim Label until present day.
Fred Simon's illustrious thirty year career boasts collaborations with musical luminaries from acts as diverse as Oregon, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Pat Metheny Group, Fairport Convention, Larry Coryell and Kurt Elling.
Simon's imaginative yet subtle ability to marry chord with melody is testament to the luminaries that are queuing up to record with Simon at the helm on Naim Label.