Alan Simon
141 Music Mountain Road
Falls Village, CT 06031
Falls Village, CT 06031
Phone: (860) 824-8274
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PROFESSIONAL JAZZ ARTIST - MUSICIAN, EDUCATOR, PIANIST, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, BUSINESS OWNER: ALAN SIMON MUSIC CONSULTANTS
- 2013
- Morroe Berger- Benny Carter Jazz Research Fund stipend awarded by the Institute of Jazz Studies, Newark, NJ for conducting research towards the degree of MA in Jazz History and Research-2010
- 2012
- Group Instruction on multiple state-of-the-art keyboards
- 1976
- QUEENS COLLEGE; New York City
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- 1997—present
- Associate Faculty
- Teach classes in Jazz Piano and small combo
- Incorporate Music Theory into syllabus
- Summer 2010 and 2011
- Part-time Lecturer
- Teach course - Intro to Music (Music 101).
- Student comments were outstanding
- 1991—present
- Part-time Lecturer
- Teach classes in Jazz and Classical Piano Pedagogy
- Incorporate Music Theory into syllabus
- Organize recitals for two pianos (4 hands)
- 2006—present
- Part-time Lecturer
- 2004—2008
- Part-time Lecturer
- 30 years experience
- Teach Improvisation, Jazz, Classical Music, Vocal Coaching
- Teach Jazz Master Classes throughout country
- Jazz Improvisation clinics/concerts in Iquique, Concepcion, and The Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
- Jazz Seminar-"The Legacy of the Great Jazz Pianist/Composers-A Comparison of American Composers: Ellington!Strayhorn, Monk, Waller, Hancock, Powell, Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Rodgers & Hart!Hammerstein, and Bernstein"- (three seminar series)
- Jazz Seminar-"The importance of playing in a rhythm section, comping, supporting, blending, and soloing"
- Master Class I Workshop with school Jazz Ensemble followed by Quartet Performance
PERFORMED WITH:
| Lionel Hampton Orchestra 1984-1986 | ||
| Dizzy Gillespie | Buddy Tate | Panama Francis |
| Frank Foster | George Coleman | Major Holley |
| Mel Lewis | Slam Stewart | Howard McGhee |
| Lee Konitz | Al Grey | Toots Thielemans |
| Anita O’ Day | Slide Hampton | Clark Terry |
JAZZ FESTIVALS (highlights):
PERFORMANCES (highlights)
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(All located in New York City)
ORCHESTRAL APPEARANCES:
- Concert recorded Live at Music Mountain Jazzfest: Falls Village, Connecticut Whispering Pines Records—120651CD
- Whispering Pines Records—120649CD
- Atlantic Jazz CD 781644-2 (1986)
- Cadence Jazz Records CJR1027 (1986) (LP—CD Reissue 1998)
- Nagel- Heyer Records CD061 ( Hamburg, Germany) (2000)
- Astonishing Music Productions 7285486 (1998)
- Whispering Pines Records 120650CD (1998)
- 2010
- Stipend awarded for conducting research towards the degree of MA in Jazz History and Research
- 1998
- For Music Composition.
- 1995-1996
- Music Composition and Performance
- Piano Stylings of the Great Standards, Volume II
- (Contributor) “Body and Soul” by John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton. Piano Arrangement, (Conceived and edited by Edward Shanaphy. Ekay Music Inc. 2 Depot Plaza, Suite 301. Bedford Hills, NY 10507)
- Piano Stylings of Classic Christmas Carols
- (Contributor) 3 Piano Arrangements. (Conceived and edited by Edward Shanaphy. Ekay Music Inc. 2 Depot Plaza, Suite 301. Bedford Hills, NY 10507)
- “Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters” by Billy Strayhorn
- 12 Easy and Elegant Solos for the 12 Days of Christmas/span>
- (Contributor) 4 Piano Arrangements. Ekay Music Inc. 2 Depot Plaza, Suite 301. Bedford Hills, NY 10507 (Distributed by Warner Brothers)
- Sheet Music Magazine Vol.25 #3 (May 2001 Issue)
- Special Arrangement: “No Moon At All” by Redd Evans, Words by Dave Mann
- 1999 Piano Today (Summer 99 Issue)
- “The Jazzy Side of Leonard Bernstein” A Bernstein Beauty: “Lucky To Be Me” by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
- 1999 Piano Today (Fall 99 Issue)
- “Daydream” By Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
- 1999 Sheet Music Magazine Vol 23, #4, (July 99 Issue)
- Special Arrangement: “You Always Hurt The One You Love” by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher
- 1998 Piano Today (Winter 97/98 Issue)
- “My Ship” by Kurt Weill & Ira Gershwin.
- “505 Great Piano Intros” ( Ekay Publishers 2001)
- 1990“Rudy’s Tail” by Alan Simon.
- Second Floor Music, A Don Sickler Production
- Stamford , Connecticut
- "In a gig at the mall, the piano player puts the spirit of music into Christmas” from About Town by Arthur Helms—12/24/98
- Alan Simon: Artist of the Month—Profile, 1997
- Jazz Is Joining the Masters At Westport Music School” 10/13/91
- Hampton ’s Tasty Solos Delight Crowd” (review)—2/8/86
- Alan Simon—Jazz: Classic Jazz Group Performing Sunday” 4/20/86 Frank Jossi
- Santiago de Chile
- Con Jam Session Seran Conciertos de Alan Simon” 12/5/86
- (record review) 10/86 Stanley Dance
- Festival Roundup: Nice, France” 5/86, Martin Richards
- Consumer Guide To Jazz Records” 5/31/86, Lofton A. Emenari
- (record review) Vol.23 No.1, January 1997
- New and old favorites make records that are a pleasure” 6/5/86 Jazz Notes by Len Dobbin
- (record review) 6/87 David Lewis
- (record review) 5/1 Spring 1987
- En Concepcion :Manana actua The Alan Simon Jazz Trio” 11/24/86 , Chile
- (record review) Frank Spena, contributing writer
- Interview with Lionel Hampton, 6/86
- A Couple of Artists Come Back To Jazz” 10/24/82, Procter