Chicago keyboardist
Fred Simon has collaborated with heavies like
Larry Coryell, and has recorded as a leader with support from the likes of
Oregon reedman
Paul McCandless as well as
Pat Metheny Group bassist
Steve Rodby and drummer
Paul Wertico.
Simon's own ensembles in the fusion arena take an interesting approach to this style of music, where many others fall into clichéd traps. At the turn of the millennium and beyond
Simon has led several dates for the Naim label, issuing such albums as
Dreamhouse (2000),
Remember the River (2004), and
Since Forever (2009). ~ Michael G. Nastos