As a member of the influential Fra Fra Sound for 20 years, Michael Simon explored straight ahead jazz along with music from West and South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. He has also performed with many of the top European and Latin music musicians in various ensembles, worked with his brothers, headed Roots United for a decade, and led his own record dates.
In addition, Michael Simon has collaborated with top jazz artists from Malaysia, China, Taiwan and Indonesia, and performed at mayor festival of the Asian region like the Borneo Jazz Festival, The Taipei Jazz Festival and The Taichung Jazz Festival. In 2015 he recorded Destiny’s Will at the club, exploring Asian folk songs but in a jazz context, leading to the recent Asian Connection.
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