Richard Simon

Richard Simon taught English in the Los Angeles Community College District before taking up the bass at the age of 30. He studied with the legendary Red Callender, and began working with LA’s elder jazz elite, including Buddy Collette, Teddy Edwards, Lorez Alexandria, and Plas Johnson. Visit him online at www.richardsimon.com; write him at ufobass@aol.com.

Wally Holmes: Evangelist, Composer, Producer, Jazz Man

Richard Simon September 25, 2021

“I should have gone in and pounded the table,” he said, “but that isn’t my style.” Wally Holmes didn’t need to pound tables; throughout his

Red Callender: A Very Quiet Giant

Richard Simon October 31, 2020

The late music writer and producer, Stanley Dance, shared the opinion, common in the East, that “Los Angeles was a wasteland dominated by the bad

Chloe Feoranzo: A Joyful Rustling among the Reeds

Richard Simon December 1, 2016

Becoming an overnight sensation is no small feat—especially in the unpredictable world of jazz, and particularly in its very birthplace, New Orleans. But here, for

Richard Simon

Wally Holmes: Evangelist, Composer, Producer, Jazz Man

Red Callender: A Very Quiet Giant

Chloe Feoranzo: A Joyful Rustling among the Reeds

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