Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Venezuelan-born Veteran Jazz Pianist Edward Simon .. He just released a new 2021 CD called Solo Live that is his 15th album as a leader .. It was recorded at Oakland’s Piedmont Piano Company on his 50th birthday in 2019 .. This musician has been at the center of the jazz scene for the past quarter century shaping the music’s evolution through a series of seminal ensembles and recordings. He was a young sideman in bands led by Bobby Watson, Greg Osby and Terence Blanchard. He’s got quite a story in jazz .. Enjoy ..