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This version of the Mark Simon Trio http://www.marksimonmusic.com/ features jazz composer Mark Simon at the piano, Ed Bennett (http://edbennett.net/) on the bass, and Larry Bard (http://www.aphasia-music.com/bio-larry.htm) at the drums. Mark is planning an evening of several original compositions along with bebop and modern jazz standards and the great American songbook.

Bassist Ed Bennett has performed with a virtual who's who of worldly jazz musicians. Ed can point to several years as Carmen McRae's bassist as a career highlight.

Drummer Larry Bard has been one of Portland's best kept jazz secrets for decades now. Larry and Mark met in the seventh grade in Illinois and have been playing music together ever since. ...

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This version of the Mark Simon Trio http://www.marksimonmusic.com/ features jazz composer Mark Simon at the piano, Ed Bennett (http://edbennett.net/) on the bass, and Larry Bard (http://www.aphasia-music.com/bio-larry.htm) at the drums. Mark is planning an evening of several original compositions along with bebop and modern jazz standards and the great American songbook.

Bassist Ed Bennett has performed with a virtual who's who of worldly jazz musicians. Ed can point to several years as Carmen McRae's bassist as a career highlight.

Drummer Larry Bard has been one of Portland's best kept jazz secrets for decades now. Larry and Mark met in the seventh grade in Illinois and have been playing music together ever since.

Leader, composer, pianist Mark Simon has been playing jazz in Portland for more than 30 years now. He has performed with almost every top-notch local jazzmen coupled with experience playing with national and international jazz artists. His compositions fueled an award winning combo set at the Berkeley jazz competition

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