Michael Simon's Asian Connection at Taipei Jazz Festival

"All in all, Asian Connection is both an innovative fusing of musical cultures and a very enjoyable jazz recording"
• Scott Yanow - Jazz journalist and historian

"His genius here is to take this traditional music and link it like an elegant railway to Jazz, folk and tango often in the ambient domain of a 21st century conservatoire. But to describe it as such gives it the impression of overcooking when in fact the whole project is a masterpiece of subtlety.” - Raul da Gama (Latin Jazz Network)

“In many ways though it was both Michael Simon's Asian Connection and the Idang Rasjidi Syndicate who echoed the region's atmosphere and heat with two contrasting yet compelling performances that point towards a fascinating future for Southeast Asian jazz. “ - Jazzwise Magazine...

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"All in all, Asian Connection is both an innovative fusing of musical cultures and a very enjoyable jazz recording"
• Scott Yanow - Jazz journalist and historian

"His genius here is to take this traditional music and link it like an elegant railway to Jazz, folk and tango often in the ambient domain of a 21st century conservatoire. But to describe it as such gives it the impression of overcooking when in fact the whole project is a masterpiece of subtlety.” - Raul da Gama (Latin Jazz Network)

“In many ways though it was both Michael Simon's Asian Connection and the Idang Rasjidi Syndicate who echoed the region's atmosphere and heat with two contrasting yet compelling performances that point towards a fascinating future for Southeast Asian jazz. “ - Jazzwise Magazine

“What a new sound to immers oneself in!”
• Jun-Lin Yeoh – Artistic Director / Borneo Jazz Festival

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