... a formidable musician as well as a formidable pianist, with a feeling for the way harmony can create architecture as well as momentary colours – a rare gift

The Telegraph

Rises to the occasion with depth of feeling, nuance and technical brilliance.

The Independent

Adventurous yet as sophisticated and technically brilliant as ever, Gwilym Simcock’s latest album marks a new stage in his career.

The Evening Standard

Gwilym Simcock’s prodigious creations on the piano straddle the border between classical and jazz to mesmerising effect…a stupendous improviser and a remarkable musician all round

The Observer

Gwilym is one of the most exceptional musicians that I have ever known..he's a really significant force in music

Pat Metheny

News

Ocean Floor

New album with LSO Percussion Ensemble and Ayanna Witter Johnson

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Gwilym featured on new album “Ocean Floor” with Ayanna Witter Johnson and the LSO Percussion Ensemble

‘OCEAN FLOOR’, is the new album release from British singer, songwriter, pianist and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra Percussion Ensemble.

The 12-track live album explores stories relating to Witter-Johnson’s ancestral heritage, culture and identity, draws on the symbolism of the ocean through storytelling.

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Upcoming concerts

Gwilym Simcock  

11
Dec
2024
Germany Berlin A-Trane
with Emma Rawicz
8:30pm
Bleibtreustrasse 1
13
Dec
2024
Germany Hamburg Nica Jazz Club
with Emma Rawicz
7:30pm Admission: 32,04 €, Students 16,52 €.
Alter Wall 20
18
Dec
2024
Germany Homburg Kulturzentrum Saalbau
Gwilym Simcock with The Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso g-Moll op. 6 Nr. 8 „Weihnachtskonzert“ (Arr. Gwilym Simcock) Gwilym Simcock Neues Werk Christmas Songs (arrangiert für Orchester und Klavier von Gwilym Simcock)
7:30pm
Obere Allee 1
19
Dec
2024
Germany Stuttgart Hospitalhof Stuttgart, Paul-Lechler-Saal
Gwilym Simcock with The Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso g-Moll op. 6 Nr. 8 „Weihnachtskonzert“ (Arr. Gwilym Simcock) Gwilym Simcock Neues Werk Traditional Christmas Songs (arrangiert für Orchester und Klavier von Gwilym Simcock)
8:00pm
25
Jan
2025
United Kingdom Brighton, West Sussex Brighton Dome
Blue Notes: Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Gwilym Simcock with the Brighton Philharmonic
7:30pm
31
Jan
2025
United Kingdom Southport Southport Jazz Festival
with Emma Rawicz
4:00pm
The Grand, PR9 0QG
01
Mar
2025
United Kingdom Oxford JDP Music Building
with OUJO – Oxford University Jazz Orchestra Two shows
6:30pm
01
Mar
2025
United Kingdom Oxford JDP Music Building
with OUJO – Oxford University Jazz Orchestra Two shows
8:30pm
09
Apr
2025
United Kingdom Leeds Assembly Rooms
Lighthouse Trio
7:45pm Admission: £20 (+£1 booking fee).

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Latest releases

Quartet Quintet

Quartet Quintet

Near and Now

Near and Now

Birdsong/Can Yr Adar

Birdsong/Can Yr Adar

Gwilym Simcock and The Impossible Gentlemen 'Let's Get Deluxe'

Let’s Get Deluxe

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