Near and Now
Gwilym’s solo album Near and Now voted no 6 in Jazzwise’s 2019 Best of Year Charts.
From This Place
The new record features ten compositions by Metheny, who is joined by long-time drummer, Antonio Sanchez, Malaysian/Australian bassist Linda May Han Oh, and British pianist Gwilym Simcock as well as the Hollywood Studio Symphony conducted by Joel McNeely. Meshell Ndegeocello (vocals), Gregoire Maret (harmonica), and Luis Conte (percussion) are special guests on From This Place, Metheny’s first album of new material since 2014’s Kin (←→).
Gwilym’s concert with the BBC Philharmonic and RNCM Orchestra livestreamed at 7 p.m. on 29th October 2019
Gwilym Simcock Move! (world première of new version)
Matthew Brown New Work
This concert will be livestreamed
Available online for one month
Gwilym on tour in Australia and South America with “An Evening with Pat Metheny”
Gwilym will be back on tour with jazz legend guitarist Pat Metheny. The quartet includes Pat, Gwilym, Linda Oh (bass) and Antonio Sanchez (drums). The concert is called “An Evening with Pat Metheny” and features many of the great classics from the Pat Metheny Real Book. Do check the dates for more information. Read More
Gwilym played a great duo gig with bass player John Patitucci on Saturday at the London Guitar and Bass Guitar Show at the Islington Design Centre where John was awarded the lifetime achievement award from Bass Magazine
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Gwilym will be playing a series of solo piano concerts in the US, UK and mainland Europe to celebrate his new album on ACT
Gwilym will be touring in the US, UK and Mainland Europe celebrating his forthcoming solo piano album “Near and Now”. The touring starts in late February but there will be dates throughout the year.
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Gwilym will be playing music from his latest album “Near and Now” at the London Piano Festival on 4th October at Kings Place.
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„Gwilym Simcock is one of the best jazz players to come out of the U.K. in recent years [and] Near and Now serves as an intimate showcase for Simcock’s musical style, which blends highly narrative compositions with vivid, exploratory improvisations.“
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What does 3 beautiful Steinway Pianos, 264 keys, 6 hands sound like? Check out this masterpiece exclusively written and performed by Gwilym on 3 pianos across 3 different London PizzaExpress Live venues
Gwilym is the first composer in residence with the NDR Big Band
Gwilym has recently written an hour long suite of music “The Sawgrass Suite” for the NDR Big Band which will be performed in Hamburg on 9th May
