To mark the 40th anniversary of the government’s Music and Dance Scheme (MDS), young musicians from the UK’s five specialist music schools release the results of an unprecedented collaboration, written and performed during lockdown.
Gwilym demonstrates that music has no boundaries as he explores sounds ranging from suspended choral harmonies by Eric Whitacre and celestial spirals on the harp, to a rarely heard piano quartet by William Walton and three intriguing minutes from Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. Plus two very different sides of JS Bach and an irresistible Russian waltz.
New Album with LSO Percussion Ensemble featuring Gwilym’s suite of music for percussion and piano out on 6th March 2020
Gwilym’s solo album Near and Now voted no 6 in Jazzwise’s 2019 Best of Year Charts.
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 Simcock Move! (world première of new version)
Matthew Brown New Work
This concert will be livestreamed
Available online for one month
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 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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