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
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Gwilym premiered his new work “Quintet for Percussion” with the LSO Percussion Ensemble on 1st Feb
There will be a second performance on Saturday 2nd Feb at LSO St Luke’s
Photo by David Forman
Article and more photos at London Jazz News
Gwilym to play with Pablo Held at the Pizza Express Steinway Festival on 19th March
Gwilym has long been an admirer of Pablo Held but they have never played together. Both were very much influenced by the late John Taylor. This year they will be teaming up at the Steinway Festival on Tuesday 19th March at Pizza Express Jazz Club.
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Gwilym’s trio at QEH for BBC Young Jazz Musician final
Gwilym is delighted that again his band will back the finalists in this year’s BBC Young Jazz Musician. This year it will be part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
This year’s finalists will perform with Gwilym, jazz bassist and composer Paula Gardiner and jazz drummer and composer Asaf Sirkis.
Johannes Berauer’s Hourglass launch plus Gwilym with Joe Locke at Kings Place
Gwilym will play a set with vibraphonist Joe Locke at Kings Place on 5th September before the album launch of a new album out on Basho “Hourglass” featuring new music by Austrian composer Johannes Berauer. Gwilym also features in the Hourglass quintet together with Mike Walker on guitar, Thomas Gould on violin, Martin Berauer on electric bass and Bernard Schimpelsberger on percussion and drums.
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Gwilym played a solo piano concert at the amazing Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris on 3rd May 2018
Gwilym played a solo concert at the incredible Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris on 3rd May 2018. The spectacular building was designed by Frank Gehry and was opened in 2014 as a cultural centre for the citizens of Paris.
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Upcoming concerts
Gwilym Simcock
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06
Sep
2026 |
United Kingdom | London | Royal Albert Hall | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Gwilym Simcock
Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello(20 mins)
BBC Radio 3 co-commission: world premiere
7:30pm
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10
Sep
2026 |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Bulgaria | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Co commission with BBC Radio 3. Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello with Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh- Mason
7:00pm
1 Aksakov Str
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30
Sep
2026 |
United Kingdom | Birmingham | CBSO | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Co commission with BBC Radio 3. Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello with Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh- Mason
2:15pm
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01
Oct
2026 |
Germany | Hamburg | Nica Jazz Club | |
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Lighthouse Trio
7:30pm
Alter Wall 20
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01
Oct
2026 |
Germany | Hamburg | Nica Jazz Club | |
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Lighthouse Trio
8:00pm
Alter Wall 20
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