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 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.

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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Gwilym’s recent release with Kizzy Crawford and Sinfonia Cymru has been getting some great reviews. 5 stars in BBC Music Magazine who called the album “a simply beautiful concept daringly executed”. Peter Quinn in Jazzwise called the album “one of the year’s most beautiful, surprising and joyous releases”.
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Gwilym and Kizzy Crawford appeared on Front Row on Friday 27th April. You can hear the interview online at BBC Radio 4
“absolutely magnificent” BBCRadio4 Front Row
The album is also featured in London Jazz News

Gwilym Simcock on tour again in Europe, US and Canada with Pat Metheny, Linda Oh and Antonio Sanchez
Gwilym on tour in Europe, US and Canada 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. On April 16th Pat Metheny was honoured in Washington D.C. as an NEA Jazz Master. Read More

Gwilym to play on BBC Radio 3 on 24th March as part of the Debussy celebrations
Julian Joseph will present Gwilym’s jazz influenced version of Debussy’s Children’s Corner Suite specially arranged for piano, saxophone and string quartet. The piece was recorded at the BBC’s studios in Salford and features Simmy Singh (violin), Lucy McKay (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola), Rachel Shakespeare (cello), Rob Buckland (soprano and tenor saxes) and Gwilym Simcock on grand piano.
Listen live at 5.00 p.m. or catch up online at the BBC website.