Gwilym Simcock
Gwilym Simcock
Wed 19 November 2025
Stage time / 8:00pm
Doors / 6:30pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
A multi-award-winning pianist, Gwilym Simcock is unquestionably one of the finest musicians of his generation. Fluent and highly inventive he is one of the most gifted pianists and imaginative composers on the European scene. “Gwilym’s…a creative genius” Chick Corea
A multi-award-winning pianist, Gwilym Simcock is unquestionably one of the finest musicians of his generation. Fluent and highly inventive, Gwilym has carved out a career as one of the most gifted pianists and imaginative composers on the European scene. With ‘harmonic sophistication and subtle dovetailing of musical traditions’ Gwilym has been hailed as a pianist of ‘exceptional’, ‘brilliant’ and ‘dazzling’ ability. It’s a testament to his remarkable talent that he won the Perrier, BBC Jazz and British Jazz Rising Star Awards as well as being the first jazz musician to be a Radio 3 “New Generation Artist”. He won "Best Band" and “Jazz Musician of the Year” at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, was nominated for two more BBC Jazz Awards and his album “Good Days at Schloss Elmau” 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for Album of the Year. He has worked with the cream of international jazz artists such as Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Mintzer, Bobby McFerrin and Nigel Kennedy, spent five years touring and recording with U.S. guitar legend Pat Metheny and in 2024, celebrated 20 years with UK saxophonist Tim Garland’s (Chick Corea) Lighthouse Trio. Gwilym is rightly considered to be one of the most exciting musicians to emerge from the UK in recent decades. Tonight he will be appearing with long-time musical associates Conor Chaplin-bass & James Maddren-drums. The programme will feature Gwilym’s uplifting and compelling music, including pieces written especially for this evening’s concert. “Simcock already deserves to occupy the inner circle of the great contemporary pianists” Cadence USA; “remarkable...exceptional, as both player and composer” Observer; "a jaw-droppingly exciting pianist" Guardian; “A creative genius” Chick Corea; “Gwilym is one of the most exceptional musicians that I have ever known” Pat Metheny
A multi-award-winning pianist, Gwilym Simcock is unquestionably one of the finest musicians of his generation. Fluent and highly inventive, Gwilym has carved out a career as one of the most gifted pianists and imaginative composers on the European scene. With ‘harmonic sophistication and subtle dovetailing of musical traditions’ Gwilym has been hailed as a pianist of ‘exceptional’, ‘brilliant’ and ‘dazzling’ ability. It’s a testament to his remarkable talent that he won the Perrier, BBC Jazz and British Jazz Rising Star Awards as well as being the first jazz musician to be a Radio 3 “New Generation Artist”. He won "Best Band" and “Jazz Musician of the Year” at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, was nominated for two more BBC Jazz Awards and his album “Good Days at Schloss Elmau” 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for Album of the Year. He has worked with the cream of international jazz artists such as Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Mintzer, Bobby McFerrin and Nigel Kennedy, spent five years touring and recording with U.S. guitar legend Pat Metheny and in 2024, celebrated 20 years with UK saxophonist Tim Garland’s (Chick Corea) Lighthouse Trio. Gwilym is rightly considered to be one of the most exciting musicians to emerge from the UK in recent decades. Tonight he will be appearing with long-time musical associates Conor Chaplin-bass & James Maddren-drums. The programme will feature Gwilym’s uplifting and compelling music, including pieces written especially for this evening’s concert. “Simcock already deserves to occupy the inner circle of the great contemporary pianists” Cadence USA; “remarkable...exceptional, as both player and composer” Observer; "a jaw-droppingly exciting pianist" Guardian; “A creative genius” Chick Corea; “Gwilym is one of the most exceptional musicians that I have ever known” Pat Metheny
