Gwilym Simcock

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Gwilym Simcock (born February 24, 1981 in Bangor , Gwynedd ) is a Welsh jazz pianist , horn player and composer .

biography

As a child prodigy, Gwilym Simcock received the British Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in piano and French horn at the age of eleven . He later studied classical piano, French horn and composition at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester , where he came into contact with jazz at the age of 15 through music teachers Les Chisnall and Steve Berry. He then studied jazz piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London with John Taylor , Nikki Iles , Nick Weldon and Geoff Keezer . After his graduation, where he was awarded the Principal's Prize for his achievements , he worked with a trio formation, with which he appeared in 2006 on the radio program New Generation Artists on BBC Radio 3; his solo appearance at Wigmore Hall during the 2006 London Jazz Festival was also broadcast on the BBC.

On his debut album Perception (2007), guest musicians were Stan Sulzmann , John Parricelli , Phil Donkin , Martin France and Ben Bryant. With his trio he performed at festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival 2007; That year, on the recommendation of Chick Corea, he gave a solo concert at the Ruhr Piano Festival , which was broadcast on WDR radio and released as an album.

Simcock has been playing in his trio with drummer James Maddren and bassist Yuri Goloubev since 2009 . He also worked in other band projects such as Malcolm Creeses Acoustic Triangle , Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio , Stan Sulzmann's formation NEON with Jim Hart and Bill Bruford's band Earthworks . He also played with musicians such as Dave Holland , Lee Konitz , Bob Mintzer , Bobby McFerrin , Kenny Wheeler , Iain Ballamy , Julian Argüelles , Peter King , Don Weller , Spike Wells , Johannes Berauer and Torsten de Winkels New York Jazz Guerrilla .

As a French horn player, Simcock played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), the BBC Big Band and with Kenny Wheeler on its 2003 and 2005 tours.

As a composer, Simcock received several composition commissions; in August 2008 he performed his piano concerto "Progressions" with his trio and the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of The Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London , which was broadcast live by the BBC 2 television station . He performed another piano concerto with the NDR Big Band in Germany ( Hamburg Suite ). For his trio album Blues Vignette (2009) he wrote the “Suite for Cello and Piano” with flowing transitions between composition and improvisation.

Awards

Since 2001, when he received the Perrier Award 2001 ( Young Jazz Ensemble ), Simcock has won numerous prizes, such as the BBC Jazz Award 2005 (Rising Star) and the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2006-2008). He was also nominated twice for the BBC Jazz Award. The Evening Standard newspaper voted him one of London's 1000 Most Influential People . In 2011 he was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize .

Discographic notes

  • Perception (Basho, 2007)
  • Gwilym Simcock / Yuri Goloubev / Asaf Sirkis SGS Group, Inc. Presents (Music Center, 2008)
  • Blues Vignette (Basho, 2009)
  • Gwilym Simcock / Tim Garland / Asaf Sirkis Lighthouse (2012)
  • Good Days at Schloss Elmau (ACT, 2011)
  • Gwilym Simcock & Yuri Goloubev Duo Art: Reverie at Schloss Elmau (2013)
  • Near and Now (ACT, 2019)

Albums as a sideman

  • Tim Garland Due North (Jazzaction, 2007)
  • Bill Bruford's Earthworks Video Anthology Vol. 1: 2000's (Summerfold Records, 2007)
  • Acoustic Triangle 3 Dimensions (Audio B, 2008)
  • Tim Garland Libra (Global Mix, 2009)
  • Torsten de Winkel Bimbache Jazz y Raíces - La Condición Humana (2008)

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  2. ^ "The prodigious pianist reveals the music that gets his fingers twitching" The Independent
  3. ^ Critique by Stefan Hentz, in Die Zeit , November 26, 2009.
  4. ↑ BBC News 2011

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personal data
SURNAME Simcock, Gwilym
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Bangor , Gwynedd