Gwilym Simcock
Gwilym Simcock was born in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom on February 24th, 1981 and is the Pianist. At the age of 43, Gwilym Simcock biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Gwilym Simcock (born 24 February 1981) is a British pianist and composer active in both jazz and classical music, often blurring the lines between the two genres. According to the Evening Standard, Simcock was selected as one of London's 1000 Most Influential People.
He was on the front page of the UK's most popular Jazz journal Jazzwise Magazine in August 2007.
Early life
Simcock was born in Bangor, Gwynedd. He earned the highest marks in the country for his Associated Board Grade 8 exams, on both piano and French horns. At Chetham's School, Manchester, where he was introduced to jazz by pianist and tutor Les Chisnall and bassist and tutor Steve Berry, he studied classical piano, French horn, and composition. With John Taylor, Nikki Iles, Nick Weldon, and Geoff Keezer, he studied jazz piano at The Royal Academy of Music, London.
He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with a first-class honours degree and the "Principal's Prize" for outstanding performance. Milton Mermikides, Jr., studied with many well-known musicians, including Milton Mermikides, while attending the Royal Academy of Music.
Career
He was the first jazz musician to be accepted for the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme in 2006, and his participation was extended to 2008. Various radio shows on BBC Radio 3 as solo artists, as well as his trio appearance at the Wigmore Hall during the London Jazz Festival 2006 (broadcast 7 July 2007).
He was invited to appear at The Proms in London in 2008. On September 9, 2008, he created a Piano Concerto "Progressions" which he performed with his trio and the BBC Concert Orchestra, which was broadcast live on the television channel BBC Two.
He appeared in an evening at the King's Place Opening Festival in which he performed four concerts with four different groups, including a duet with John Taylor.
His trio, which has appeared at festivals and venues around the world, including the North Sea Jazz Festival 2007, now features James Maddren (drums) and Yuri Goloubev (bass), while his debut album features Stan Sulzmann, John Parricelli, Phil Donkin, Martin France, and Ben Bryant.
At the Klavier Festival Ruhr 2007, Chick Corea selected him for a solo concert appearance and live recording. In Germany's top music magazine Fonoforum, this concert was broadcast on WDR radio, and 10,000 copies were given away as a cover mount CD.
Good Days At Schloss Elmau's 2011 album was one of the 12 candidates for the Mercury Music Prize, losing to PJ Harvey's Let England Shake.
He was a member of Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio, but he was forced to be replaced by John Turville in 2013. He was a member of Malcolm Creese's Acoustic Triangle, Stan Sulzmann's Neon, and Bill Bruford's Earthworks. Dave Holland, Lee Konitz, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Wheeler, Iain Ballamy, Julian Argüelles, Pete King, Don Weller, Steve Waterman, and Torsten de Winkel / New York Jazz Guerrilla have all performed with musicians including Dave Holland, Lee Konitz, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Wheeler, Robert McFerrin, Kenny Wheeler, Iain Balla He is the founder of The Impossible Gentlemen.
He has performed French horn, appeared with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), the BBC Big Band, and with Kenny Wheeler on his 2003/2005 tour.
In recent times, he has been on tour with legendary US guitarist Pat Metheny in a quartet starring Linda Oh and Antonio Sanchez.
Awards and nominations
- Winner of Perrier Award 2001: Young Jazz Ensemble
- Winner of BBC Jazz Award 2005: Rising Star
- Winner of British Jazz Award 2005: Rising Star
- Nominated for Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2007: Jazz Musician of the Year
- Nominated for BBC Jazz Award 2008: Best Instrumentalist
- Nominated for BBC Jazz Award 2008: Best Album
- BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2006–2008
- Nominated for Radio 3 Listeners' Awards 2008
- Nominated for Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2011