GWILYM
SIMCOCK
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SOLO PIANO As well as his own solo piano performances Gwilym works as a soloist on orchestral and ensemble concerts. In 2008 he worked with Mark Antony Turnage, The BBC Concert Orchestra and the Scottish Ensemble. In 2008 Gwilym will be working with the Aronowitz Ensemble for whom Gwilym will be writing a special piece for the City of London Festival, as a soloist for Tim Garland at the City of London Festival. In May he will be working in Frankfurt with the HR Radio Big Band on a new piece by Julian Arguelles. GWILYM SIMCOCK TRIO Gwilym Simcock - piano GWILYM SIMCOCK QUINTET/SEXTET Gwilym Simcock - piano "As a pianist alone, Gwilym Simcock would have deserved all the hype, but this performance confirms that he doesn't see his composer's identity as his second string". John Fordham 4 stars ****Guardian on 1st March 2006 "Saturday night's performers drew a rapturous response. Opening was pianist Gwilym Simcock's superb quintet with Stan Sulzmann (tenor/soprano), John Parricelli (guitar), Phil Donkin (bass) and Martin France (drums), for whom Simcock provided a harmonically rich, rhythmically flexible environment full of surprise and diversity. Solos which became joint improvisations, free playing, tempo and metre changes managed with magisterial aplomb and some inspired rubato playing were typical of their approach. There were no weak links; Simcock showed why he is regarded as the wunderkind of the piano in Britain, Sulzmann and Parricelli are simply outstanding soloists, and France and Donkin offered a superbly pliant rhythm section". Irish Times 2nd May 2006 GWILYM SIMCOCK BIG BAND Saxophones Trumpets French Horns Trombones Guitar Piano Bass Drums Conductor |