Gwilym starts a week's residency at the Pizza Express Dean Street this Friday with the first three days in the last three days of the London Jazz Festival.
Every night Gwilym will be playing with different European guests and it will be a fun packed week with great singers Norma Winstone, Liane Carroll and Natalie Williams, fellow pianist Michael Wollny, brilliant guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel, Chris Montague, Femi Temowo, Ant Law, amazing saxophonists Tim Garland, Julian Arguelles and Trish Clowes and that's without mentioning any of the stunning rhythm sections with bassists Malcolm Creese and Jasper Hoiby and drummers Martin France, Ernesto Simpson, Asaf Sirkis and Josh Blackmore.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
22/11/2013 Pizza Express, Dean Street, London at 8.30pm
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London Jazz Festival: Gwilym Simcock’s Eurozone with Norma Winstone and Julian Argüelles
£20 / £15 Students
Gwilym is joined by Grammy nominated singer Norma
Winstone MBE and the extraordinary reeds player Julian Argüelles.
Together for this one special concert, reinventing familiar classics -
including the works of Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Waits and
Peter Gabriel - the trio promises to be truly inspired. Gwilym Simcock
(piano), Norma Winstone (voice), Chris Montague (guitar), Julian
Argüelles (reeds).
“Winstone’s remarkable voice manages to be both sumptuous and airily ethereal at once” The Guardian
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23/11/2013 Pizza Express, Dean Street, London at 8.30pm
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London Jazz Festival: Gwilym Simcock’s Eurozone with Norma Liane Carroll, Malcolm Creese and Martin France
£20 / £15 Students
Gwilym and Liane have been in awe of each other since
the first time they worked together and the chemistry between them is
palpable, creating music that is both fast-moving and groovy and
sometimes heartbreakingly poignant. Expect fireworks, humour,
exhilaration, energy and even tears!
Gwilym Simcock (piano), Liane Carroll (voice), Malcolm Creese (double bass), Martin France (drums).
“Jaw-dropping” Jazzwise
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24/11/2013 Pizza Express, Dean Street, London at 8.30pm
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London Jazz Festival: Gwilym Simcock’s Eurozone with Michael Wollny and Special Guest Trish Clowes
£20 / £15 Students
Two European piano giants, both signed to the
prestigious German label ACT, meet for the first time in the UK.
Having played together a number of times in Europe, they have
established a great musical rapport. Both pianists are incomparable
improvisers who give everything in performance. BBC Radio 3 New
Generation Artist Trish Clowes will join them as a special guest.
Gwilym Simcock and Michael Wollny (piano/rhodes), Trish Clowes (tenor/soprano sax).
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25/11/2013 Pizza Express, Dean Street, London at 8.30pm
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Gwilym Simcock’s Eurozone with Natalie Williams
£20 / £15 (for Students)
Gwilym Simcock is joined by soul diva Natalie
Williams, whose commanding presence sets the stage alight. As long
time musical partners, Gwilym and Natalie always have great fun
together on stage and their sense of groove, melody and soul is
infectious. They are joined by the brilliant young Nigerian guitarist
Femi Temowo, ace Cuban drummer Ernesto Simpson and young British
bassist Tom Mason.
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26/11/2013 Pizza Express, Dean Street, London at 8.30pm
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Gwilym Simcock’s Eurozone - Lighthouse
£20 / £15 (for Students)
Lighthouse are back with their original personnel
after a year working on other projects.. The newly invigorated trio
punch deep into exciting groove-based tunes, inspired Celtic rhythms
and an eclectic mix of Chick Corea, Bill Bruford, Yellowjackets, John
Coltrane, and DJ Carl Cox. Gwilym Simcock (piano), Tim Garland
(saxes), Asaf Sirkis (drums).
“Sure–footed virtuosity, a dazzling standard” The Times
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27/11/2013 Pizza Express, Dean Street, London at 8.30pm
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Gwilym Simcock’s Eurozone with Wolfgang Muthspiel
£20 / £15 (for Students)
This is Gwilym’s second gig at Dean Street with
internationally acclaimed Austrian guitarist / composer, Wolfgang
Muthspiel. Drawing on both jazz and classical influences, Muthspiel -
like Simcock - combines dazzling technique with musical risk taking
and eclectic taste. They are joined by the brilliant Danish bassist
Jasper Hoiby and rising star drummer Josh Blackmore.
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