Gwilym Simcock
The talented jazz musician has been commissioned to compose and perform a piano concerto at The Proms.
- Born:
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24
FEB
1981
- Place of Birth:
- Bangor
- School:
- Chetham's School of Music, Manchester
- Famous For:
- Jazz composer and musician
- Biography:
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Gwilym Simcock is an award-winning pianist and has his own jazz trio, quintet and big band.
Still in his 20s, he has received numerous accolades and been nominated for two of the BBC Jazz Awards 2008, including Best Album for Perception. He told us: "I was taught at home by mum until I was nine, and my dad, a great church organist, taught me music. I got into jazz in my mid-teens while I was at Chetham's in Manchester, then I went to the Royal Academy of Music in London to do a jazz degree.
My parents live in Amlwch now and it's always lovely to come home as the peace and quiet, along with the beautiful landscape, is always very inspiring and gives me lots of ideas.
I have performed all over Wales and I look forward to playing with my trio at this year's Brecon Jazz Festival.
Playing at the Albert Hall in this year's Proms is a welcome opportunity to fulfill one of my ambitions, but generally, to make good music and gain the respect of my fellow musicians is always important to me."
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