SHEFFIELD JAZZ
Tommy Smith & Gwilym Simcock
Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
Saturday 4 January 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets*
£19
Over 60, Disabled & Unemployed £17
Students with NUS card £10
15–17 -year-olds £5
Under 15s free
*Sheffield Jazz tickets do not qualify for any other Music in the Round ticket offers or discounts.
Tommy Smith tenor saxophone
Gwilym Simcock piano
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Tommy Smith and Gwilym Simcock, renowned as one of the most gifted pianists on the European scene, come together for an acoustic night of intensely musical duets and dazzling improvisation. Both are multi-award winners who have played with the cream of international jazz artists, including Gary Burton, John Scofield and Pat Metheny. This is a meeting of two highly creative musicians, communicating with energy and lyrical fluency through a repertoire drawn from many musical genres. Expect an evening of intimate musical brilliance as they bring two generations of UK jazz mastery to the stage in world-class performances.
“One of the important voices in the tenor players of today” Jack DeJohnette
“Gwilym is one of the most exceptional musicians that I have ever known…he’s a really significant force in music” Pat Metheny