NEON
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Stan's latest project is a trio called neon with with Gwilym Simcock (piano) and Jim Hart (vibes) Compositions are by by Stan, Gwilym and Jim and their new album was released in Spring 2008. “energetic, emotionally charged chamber jazz-fusion" FT “Good vibes indeed” Evening Standard "If you liked Gary Burton’s work with Chick Corea, you’ll love this" NEON is a new collaboration led by legendary UK saxophonist Stan Sulzmann featuring two of the hottest stars on the UK jazz scene, pianist Gwilym Simcock and vibraphonist Jim Hart. This is fresh, vibrant, exhilarating, uplifting, melodic music of the highest order played by three virtuosi. Neon’s first album “Here to There” was launched on Basho Records in the Spring of 2008 and the band are available for dates throughout the year. This is a great band for festivals, clubs and music venues whose aim is to reach beyond the conventional jazz audience. The line-up works in a variety of settings including acoustic spaces such as churches and has been extremely well received by audiences so far.
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'Vibes
are back in vogue with the emergence of phenomenally talented
and mesmerising soloist Jim Hart' Sue Edwards Jazzwise
"Gwilym
Simcock played piano on a Kenny Wheeler birthday tour two years
ago - and the turn of the head and raising of an eyebrow with
which sax legend Lee Konitz greeted his first solo said everything.
Still in his 20s, Simcock has already ascended to the podium occupied
by only a handful of UK jazz pianists, from George Shearing to
Stan Tracey, Julian Joseph or John Taylor. His direct influences
are Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea and John Taylor, but classical
music influences him just as much, particularly Ravel and Stravinsky.
Those associations have him lined up for a project with composer
Mark-Anthony Turnage, and his groups range from trios to big bands,
to 40-piece ensembles featuring gospel choirs and strings. Now
Simcock's a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, notable as he's
the first ever jazz musician to qualify" John Fordham,
The Guardian