Billy Marrows

In memory of his mother Penny, who died of cancer in August 2023, all proceeds of the album are going to World Child Cancer, a charity helping children in developing countries to beat cancer.
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‘Penelope’ features Billy’s new chamber jazz group, Grande Família, both as a 12-piece ensemble and in smaller combinations, interspersed with intimate solo guitar vignettes.
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The album launch gig was at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho on 13th May 2024, selling out over two months in advance. This was followed by a sold-out Vortex gig and performance on the Puppet Theatre Barge which sold out over 6 weeks in advance. ​
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"All proceeds go to World Child Cancer, which is an excellent reason for purchase, but the music is reward enough"
★★★★ Editor's Choice in JAZZWISE (UK)
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"An exhilaratingly original sound, at once intimate and expansive" Taking Off feature in JAZZWISE (UK)
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"A triumph...with his Grande Família project, Marrows has created a spectacular new ensemble"
Jazz Views (UK) 
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"A highly successful fund raising venture the album is also an impressive musical achievement in its own right. The music coheres remarkably effectively with Marrows himself the unifying force"
★★★★ The Jazz Mann (UK)
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"What I really like about the album is how its 10 separate pieces, for all their variety of means and approach, behave as though they belong together, like a family"
Richard Williams, The Blue Moment
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"Melodic and distinctive...an album of inventive and contemporary chamber-jazz that serves as a worthy tribute and aids a worthy cause" 
★★★★ All About Jazz
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"Gorgeous chamber jazz LP"
Bandcamp, New and Notable (US)