Billy Marrows & Grande Família

Recorded as a surprise for Billy’s mother, Penny, during her struggle with pancreatic cancer in summer 2023, the album was released in her memory in January 2024.

It features the group as the full ensemble and in smaller combinations, interspersed with intimate solo guitar vignettes. Their inventive contemporary jazz spans a wide emotional spectrum, with strong narrative and melodic solos and compositions at its heart.

This melodic narrative shapes a beautiful evening of original music, not to be missed!

Teresa Macedo Ferreira: viola
Tori Freestone: flute tbc
Gustavo Clayton Marucci: clarinet & bass clarinet
Chris Williams: alto sax
Tom Ridout: tenor & soprano sax, clarinet, recorders
Mike Soper:trumpet
Olli Martin: trombone
Anna Drysdale: French horn
Billy Marrows: guitar
Angus Bayley: piano
Jonas Mbanu: electric bass
Rod Oughton: drums

“I could not recommend Billy Marrows’ incredible album ‘Penelope’ any higher. It’s among the most beautiful, rich, textured and emotive music I’ve heard in years” - Jamie Doe, aka The Magic Lantern

"...with his Grande Família project Marrows has created a spectacular new ensemble… The album is a triumph …and the arrangements prepared by Marrows are rich in colour and detail" - Jazz Views