Billy Marrows + Grande Família | "Penelope" album launch - PizzaExpress Live Soho (montage)

Описание: A few snippets from the"Penelope" album launch at PizzaExpress Live Soho on 13th May 2024 which sold out over 2 months in advance.

Press for the "Penelope" album:

"All proceeds go to World Child Cancer, which is an excellent reason for purchase, but the music is reward enough" Editor's Choice and ★★★★ JAZZWISE Magazine

"An exhilaratingly original sound, at once intimate and expansive"
Taking Off feature in JAZZWISE Magazine

"Gorgeous chamber jazz LP" Bandcamp, New and Notable

"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

"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

"The album is a triumph...with his Grande Família project, Marrows has created a spectacular new ensemble" Jazz Views

Grande Família:
Teresa Macedo Ferreira (viola)
Dijan Mbanu (flute)
Gustavo Clayton Marucci (clarinet + bass clarinet)
Chris Williams (alto sax)
Tom Ridout (tenor/soprano sax + clarinet)
Mike Soper (trumpet)
Olli Martin (trombone)
Anna Drysdale (French horn)
Billy Marrows (guitar/baritone guitar + compositions)
Angus Bayley (piano)
Jonas Mbanu (bass)
Tom Potter (drums)
Greg Sanders (special guest shaker)

Videos by Ted Smith and Tim Satterthwaite
Video edited by Billy Marrows
Desk recording by Nikola Kovacevic

Pieces:
1. A Grande Família
2. Speedwell
3. L'Heroïsme
4. February (anjo)
5. Shenandoah (trad.)
6. A Grande Família Reprise (encore)

In memory of Penny Marrows 1951-2023
All album proceeds to World Child Cancer