Grande Família Sextet – Live on Tour Spring 2025
Experience the Grande Família Sextet, a dynamic, high-energy ensemble led by award-winning guitarist and composer Billy Marrows. This electrifying group delivers a bold fusion of chamber-jazz, cinematic textures, and explosive improvisation, blending three horns with guitar and a powerhouse rhythm section.
This show marks the penultimate date of the band’s Spring 2025 tour, celebrating the release of their highly anticipated second album, The Penelope Album Live, out March 28 on Discus Music. Recorded during their sold-out, standing ovation performance at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, this album captures the raw energy and emotion of their critically acclaimed live show.
Originally formed for Billy Marrows’ debut album, Penelope, the band was a heartfelt tribute to his mother during her battle with pancreatic cancer. Released in her memory in 2024, the album has since raised over £5,450 for World Child Cancer.
This performance will feature brand-new compositions inspired by Weather Report, Gil Evans, and Loose Tubes, alongside music from both albums.
Billy Marrows – A Rising Star in Jazz
Billy Marrows is a Royal Academy of Music alumnus and recipient of the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition in both the small and large ensemble categories. His work has been praised for its lyrical melodicism and cinematic scope, earning critical acclaim in Jazzwise, All About Jazz, and Jazz Views. He has also studied with Metropole Orkest under Vince Mendoza and collaborated with leading artists in the jazz and contemporary music scene.
Grande Família Sextet Lineup
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Mike Soper – Trumpet
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Nadim Teimoori – Saxophone
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Olli Martin – Trombone
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Billy Marrows – Guitar & Compositions
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Flo Moore – Electric Bass
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Rod Oughton – Drums
Critical Acclaim
⭐ “A triumph… Marrows has created a spectacular new ensemble.” – Jazz Views
⭐ “An exhilaratingly original sound, at once intimate and expansive.” ★★★★ Jazzwise (Editor’s Choice)
⭐ “Melodic and distinctive.” ★★★★ All About Jazz
⭐ “Plays with such lyrical melodicism… you can’t help but be seduced into his charmed world.” ★★★★ Jazzwise
Don’t miss this chance to witness one of the most exciting new ensembles in contemporary jazz. Tickets available now!