Press and features for Billy's live album The Penelope Album Live, released 28th March 2025:

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"It's Marrows' skill as a writer and arranger to move between lustrous big band orchestrations and intimate duo and trio episodes with ease...A celebration of life" 

★★★★ Jazzwise (UK)

"This live album magnifies the invention, charm and compositional strength of the original while being different enough and strong enough to stand on its own"

★★★★ All About Jazz

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"66 minutes of grace, beauty, and fire make for a joyful listen...at once astonishing and beautiful, full of life, brilliance and energy, with each part of the ensemble playing a pivotal role without a single note going to waste"

Peter Thelen, Exposé 

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"A grand orchestral work that draws parallels with Gil Evans and David Axelrod. Harmony and melody form the axis around which everything unfolds. Don't expect big band extravaganzas, but rather an Apollonian whole. Ideal for upscale venues where both classical and jazz are on the bill"

Georges Tonla Briquet, JAZZHALO (Belgium)

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"Overall, we could label this work by Marrows as a classy "fusion" reminiscent of composers like Frisell or Metheny. It's certainly music that delivers good vibes and a general feeling of intimacy and pleasantness, albeit with some hints of veiled melancholy"

7.5/10, Filippo Focosi, Kathodik (translated from Italian)

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"Billy’s guitar when heard solo also holds a melancholy and poignancy that affects the listener"

Mr Olivetti, FREQ Magazine

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"Maybe one of the answers is to do what’s going on here, totally ignore the trap those six strings present. Surround yourself with multiple colours, simply sing off the strings. Watch out for Billy Marrows"

Steve Day

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"I love its creative use of dissonance and heavy rhythmical interaction"

Soweto Kinch describing 'Be Right Bold' on BBC Radio 3 'Round Midnight ​

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"He offers something rare: a body of work that is both deeply personal and utterly universal...book early"

Monica Costa, London Mums Magazine review of day two of the sold-out two-night album launch at Pizza Express Jazz Club on 28-29 April 2025