Jazz Articles about Huw V Williams

About Huw V Williams

Album Review

Billy Marrows: Dancing On Bentwood Chairs

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by Neil Duggan
February 10, 2026

Recorded in December 2021 following a run of live performances, Dancing on Bentwood Chairs is the first album from the Billy Marrows Band. The release was put on temporary hold as his charity project album Penelope (Self Produced, 2024) was shortlisted for the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards Album of the Year and was then followed by a live version. The intriguing album title and cover were inspired by the line “My days of dancing on bentwood ...

Album Review

Mike De Souza: Chrysalis

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by Neil Duggan
January 29, 2024

For many musicians, the silver-lining of enforced isolation during the pandemic was the time to write and refine new compositions. The event enabled guitarist Mike De Souza to explore concepts for the six tracks that make up his second album, Chrysalis. This follows on from his debut, Slow Burn (Self-produced, 2019). Added impetus came from forming a new quintet, adding two new members to his existing trio. The music on the album is a rock/jazz hybrid that melds ...