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Album Review

Claire Cope: Every Journey

Read "Every Journey" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Consider British pianist, composer/ bandleader Claire Cope. She debuted as a fully formed artist via her excellent septet set Small World (Self Produced, 2020), a deftly crafted classical/jazz hybrid. On her second recording, the album at hand, Every Journey, she employs an eleven-piece ensemble, building on the atmosphere of her debut, painting translucent layerings and weaving a loose net of textures into gorgeous, expansive soundscapes. With composer-bandleader Maria Schneider as a major touchstone, Cope creates luminous arrangements. She cites Schneider's ...

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Billy Marrows And Grande Familia: The Penelope Album Live

Read "The Penelope Album Live" reviewed by Neil Duggan


In 2024 London-based guitarist and composer Billy Marrows formed a 12-piece chamber-jazz ensemble. Together as Billy Marrows and Grande Familia, they released their debut album, Penelope (Self Produced), in memory of Marrows' mother, Penny. This deeply personal project used tunes he had written during her battle with cancer. The band featured Marrows' musical friends and relations playing in various formats: as a 12-piece ensemble, in smaller combinations and Marrows' solo guitar pieces. The project was used to raise funds for ...

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Billy Marrows and Grande Família: Penelope

Read "Penelope" reviewed by Neil Duggan


London-based guitarist and composer Billy Marrows brings us a new 12-piece chamber-jazz ensemble, Grande Família. It is a family affair with members of his extended family and a wider circle of close friends and musical associates making up the group. Their debut album, Penelope, is released in memory of Marrows' mother, Penny. Most of the music was written by Marrows as a surprise for his mother during her battle with cancer. All proceeds go to World Child Cancer, a charity ...

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Penelope Album...

Discus Music
2025

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Every Journey

Adhyâropa Records
2025

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Penelope

Self Produced
2024

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Mount Tibidabo

Self Produced
2024

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A Grande Família - Reprise

From: The Penelope Album Live
By Mike Soper

Isabel

From: Every Journey
By Mike Soper

Mount Tibidabo

From: Mount Tibidabo
By Mike Soper

L'Heroïsme

From: Penelope
By Mike Soper

Nights Are Drawing In

From: Penelope
By Mike Soper

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