Winner of the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition in 2016,  Billy Marrows will be leading his octet in  music from his gamelan-influenced Gamelancaster suite alongside new original works in a double bill with Sam Braysher’s trio at Jazz Nursery

Billy was inspired by hearing gamelan on a trip to Java in summer 2016, and wrote a suite exploring concepts from gamelan.  The suite was written to fulfil a commission  from Lancaster Youth Jazz, and premiered  at the 2016 Lancaster Jazz Festival.

Since then, the music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Now via BBC Introducing.

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The octet is in a  double bill with alto saxophonist Sam Braysher’s trio will also include the premiere of a new work for octet experimenting with counterpoint and canonic writing, entitled Scenes from the Underground.

PERSONNEL

Billy Marrows – guitar
Will Barry – piano
Will Harris – bass
Luke Tomlinson – drums
James Copus – trumpet
Tom Smith  – alto saxophone
Tom Barford  – tenor and soprano saxophones
 Olli Martin -trombone

LINK: Billy Marrows Octet/Sam Braysher Trio Tickets