28th February 2014: BIG NEWS: WWR to release ‘Views from the Inside’ from JC Sanford + 15 piece Orchestra May 20th worldwide!

Whirlwind Recordings is pleased to announce:   ABOUT THE ALBUM: (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TRACKS) Views from the Inside is the stunning new album from the multi-faceted trombonist, composer & conductor JC Sanford and his 15-piece orchestra. A multiple-award winning composer and 2 X Grammy-nominated artist as a member

25th February 2014: BIG NEWS: WWR to release Bobby Avey’s ‘Authority Melts From Me’ May 6th worldwide, featuring Miguel Zenon & Ben Monder

Whirlwind Recordings announces the incredible release from pianist and composer Bobby Avey: Authority Melts From Me Worldwide release: May 6th, 2014 Bobby Avey – Piano, Compositions Miguel Zenón – Alto Saxophone Ben Monder – Guitar Thomson Kneeland – Double Bass Jordan Perlson – Drums   Authority Melts from Me is the

19th February 2014: ‘Sabotage and Celebration’ with 5 Star review in Jazz Journal, New York City Jazz Record and All About Jazz. “Exhilarating”

“Escreet is a musical omnivore who embraces aspects of contemporary classical music, Frank Zappa, dance music, electronica and a wide swath of jazz, from bop to avant garde. What comes out is uniquely personal, some of the most inventive and distinct jazz around today.”The New York City Jazz Record “A

19th February 2014: Nia Lynn’s Bannau Trio ‘Points of View’ with 4 Star Jazz Journal review + London Jazz

Nia Lynn released ‘Points of View‘ with us at the end of 2013 and we’re still getting some really great mentions in the press about this special release which features the incomparable Gareth Lockrane on flutes and Ross Stanley on piano.  Just in is a great 4 star review (reprinted

18th February 2014: BIG NEWS: WWR Signs Tori Freestone for her debut release ‘In the Chop House’ out 21 April, 2014 + Launch Tour

Announcing the debut album from Tori Freestone! In the Chop House Tori Freestone – Tenor Saxophone, Compositions Dave Manington – Double Bass Tim Giles – Drums Release date: April 21, 2014  (for tour dates see bottom of news udpate)visit Tori’s brand new website!     In the Chophouse is the

17th February 2014: Rachael Cohen with 4 Star review in Jazzwise & MOJO Magazines, radio play, features + new Promo Video!

Rachael Cohen’s Halftime has had a great showing in the press of late, with some glowing 4 star reviews in both MOJO (reprinted below) and Jazzwise Magazines.  She was also featured on her native Scottish Jazz Federation website. And her radio play continues with some nice features on The Bridge

12th February 2014: BIG NEWS: Monocled Man set to release debut album “Southern Drawl” Worldwide on April 28!

Whirlwind Recordings is elated to announce the release of: Southern Drawl by Monocled Man Worldwide release date: April 28, 2014Rory Simmons – Trumpet, Keyboards, Audio Editing Chris Montague – Guitars Jon Scott – Drums         Southern Drawl is the debut album from Monocled Man, the brainchild of

7th February 2014: WWR artist Ollie Howell wins £30,000 Sky Arts award

Jazz drummer/composer Ollie Howell, whose debut album Sutures and Stitches released on Whirlwind Recordings last year, has just been awarded a Sky Academy Arts Scholarship from Sky Arts. One of only 5 award-winners this year (and the first recipient of any of the Sky Awards from jazz), Howell’s award means

5th February 2014: Patrick Cornelius Featured on NPR Jazzset

New York saxophonist and composer Patrick Cornelius has recently been featured on NPR’s Jazzset with a performance of his recent suite of original music entitled When We Were Very Young.  The suite, based on A.A. Milne’s 1924 book of poetry of the same name, contains five movements and in this recording with

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