26th June 2014: Gareth Lockrane’s Grooveyard Unplugged featured on BBC’s Radio 3 Website

Gareth Lockrane, flautist and founder of ‘Grooveyard Unplugged’, has been featured on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line Up program, recorded at this year’s Amser Jazz Time Festival at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.  Gareth released The Strut with us and was named MOJO Magazine’s jazz

26th June 2014: Rory Simmons Monocled Man 4 Star Jazzwise review, Irish Times, AP Reviews, JazzFM, Herald of Scotland + Jazz in the Round show on 30th June

Rory Simmon’s ‘Monocled Man’ released their debut Southern Drawl with us in April and the band has already been called one of the most exciting new groups in the UK’s alternative scene.  Here’s some recent praise in the press: “Monocled Man are another fierce contender on the UK’s triving alt,

25th June 2014: Alice Zawadzki promo video for China Lane

We released the debut album China Lane from one of the UK’s brightest young talents, Alice Zawadzki, just last week and the response so far has been fantastic.  Here’s a great video that features Alice talking about the making of the album, the music, concepts, and more.  And don’t forget

23rd June 2014: JC Sanford gets reviewed by the Irish Times

Views from the Inside is the stunning new album from the multi-faceted trombonist, composer & conductor JC Sanford and his 15-piece orchestra.We have just heard he’s been featured in the Irish Times. Click here to read the article and check out the promo video below to learn more about the

23rd June 2014: WWR artist Euan Burton & ‘Occurrences’ North American Tour + new release

Scottish bassist and producer Euan Burton released Occurrences with us in 2012 and will be releasing his new album later this year, stay tuned for more info on that.  He’s currently on a North American tour with his band from the new album, undertaking a pre-launch tour in association with

21st June 2014: Partisans play Dizzy’s in NYC on June 25th

We recently announced the signing of Partisans (who just got a nice feature in Jazzwise Magazine’s online news feed) and they are currently on a pre-launch album tour across the US/Canada for their upcoming Sept release SWAMP and have advance copies with them on the road.  They will be doing

19th June 2014: Glowing Review from All About Jazz for Andre Canniere’s ‘Coalescence’

American born trumpeter Andre Canniere has just received a glowing review from All About Jazz on his second WWR release Coalescence. The review states that “Coalescence is the perfect title for this engrossing collection from Andre Canniere… the quality of the performances from Canniere and Neame in particular are of a high

19th June 2014: Ryan Quigley to record album for Whirlwind, short July tour featuring Michael Janisch, Paul Booth, Steve Hamilton and Clarence Penn + Pizza Express showcase on the 26th July

We’re delighted to announce the new signing of Ryan Quigley, who is one of the premier trumpeters in the UK known for his extremely rare ability to be both a world class lead player and virtuosic and conceptual improvisor– the two do not usually go together. Ryan’s lead playing has

17th June 2014: Concert Dates & and a Full Length Sample Track Now Listed for Marko Churnchetz WWR Debut ‘Devotion’

Slovenian pianist Marko Churnchetz will be releasing his debut WWR release on 17th July, and we now have concert dates that accompany his release listed on the events page as well as a full length track featured on our bandcamp site. Marko’s debut album Devotion is a shining example of how many contemporary musicians are

16th June 2014: RELEASE DAY: Alice Zawadzski’s debut CHINA LANE out now!!

“2014 has already been a triumphant year for female jazz vocalists. China Lane, the debut album from singer-songwriter and violinist Alice Zawadzki, may just be the most exciting of a rich crop.” – MusicOMH One of the UK’s true rising stars releases her debut album today!  Congrats to Alice, and

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