30th October 2014: “Chances are you won’t have heard a more goddam funky jazz record all year”: Paul Jackson Trio debut ‘Groove Or Die’ gets four stars from All About Jazz, Marlbank + features in No Treble, Guitar & Bass Magazine + NOV Euro Tour

Bassist, vocalist, composer-arranger, producer, and educator Paul Jackson is known as a “Musician’s Musician.” A founding member of Herbie Hancock’s The Headhunters, Paul’s creative output has shaped a new direction in contemporary music. He is one of the world’s most important and influential electric bassists – certainly one of the

29th October 2014: Euan Burton’s ‘Too Much Love’ with Marlbank review ahead of his NOV 17 release + EFG London Jazz Festival launch show NOV 14

Too Much Love (click here) is the eagerly awaited follow up release (Out NOV 17) from the award winning Scottish double bassist, composer & producer Euan Burton, whose first WWR album Occurrences (May, 2012) was met with high international acclaim. On his new release Burton continues to grow as a

27th October 2014: RELEASE DAY: Max Luther’s debut album ‘Orbital’ out today

We are pleased to announce the worldwide release and debut album from Max Luthert: Orbital. click here to purchase a copy as CD, FLAC, ALAC, MP3s and more. Orbital is the debut album from double bassist and composer Max Luthert, one of the UK’s most in-demand young musicians currently known

25th October 2014: Max Luthert’s debut ‘Orbital’ reviewed ahead of it’s launch this monday the 27th + 2015 tour dates

Orbital (click here) is the debut album (launches in 2 days on the 27th Oct) from double bassist and composer Max Luthert, one of the UK’s most in-demand young musicians currently known for his work as a sideman in the bands of Zara McFarlane (who just won this year’s MOBO

25th October 2014: NYSQ ‘The New Straight Ahead’ gets wide acclaim from JazzTimes, Acoustic Music Exchange, UK Vibe, All About Jazz, UK Vibe and more + USA Tour in November & new recording

The New Straight Ahead (click here) is the debut WWR release from the New York Standards Quartet (NYSQ) and their fourth album to date. The NYSQ is made up of pianist David Berkman, drummer Gene Jackson, saxophonist Tim Armacost, and double bassist Daiki Yasukagawa.  As a band the New York-based

24th October 2014: “Excellent” 4 Stars says All About Jazz about Marko Churnchetz’s ‘Devotion’ in latest review

Devotion is the debut WWR release from pianist and composer Marko Churnchetz (Črnčec), one of Slovenia’s brightest young stars who currently spends time living between his home country and New York City.  The album dropped this summer and features some of New York’s finest younger generation improvisers in saxophonist Mark

24th October 2014: “One of the most accomplished homegrown acoustic jazz releases of the year so far.” says Marlbank about Simon Purcell’s debut album ‘Red Circle’ + new preview tracks up

Red Circle is the debut release from international acclaimed pianist Simon Purcell, currently the Head of Jazz at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music in London, where he is known as one of Europe’s premier educators.  Purcell’s band is comprised of some of the most important contributors to

20th October 2014: 18 WWR Artists to be featured next month at EFG London Jazz Festival 2014

  Greetings everyone: We’re happy to announce 18 artists who have released albums on Whirlwind will be featured acts at next month’s EFG London Jazz Festival produced by Serious, with many other label artists performing as either a sideman/woman across the capital. Below is a snapshot of what’s in store

15th October 2014: Alice Zawadzki is ‘something of a phenomenom’ says MOJO Magazine in 4 Star review + headline performance at the Royal Albert Hall Nov 19 at EFG London Jazz Festival

“With her glacial, folksy vocals and puckish fiddle, Alice Zawadzki would be notable enough. Add her compositional range and whimsical hyper-creativity and she becomes something of a phenomenon.” 4 Stars MOJO Magazine Alice Zawadzki is having a fantastic year since the release of her debut album China Lane, and this

14th October 2014: RELEASE DAY: Jochen Rueckert’s ‘We Make The Rules’ out today, worldwide! ft. Mark Turner, Lage Lund, Matt Penman + reviews from The Guardian, AP Reviews, The Jazz Mann, Bebop Spoken here

We’re proud to announce today is the worldwide release of We Make The Rules by Jochen Rueckert. Click here for your copy, or digital download in FLAC, ALAC, MP3 and more. We’ve also had some great press come in, here are the highlights: . “With each new piece, a world

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