This autumn will see the release of trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere’s third Whirlwind album, following Forward Space and Coalescence. The Darkening Blue is inspired by poems of Rainer Maria Rilke and Charles Bukowski and imaginatively combines the haunting and mystical elements of Rilke with the grit and boldness of
Alto saxophonist and composer Zhenya Strigalev is one of the rising stars of the European jazz scene and is fast building a reputation on both sides of the Atlantic for his exhilarating take on contemporary jazz. His live shows are as exciting as they are uniquely eccentric, and next month
Enjoying a career which includes key roles with prominent UK symphony orchestras and big bands, plus recording/touring projects with Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Tom Jones and Randy Brecker (to name but a few), trumpeter and composer/arranger Ryan Quigley now unveils his ten-track album What Doesn’t Kill You – a quintet
Collaborating again with UK luminaries (including three fellow Whirlwind artists) Tori Freestone (saxes/flutes), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Tom Farmer (bass) and Dave Hamblett (drums), this collection of eight Ivo Neame originals gyrates energetically with complex written grooves and varying instrumental colors to spark opportunities for venturous, improvised blowing. A player whose
2016 Releases Sampler by Tori Freestone Tenor saxophonist Tori Freestone continues her tour in support of latest release ‘El Barranco‘ in Devon tonight. Reaching into the heart of improvised music has become second nature to Tori and perennial colleagues Dave Manington (double bass) and Tim Giles (drums). Following their warmly-received 2014 release In
Next month, Preston-Glasgow-Lowe, whose eponymous debut album was released earlier this year to a flurry of critical acclaim from around the globe, will be making their first appearance in Japan at Billboard Live Tokyo. See how Billboard are previewing the event: here Writing and performing together since 2012, London-based David Preston (guitar),
Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more 2 for 1 OFFER: Purchase We Drift Meridian in CD format and receive a copy of Monocled Man’s debut album Southern Drawl for FREE (offer works vice versa) “It drifts, continuously, fluidly, yet is forever rooted, forever in
WWR founder, bassist and producer Michael Janisch has been nominated for a 2016 MOBO Award in the Best Jazz Act category for his latest project Paradigm Shift. Now in it’s 21st year, the award show will take place at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow in November. The other nominees include Esperanza Spalding, Cory
“A fascinating mix of jazz, electronic music, improvised music… It’s really quite uncategorisable this and I think if you’re someone who’s interested in music that has many different layers and complexities to it but is also just a fabulous listen from beginning to end then you’re going to absolutely love
“With this line-up and these compositions, it’s really easy to channel the freer ideas that are still in the context of the music, but which provide us with the ability to go to that place where we all feel like we’re most ourselves – and that truly is a
This autumn will see the release of trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere’s third Whirlwind album, following Forward Space and Coalescence. The Darkening Blue is inspired by poems of Rainer Maria Rilke and Charles Bukowski and imaginatively combines the haunting and mystical elements of Rilke with the grit and boldness of 
Alto saxophonist and composer Zhenya Strigalev is one of the rising stars of the European jazz scene and is fast building a reputation on both sides of the Atlantic for his exhilarating take on contemporary jazz. His live shows are as exciting as they are uniquely eccentric, and next month 
Enjoying a career which includes key roles with prominent UK symphony orchestras and big bands, plus recording/touring projects with Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Tom Jones and Randy Brecker (to name but a few), trumpeter and composer/arranger Ryan Quigley now unveils his ten-track album What Doesn’t Kill You – a quintet 
Collaborating again with UK luminaries (including three fellow Whirlwind artists) Tori Freestone (saxes/flutes), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Tom Farmer (bass) and Dave Hamblett (drums), this collection of eight Ivo Neame originals gyrates energetically with complex written grooves and varying instrumental colors to spark opportunities for venturous, improvised blowing. A player whose 
2016 Releases Sampler by Tori Freestone Tenor saxophonist Tori Freestone continues her tour in support of latest release ‘El Barranco‘ in Devon tonight. Reaching into the heart of improvised music has become second nature to Tori and perennial colleagues Dave Manington (double bass) and Tim Giles (drums). Following their warmly-received 2014 release In 
Next month, Preston-Glasgow-Lowe, whose eponymous debut album was released earlier this year to a flurry of critical acclaim from around the globe, will be making their first appearance in Japan at Billboard Live Tokyo. See how Billboard are previewing the event: here Writing and performing together since 2012, London-based David Preston (guitar), 
Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more 2 for 1 OFFER: Purchase We Drift Meridian in CD format and receive a copy of Monocled Man’s debut album Southern Drawl for FREE (offer works vice versa) “It drifts, continuously, fluidly, yet is forever rooted, forever in 
WWR founder, bassist and producer Michael Janisch has been nominated for a 2016 MOBO Award in the Best Jazz Act category for his latest project Paradigm Shift. Now in it’s 21st year, the award show will take place at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow in November. The other nominees include Esperanza Spalding, Cory 
“A fascinating mix of jazz, electronic music, improvised music… It’s really quite uncategorisable this and I think if you’re someone who’s interested in music that has many different layers and complexities to it but is also just a fabulous listen from beginning to end then you’re going to absolutely love 
“With this line-up and these compositions, it’s really easy to channel the freer ideas that are still in the context of the music, but which provide us with the ability to go to that place where we all feel like we’re most ourselves – and that truly is a