12th December 2012: BIG NEWS. WWR Signs rising star Drummer and Composer Dave Hamblett to release debut album ‘Light at Night’ Feb 25, 2013

Whirlwind Recordings is proud to announce the signing of rising star drummer and composer Dave Hamblett and the worldwide Feb 25, 2012 release of his powerful debut album ‘Light at Night’. Featuring an all star cast of six musicians, all leading lights of their generation: Dave Hamblett – drums &

1st December 2012: Tom Gibbs’ ‘Fear of Flying’ makes MOJO Magazines top 10 Jazz Albums Critics List for 2012!

Congratulations goes out to pianist and composer Tom Gibbs for making the top ten albums list of 2012 in MOJO Magazine in the Jazz Category. Gibbs just got off a UK-wide tour in support of his debut solo album ‘Fear of Flying‘ which features NYC-based heavyweight saxophonist Will Vinson, WWR

1st December 2012: WWR Artists Partikel, Andre Canniere, and Gareth Lockrane make Jazzwise Magazine ‘Best of 2012 Album List’

We’re very excited to report that three albums on the WWR catalog made the Jazzwise Magazine ‘Best Albums of 2012’ End of year list. Congratulations to WWR artists Partikel, Andre Canniere and Gareth Lockrane.  Click below to hear a track from the album and be taken to their album page.

29th November 2012: Banned in London with 4 Star Review from Jazzwise this month.

We released ‘Banned in London’ a month ago and already we’ve just about sold out of stock on our first pressing as a result of the band’s European tour which saw them take in performances in Turkey, Germany and some of the most historic venues in the UK.  The album

29th November 2012: Robert Mitchell with news about 2013 WWR Release ‘The Glimpse’ + mega tour, Leftitude Festival, and more!

Robert Mitchell will be releasing his next release ‘The Glimpse’ with us in Feb of 2013.  Here is his latest newsletter which includes a plethora of concert dates, his brand new Leftitude Festival and much more! ROBERT MITCHELL MUSIC Newsletter Dec 2012 _________________________________________ A few wonderful things for the December

29th November 2012: Partikel with glowing review for ‘Cohesion’ from German site MOS EISLEY MUSIC “Each a master of his instrument”

News from Germany came in recently about a great review for WWR-signed Sax-trio-on-the-rise Partikel, who’s been making big waves in Mainland Europe following a flood of praise in their native UK.  We released their 2nd album and first for WWR ‘Cohesion’ earlier this year, and the band has been busier

29th November 2012: All About Jazz and The Observer rave about New Focus by Konrad Wiszniewski and Euan Stevenson

A pair of great reviews have just hit for our New Focus album which launched on NOV 5th of this year and has seen some very impressive accolades in the press so far. We’ve just had two great reviews come in and here are the highlights: “New Focus is a

29th November 2012: BIG NEWS!! 2012 MOJO Magazine Jazz Album of the year for THE STRUT by Gareth Lockrane!!

2012 MOJO MAGAZINE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (JAZZ CATEGORY) THE STRUT BY GARETH LOCKRANE Extremely exciting news comes in today as we learn that Gareth Lockrane’s first WWR release ‘The Strut’ (launched not even a month ago) has been chosen by MOJO Magazine as ALBUM OF THE YEAR in the

26th November 2012: Tom Gibbs’ Fear of Flying with glowing reviews from The Herald of Scotland and The Jazz Breakfast + 606 Club official Launch party in 2 days!!

  Tom Gibbs is currently touring the UK with his all star quartet from his debut album Fear of Flying, featuring Will Vinson on Sax, Euan Burton on Bass, and James Maddren on Drums.  We’ve just had two great reviews hit for the album from The Jazz Breakfast and The

17th November 2012: The BANNED IN LONDON release tour complete: Update on The Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch 5tet + latest live reviews, 4 Star Irish Times & Financial Times Review, Jazz Breakfast.

  The Aruan Ortiz and Michael Janisch Quintet (featuring Greg Osby, Raynald Colom and Rudy Royston) had a busy fall, launching their debut album Banned in London as well as embarking on a major release tour which saw the band perform in Turkey, Germany, and UK. Highlights for the band

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