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 &
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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