15th December 2011: Andre Canniere ‘Forward Space’ Now available for purchase exclusively at WWR.

Andre Canniere, an American trumpeter, composer, bandleader and film scorer now based in London, is officially releasing his next album ‘Forward Space’ in January of 2012.  But….. Just in time for your last minute holiday shoppers we’ve just got them hot off the press and they are now available as advance copies exclusively here on this site until the official release date of 23/01/12.  Click on Andre’s image over to the left on the home page, or go to the Store/CD area of the site.  

We’re really excited about this album– Andre’s writing has something very special.  He’s accomplished the seemingly difficult task in contemporary jazz of creating music that allows the band to explore over tricksy forms and harmonies while maintaining a central focus on poignant and strong melodies that anyone can hear immediately as a ‘song.’   You would think this would be the intent of any jazz musician, but many times we see too much focus on ‘head’ and not ‘heart’ in contemporary jazz.  This is not the case with Andre– and some of the tracks rock out as well!  It’s a great eclectic mix of sounds… Don’t miss out on this record if you’re a fan of strong melody and unexpected turns in music!