4th June 2012: Nick Vayenas’ ‘Nick Vayenas’ and Zhenya Strigalev’s ‘Smiling Organizm’ release worldwide today!

Whirlwind Recordings is proud to announce the worldwide release of Nick Vayenas ‘Nick Vayenas’ and Zhenya Strigalev’s ‘Smiling Organizm’ TODAY!! Now you can purchase both of these albums at our store in CD Format, Digital Album + Liner Notes, or Individual Tracks.

‘Nick Vayenas’ is Nick Vayenas’ debut WWR release and features the multi-instrumentalist performing for the first time on record as a Vocalist, Trumpeter and Trombonist alongside an all-star cast of musicians, including global World/Jazz music star Lionel Loeuke, WWR artist Patrick Cornelius on saxophones, Dan Kaufman on piano, Vicente Archer on Bass, and Kendrick Scott on drums.  This music ranges from interpretations of the American songbook to Nick’s carefully penned original compositions.  Click HERE to purchase ‘Nick Vayenas.’

Zhenya Strigalev’s ‘Smiling Organizm’ is the leader’s fifth album to date, and his first for WWR.  The album features Strigalev’s genre-bending compositions mixing avante-rock-funk with contemporary straight ahead, and boasts a bumper-crop of some of the creative music world’s most celebrated artists in Liam Noble on Piano, Vitaly Golovnev on Trumpet, Tim Lefebvre and Larry Grenadier on Basses!!, and the one and only Eric Harland on drums. Click HERE to purchase ‘Smiling Organizm.’

Congrats to both Zhenya Strigalev and Nick Vayenas on their recent releases.