The magazine "Beat International" described Annie as: "The Sly and Robbie of British brass, the woman everyone turns to when they want a class trombone player" Annie has worked with many well known artists and is well known on the international Jazz scene and was a member of Chris MacGregor's Brotherhood of Breath and the Carla Bley Very Big Band. She also tours regularly with the Penguin Café Orchestra, Jasper van't Hof's Dutch/African group Pili Pili and is also a member of Rude.
Currently Annie has her own band "The Annie Whitehead Experience". The line-up is Annie on trombone, Jennifer Maidman on guitar, Steve Lodder on keyboards, Dudley Phillips on bass and Liam Genocky on the drums.
"Space age themes...a rock influenced funk beat...impressive soloists...one of the most individual and cohesive bands currently touring the jazz circuit" (Alyn Shipton THE TIMES)
"Sharp musicians are encouraged to converse in attractive settings drawn from African townships jive, funk, blues and straight-ahead jazz with a kink in it." (John Fordham THE GUARDIAN)
"A powerful mixture of African grooves, blustery free jazz, almost Ellingtonian expressionism at times and bursts of driving blues" (THE GUARDIAN GUIDE)