Despite all its technical wizardry Groove or Die is a highly accessible album for anyone who loves the craft of songwriting. Paul’s lyrics reflect many of life’s ups and downs and his vocal delivery is as heartfelt and nuanced as his bass playing. After countless years on the road performing
String Theory is the third release from London-based Partikel (Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert and Eric Ford), a group that has maintained a feverish live schedule the past few years and is heralded as a significant new band on the European scene. With String Theory, a string quartet has been integrated seamlessly into Partikel’s trademark
The Kora Band, an ensemble which integrates the uniquely entrancing timbre of the kora — a traditional 21-string harp from West Africa — into a jazz context, present their third release New Cities and first for Whirlwind. The new album showcases a suite composed by pianist and bandleader Andrew
Ivo Neame, takes a side step from his octet and other projects to release this exciting new quintet title Strata. Collaborating again with UK luminaries (including three fellow Whirlwind artists) Tori Freestone (saxes/flutes), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Tom Farmer (bass) and Dave Hamblett (drums), this collection of eight Neame originals gyrates energetically
Click here for a CD or digital albums (ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more) “Those perfectly acceptable opening tracks are more than the stuff of just-another-jazz-guitar-recording… now they’re the lead-up to liftoff, when the musicians let loose, and technical precision transforms into a wild energy unleashed.” Bird Is The Worm
Some four years in gestation, the ambitious new double-disc project Paradigm Shift from London-based US bassist, composer and producer Michael Janisch sees the Whirlwind Recordings founder enter the spotlight with his multi-level approach to composition and performance. With the extensive launch tour currently underway, taking in Cardiff, Dorking, Derby and
Enjoying some 25 years as a highly respected sideman on the New York circuit, and a regular performer at Greenwich Village’s popular 55 Bar, multi-faceted jazz guitarist Pete McCann brings his fifth solo album to Whirlwind Recordings – a quintet recording of all-new material which distills his vast experience of
We Make The Rules is the debut Whirlwind release from the multifaceted drummer & composer Jochen Rueckert, a German native who’s been based in NYC since 1995, where he’s become one of the preeminent artists of his generation. We Make The Rules features all original music written by Rueckert and subsequently toured
Recorded live, earlier this Summer, this video shows Nick Vayenas and his 5tet featuring Patrick Cornelius performing ‘Prologue’, written by the New York based trumpet player, trombonist and composer for his debut Whirlwind release Nick Vayenas. Seamlessly straddling the commercial music industry and the improvised music world through his work with international
The New York Standards Quartet (NYSQ) is pianist David Berkman, drummer Gene Jackson, saxophonist Tim Armacost, and bassist Daiki Yasukagawa. This New York-based unit have developed a near telepathic relationship playing together since 2006. Conceptually, the NYSQ strives to develop its own language within the tradition of performing standard jazz
Despite all its technical wizardry Groove or Die is a highly accessible album for anyone who loves the craft of songwriting. Paul’s lyrics reflect many of life’s ups and downs and his vocal delivery is as heartfelt and nuanced as his bass playing. After countless years on the road performing 
String Theory is the third release from London-based Partikel (Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert and Eric Ford), a group that has maintained a feverish live schedule the past few years and is heralded as a significant new band on the European scene. With String Theory, a string quartet has been integrated seamlessly into Partikel’s trademark 
The Kora Band, an ensemble which integrates the uniquely entrancing timbre of the kora — a traditional 21-string harp from West Africa — into a jazz context, present their third release New Cities and first for Whirlwind. The new album showcases a suite composed by pianist and bandleader Andrew 
Ivo Neame, takes a side step from his octet and other projects to release this exciting new quintet title Strata. Collaborating again with UK luminaries (including three fellow Whirlwind artists) Tori Freestone (saxes/flutes), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Tom Farmer (bass) and Dave Hamblett (drums), this collection of eight Neame originals gyrates energetically 
Click here for a CD or digital albums (ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more) “Those perfectly acceptable opening tracks are more than the stuff of just-another-jazz-guitar-recording… now they’re the lead-up to liftoff, when the musicians let loose, and technical precision transforms into a wild energy unleashed.” Bird Is The Worm 
Some four years in gestation, the ambitious new double-disc project Paradigm Shift from London-based US bassist, composer and producer Michael Janisch sees the Whirlwind Recordings founder enter the spotlight with his multi-level approach to composition and performance. With the extensive launch tour currently underway, taking in Cardiff, Dorking, Derby and 
Enjoying some 25 years as a highly respected sideman on the New York circuit, and a regular performer at Greenwich Village’s popular 55 Bar, multi-faceted jazz guitarist Pete McCann brings his fifth solo album to Whirlwind Recordings – a quintet recording of all-new material which distills his vast experience of 
We Make The Rules is the debut Whirlwind release from the multifaceted drummer & composer Jochen Rueckert, a German native who’s been based in NYC since 1995, where he’s become one of the preeminent artists of his generation. We Make The Rules features all original music written by Rueckert and subsequently toured