For the the best part of a decade, British-born guitarist Tam de Villiers (now firmly established in France) has been striving for musical authenticity, compositional originality and honest group interplay. A core aim of recent release Panacea was to build upon the long-standing musical relationship of de Villiers’ quartet and use
Robin Goodie is the second album on Whirlwind Recordings for Russian alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev and his acclaimed fusion-edged six-piece Smiling Organizm featuring Blue Note-signed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, double bassist Larry Grenadier (Brad Mehldau and Pat Metheny), electric bassist Tim Lefebvre (Wayne Krantz and Michael Wollny), pianist Taylor Eigsti (Joshua Redman and Christian
Pre order Tetra now and get the album in MP3 320 instantly with the physical CD to follow on release. Esteemed British saxophonist Julian Argüelles brings his working quartet, Tetra, to Whirlwind in an immersive, hour-long sequence of material written specifically with his colleagues in mind: Kit Downes (piano),
Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser made his Whirlwind debut earlier this year with his new quartet album Spring Rain, a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Blaser is a musician who seeks to widen the musical scope of his instrument while retaining its tonal identity and thrives on continually
Zero Sum World showcases an eclectic mish-mash of influences from musics around the world, but it’s Law’s thematic writing and playing that binds its eleven tracks together into one uniform statement. No doubt the amount of touring the band has done over the last two years comes into play in
Jazztimes magazine has featured guitarist Matthew Stevens in a recent edition. With his debut recording as a leader, Woodwork, Stevens has come fully into his own. The album showcases Stevens’ diverse influences, his warm, robust sound, and his fluid, emotive playing at the helm of a stellar quintet which features multiple
This week sees the launch of two exciting new events for Whirlwind. Tonight at London’s 606 Club, the first in a series of ‘Whirlwind Nights at the 606’ starts with performances from WWR founder Michael Janisch and his long-standing musical colleague Zhenya Strigalev. This monthly residency will feature Whirlwind artists fronting their own
For the the best part of a decade, British-born guitarist Tam de Villiers (now firmly established in France) has been striving for musical authenticity, compositional originality and honest group interplay. A core aim of recent release Panacea was to build upon the long-standing musical relationship of de Villiers’ quartet and use 
Robin Goodie is the second album on Whirlwind Recordings for Russian alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev and his acclaimed fusion-edged six-piece Smiling Organizm featuring Blue Note-signed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, double bassist Larry Grenadier (Brad Mehldau and Pat Metheny), electric bassist Tim Lefebvre (Wayne Krantz and Michael Wollny), pianist Taylor Eigsti (Joshua Redman and Christian 
Pre order Tetra now and get the album in MP3 320 instantly with the physical CD to follow on release. Esteemed British saxophonist Julian Argüelles brings his working quartet, Tetra, to Whirlwind in an immersive, hour-long sequence of material written specifically with his colleagues in mind: Kit Downes (piano), 
Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser made his Whirlwind debut earlier this year with his new quartet album Spring Rain, a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Blaser is a musician who seeks to widen the musical scope of his instrument while retaining its tonal identity and thrives on continually 
Zero Sum World showcases an eclectic mish-mash of influences from musics around the world, but it’s Law’s thematic writing and playing that binds its eleven tracks together into one uniform statement. No doubt the amount of touring the band has done over the last two years comes into play in 
Jazztimes magazine has featured guitarist Matthew Stevens in a recent edition. With his debut recording as a leader, Woodwork, Stevens has come fully into his own. The album showcases Stevens’ diverse influences, his warm, robust sound, and his fluid, emotive playing at the helm of a stellar quintet which features multiple 
This week sees the launch of two exciting new events for Whirlwind. Tonight at London’s 606 Club, the first in a series of ‘Whirlwind Nights at the 606’ starts with performances from WWR founder Michael Janisch and his long-standing musical colleague Zhenya Strigalev. This monthly residency will feature Whirlwind artists fronting their own