Presenting Cloudmakers Trio ‘Five’ (from left to right: Dave Smith, Michael Janisch, Jim Hart, Antonin Tri Hoang, Hannes Riepler) After a successful North American tour taking in Rochester, Vancouver, Vitoria and Twin Cities Jazz festivals, Cloudmakers Trio once again open the door to collaboration by inviting two special guests
Announcing the June 2017 release from alto saxophonist and composer Samuel Eagles and his new band SPIRIT. His album Ask Seek Knock will be his first for Whirlwind and second as a leader. Check the video to the left to hear a track that was recorded featuring special guest
Click here for CDs or digital albums (ALAC, FLAC, MP3…) Upcoming tour dates: 2 December 2016 with Escape Hatch featuring Julian Arguelles at Jazz in Bess, Lugano, Switzerland. 3 December 2016 with Escape Hatch featuring Julian Arguelles at Folk Club, Torino, Italy. 4 December 2016 with Escape Hatch featuring
2016 Releases Sampler by Euan Stevenson & Konrad Wiszniewski Much of the acclaim received to date for New Focus On Song has centred on Scottish pianist/composer Euan Stevenson and saxophonist/composer Konrad Wiszniewski’s ability to write beautiful, haunting melodies where every piece in the sequel balances emotional power with exquisite craftsmanship. Stevenson provides
Infinitude – the concept of boundless possibility – is at the center of the music of Ingrid and Christine Jensen. Over the past twenty years or so, as trumpeter and saxophonist respectively, the West Canadian sisters have each shaped prolific careers in contemporary jazz, collaborating with influential names such as
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Rory Simmons has created a playlist exclusively for Condé Nast Traveller entitled: ‘A Weird Playlist For Remote Islands’. The playlist comprises tracks specially selected by Rory to conjure up the dreamy isolation of an uninhabited island and includes the title track from Rory’s recent release We Drift Meridian. Check
Drummer Jeff Williams and his quintet ft. both seasoned and up-and-coming colleagues from the UK: Josh Arcoleo (tenor saxophone), John O’Gallagher (alto saxophone), Kit Downes (keys) and Sam Lasserson (basses) start a UK tour this Friday (Nov 11th). The tour includes ‘Jeff Williams Midnight (Pizza) Express’ a late set plus jam session
Guitarist Phil Robson returns to the UK this week for a series of shows with his Organ Trio featuring Ross Stanley and Gene Calderazzo and a performance with Partisans for the EFG London Jazz Festival. Phil has released four contrasting solo records to date and is known throughout the world for his
Announcing the upcoming release of bassist and composer Hayden Prosser’s Tether in the spring of 2017. Featuring Elias Stemeseder (Jim Black Trio, Eyebone), Philipp Gropper (Hyperactive Kid, Philm) and Max Santner (Philipp Harnisch Quartet) this debut album comprises composed pieces with various forms of improvisation and explores elements of jazz, contemporary
2016 Releases Sampler by Sam Crockatt The title track ‘Canon’ (listen left) from Sam Crockatt‘s Mells Bells offers a glimpse into the saxophonist’s creative process. The initially cacophonic and then swirling beauty of church bell peals, witnessed from a vantage point above his Somerset home village, provided the inspiration for the piece.
Presenting Cloudmakers Trio ‘Five’ (from left to right: Dave Smith, Michael Janisch, Jim Hart, Antonin Tri Hoang, Hannes Riepler) After a successful North American tour taking in Rochester, Vancouver, Vitoria and Twin Cities Jazz festivals, Cloudmakers Trio once again open the door to collaboration by inviting two special guests 
Announcing the June 2017 release from alto saxophonist and composer Samuel Eagles and his new band SPIRIT. His album Ask Seek Knock will be his first for Whirlwind and second as a leader. Check the video to the left to hear a track that was recorded featuring special guest 
Click here for CDs or digital albums (ALAC, FLAC, MP3…) Upcoming tour dates: 2 December 2016 with Escape Hatch featuring Julian Arguelles at Jazz in Bess, Lugano, Switzerland. 3 December 2016 with Escape Hatch featuring Julian Arguelles at Folk Club, Torino, Italy. 4 December 2016 with Escape Hatch featuring 
2016 Releases Sampler by Euan Stevenson & Konrad Wiszniewski Much of the acclaim received to date for New Focus On Song has centred on Scottish pianist/composer Euan Stevenson and saxophonist/composer Konrad Wiszniewski’s ability to write beautiful, haunting melodies where every piece in the sequel balances emotional power with exquisite craftsmanship. Stevenson provides 
Announcing the upcoming release of bassist and composer Hayden Prosser’s Tether in the spring of 2017. Featuring Elias Stemeseder (Jim Black Trio, Eyebone), Philipp Gropper (Hyperactive Kid, Philm) and Max Santner (Philipp Harnisch Quartet) this debut album comprises composed pieces with various forms of improvisation and explores elements of jazz, contemporary