26th April 2019: Jeff Williams’ ‘Bloom’ ft Michael Formanek & Carmen Staaf released today + NYC launch concert details

  Jeff Williams’ Bloom CD • DL  here (Vinyl edition news coming soon)   Bloom by Jeff Williams . . It speaks volumes when the bustling opening track of drummer Jeff Williams’ new piano trio release, Bloom, is revealed as “just us warming up, getting our headphone mix together”! For

25th April 2019: Preston Glasgow Lowe play Jazz in the Round April 29 + latest reviews for ‘Something About Rainbows’ including ★★★★ from UK Vibe

Riding the loftiest cirrus of boundary-leaping improvised music, guitar fusion trio Preston Glasgow Lowe follow up their eponymous 2016 Whirlwind debut recording with Something About Rainbows – a prismatic collection of original compositions which combine intricate, thunderous energy with aesthetic, harmonic grace. And while LA-based photographer Josh Rose’s minimal ‘industrial rainbow’

23rd April 2019: Post – Easter Clearance Sale – up to 50% off on albums, vinyl, merch and more… ends April 28th Midnight (London, UK time)

Hello everyone, Thank you for all the support thus far in 2019 – our year has already been a Whirlwind of great music and we have over a dozen releases planned for the rest of the year. Keep checking our news feed for more info as it comes out. This

18th April 2019: Whirlwind signs Natacha Atlas for October 4th Release ‘Strange Days’

Whirlwind is elated to announce the signing of internationally-acclaimed artist Natacha Atlas and her October 4th release Strange Days.  Heralded as one of the world’s most distinctive voices, she’s carved a path synthesising western and middle eastern vocal traditions with mind-blowing dexterity. Natacha’s latest work sees her push vocal and

16th April 2019: Pre-order Tori Freestone Trio’s third Whirlwind release ‘El Mar de Nubes’ ft Dave Manington – double bass and Tim Giles – drums (release date 31st May) + UK tour dates

CD • DL (check back for vinyl news) available for pre-order: here   The natural phenomenon of the Canary Islands’ ‘sea of clouds’ is an exhilarating experience – a highland ascent which rewards with views across the shifting stratocumulus ocean surrounding El Teide (the highest point in Spain) and her

12th April 2019: We’re hiring! Social Media/Communications Assistant – read for more info

  We are looking to hire a bright, enthusiastic social media/communications assistant to support the management team of our rapidly expanding record label. Reporting to the Label Manager, duties will include real time reporting on our catalogue of releases via social media, basic graphic design and collating reports from our

12th April 2019: Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick ‘Criss Cross’ + Josephine Davies Big Band take part in David Mossman Jazz (Orchestra!) Festival at Vortex Jazz Club Sunday 14th April

Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick duo (Criss Cross, El Barranco, In The Chop House) and Josephine Davies (Satori, In the Corners of Clouds) Big Band will all be on the line up for the David Mossman Jazz (Orchestra!) Festival at London’s Vortex Jazz Club this weekend. More information and tickets:

12th April 2019: Cloudmakers Trio announce May live dates + latest reviews from UK, France and Germany for recent release ‘Traveling Pulse’

Vibraphonist, drummer and composer Jim Hart’s ascension, especially over the past decade, has been nothing short of remarkable. Much sought-after across Europe, he has worked alongside an illustrious roster of musicians including Stan Sulzmann, Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler. Yet as bandleader, his

12th April 2019: Quinsin Nachoff’s ‘Path of Totality ★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine review + ‘Taking Off’ feature and live in NYC tonight at Hunter College

The worldwide press continues for Quinsin Nachoff’s latest… “A very rewarding listen.” ★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine “Shows how well-thought-out composing and improvising can be adventurously matched without losing the allure of professional, swinging creativity.” The Wholenote (full review) “The three bandmates push forward while weaving in and out of one another’s paths.”

9th April 2019: Partisans with new album ‘Nit De Nit’ (recorded live at The Vortex in London) available to pre-order now (releasing 17th May 2019) + tour dates

  Pre-order CD • DL:  here (vinyl news coming soon)   With an authority developed over two decades on the circuit, Partisans are proud to unleash their first live album, Nit De Nit, recorded at London’s Vortex Club. Across this rezzed-up hour-plus of back-catalogue reinventions and new delights, electric guitarist

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