28th February 2020: Whirlwind signs saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa for June 19th release of ‘Hero Trio’

Announcing the signing of saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa for his June 19th release Hero Trio, featuring François Moutin on double bass & Rudy Royston on drums.   “After having released 15 albums of original music as a leader/co-leader, it is an immense pleasure to record music that is not

27th February 2020: MONOCLED MAN drops 4 track EP ‘Bernabe Jurado’ April 17 on 7″ / DL

Monocled Man is back with a 4 track EP Bernabe Jurado dropping April 17 on 7″ LP and DL.  Stay tuned for more information and pre-order. Bernabe Jurado is the third release from Monocled Man, the brainchild of trumpet player/producer Rory Simmons – featuring guitarist Chris Montague and drummer Jon

21st February 2020: Jure Pukl’s Whirlwind album ‘Broken Circles’ featuring Charles Altura, Matt Brewer, Joel Ross, Kweku Sumbry drops today + latest reviews and tour dates

  Purchase CD • DL • 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition  “A quintet of musicians working and playing to create messages that resonate… His [Pukl’s] writing keeps on maturing as does his playing.” Step Tempest (read review)   The sociopolitical and environmental focus on our world seems to be stronger than

14th February 2020: Andre Canniere ‘Ghost Days’ releases today – CD / DL / 180 gram red vinyl + 4 Stars from UK Vibe

    Out today on CD / DL and 180 gram Red Vinyl (LP ships in April) . “The songs deal with loss, anxiety and disappointment, yet are often uplifting in nature with a quirky sense of humour and an imaginative and hopeful message that works its way effortlessly through

12th February 2020: Walter Smith III ‘TWIO’ May 2020 Tour Dates

Walter Smith III released TWIO with us in 2018 and it’s remained a very popular release in our catalogue ever since. Excitedly, Walter will be touring Europe in May for one week only with Michael Janisch on bass and Eric Harland on drums, playing music from the album.  Dates are

7th February 2020: Scott Kinsey – Jazztimes 2019 Reader’s Poll keyboardist of the year + All About Jazz Interview

      Scott Kinsey has been voted as the number one keyboardist of the year by the Jazztimes 2019 reader’s poll, swiftly followed by Herbie Hancock, Cory Henry & Jeff Lorber. Scott has also just had a great feature in All About Jazz (full article) being interviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

7th February 2020: Announcing the May 29 release ‘Imagined Sky’ from guitarist & songwriter Matt Gold

  We’re delighted to announce the signing of guitarist and songwriter Matt Gold to Whirlwind, his album drops May 29th and will be available as CD / DL / 180 gram LP   Imagined Sky​ is the first solo record from Chicago-based guitarist and songwriter ​Matt Gold​. An incredibly in-demand

6th February 2020: Michael Janisch Band to appear at Love Supreme Festival July 5

  Michael Janisch will be appearing at Love Supreme Festival this summer on July 5th at the Big Top.  Stay tuned for timings. Michael released his 6th solo album Worlds Collide in Autumn of 2019 which was one of Jazzwise Magazine’s albums of the year, and debuted his new band

5th February 2020: IN COMMON 2 – May 15 official release date – April 28/29 Jazz Standard Launch Shows – Album Cover Preview

Presenting the album cover for the May 15th 2020 release of IN COMMON 2 from Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens. More info coming soon… Featuring: Micah Thomas, Linda May Han Oh and Nate Smith USA Launch dates: April 28/29 Jazz Standard, NYC CD • DL • 180 gram vinyl

4th February 2020: Natacha Atlas – Music Video for latest single ‘Inherent Rhythm’

    Natacha Altas has just released a music video for her latest single Inherent Rhythm from WWR debut Strange Days. The single features: Voice – Natacha Atlas, Tanya Wells Violin – Samy Bishai Piano – Alcyona Mick Bass – Andy Hamill Drums – Laurie Lowe Click here to listen

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