31st March 2020: Harish Raghavan – Featured on France Musique Radio

Bassist & composer Harish Raghavan has recently been featured on national radio station France Musique (read more here) following his November release Calls For Action starring Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone, Micah Thomas on piano, Joel Ross on vibraphone & Kweku Sumbry on drums. Calls For Action is available on CD • DL • 2 x 180 Gram Limited Edition Vinyl here.

27th March 2020: Single ‘A Room in my Mind’ from Kenny Warren’s ‘In The Heat’ released today + two tracks available for instant download with every pre-order

  Pre – Order CD/DL: HERE   Brooklyn based trumpeter Kenny Warren’s wide-ranging, adventurous musicality has led him on diverse explorations across the musical landscape, from jazz to Americana and from folk to free. His new record In The Heat features a suite of compositions that he wrote for bassist

24th March 2020: Michael Janisch – Features in JazzTimes Magazine & Bass Guitar Magazine for ‘Worlds Collide’

Michael Janisch has recently been featured in JazzTimes Magazine where he discusses life as a bass player & composer in their latest edition focusing on the bass, including a featured article on Christian McBride.  He’s also been featured recently in Bass Guitar Magazine. Check images below. Michael’s latest album Worlds

23rd March 2020: Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens’ ‘In Common 2’ CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition White Vinyl now available for pre-order + instant grat track ‘Roy Allan’

  Pre Order now on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition White Vinyl & receive instant grat track: here   Long time musical associates Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens perform in a multiplicity of projects at the vanguard of the international jazz & improvised music scene, touring

23rd March 2020: Chris Montague’s ‘Warmer Than Blood’ CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition Vinyl ft Kit Downes and Ruth Goller now available for pre-order with instant gratification track

  Pre Order now on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition Vinyl & receive instant grat track: here   Warmer Than Blood ​is the new venture from critically acclaimed composer and guitarist ​Chris Montague ​(Troyka, Squarepusher, Benny Greb). It brings together pianist and ECM recording artist Kit Downes

20th March 2020: Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet ‘When Angels Fall’ – worldwide CD store release day + ★★★★ Downbeat Magazine

Today is the official international store release for the CD version of Wojtek Mazolewski’s latest album When Angels Fall.  You can also pre order the LP which ships in mid April. Stay tuned for upcoming concert dates, as due to Covid-19 Wojtek’s band has endured dozens of cancellations. We’ll have

16th March 2020: Harish Raghavan ‘Calls for Action’ ★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine Review

  “Superb contributions all round that offer as much a collective dialogue as a solo platform… It’s one of the strongest bassist-led debuts for some time.” ★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine (Editor’s Choice) It is just over four months ago that bassist Harish Raghavan released WWR debut ‘Calls For Action’ featuring Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone, Micah

13th March 2020: Andrew Bain’s ‘No Boundaries’ ft. John O’Gallagher, Peter Evans and Alex Bonney – released today – available as limited edition 180 gram Violet-Splattered 12″ vinyl (and DL)

Available as limited edition 180 gram Violet-Splattered 12″ vinyl (and DL)  DL • 12″ LP – 180g – Limited Edition here When a quartet of established, improvising musicians arrives on stage, there can be some expectation in our minds as to what might ensue. But in the case of live-recorded

12th March 2020: Monocled Man (Rory Simmons, Chris Montague and Jon Scott)’Bernabe Jurado EP / 7″ single now available for pre-order – with immediate download of ‘Raw, Mineral Blue’ + album launch date

  Instant download of ‘Raw, Mineral Blue’ with every pre – order of Bernabe Jurado EP / 7″ LP: here   Bernabe Jurado is the third release from Monocled Man, the boundary-crossing project assembled by trumpeter/programmer/producer Rory Simmons to realise his idiosyncratic musical vision that marries the freedom of improvisation,

10th March 2020: Patrick Cornelius’ Acadia to release ‘Way of the Cairns’ ft. Kristjan Randalu, Michael Janisch and Paul Wiltgen – Autumn 2020

Whirlwind welcomes back Patrick Cornelius for his fourth Whirlwind release, Way of the Cairns with a new collective ensemble – Acadia. The album consists of a suite of compositions inspired by Acadia National Park in Maine, along with additional brand new material written by the other band members (Kristjan Randalu – piano,

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