Anticipation is building for Rudresh Mathanthappa‘s Hero Trio release on Whirlwind Recordings (out June 19th). On Hero Trio, his sixteenth release as a leader/co-leader, Rudresh has moved the focus away from his own compositions to pay tribute to his greatest influences with an album of interpretations, enlisting the talents of long-time
four forty one was alto saxophonist Will Vinson‘s debut recording on Whirlwind which saw him realise on a long-held dream – to record with five of today’s finest pianists. Featuring Sullivan Fortner, Tigran Hamasyan, Gerald Clayton, Fred Hersch and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the differing combinations each represent a different aspect of Vinson’s
We’re pleased to announce that Quinsin Nachoff‘s third Whirlwind album Pivotal Arc will be available CD • DL • 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl on 7th August 2020. Saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff’s career to date has delivered a boundary-crossing body of work that’s consistently unpredictable, fearlessly innovative,
As part of #WhirlwindInFocus (Whirlwind’s new series of exclusive features, written features, Q & A sessions, video interviews & live playing sessions content), we spoke to guitarist Rez Abbasi about managing during lockdown, his upcoming release Django-shift and how the legendary Django Reinhardt continues to inspire countless creative projects. Interview
WELCOME! We’re pleased to announce a new development at Whirlwind: #WhirlwindInFocus. As a result of Covid-19 we’ve needed to immediately alter the way we work as a label, and one positive change will be working even closer with our artists – both past and present – to help promote their
‘Queen Anne’, the second single from Matt Gold‘s upcoming release Imagined Sky is out today. The release is Chicago-based guitarist and songwriter Matt Gold’s debut as leader, and features a central trio of Bryan Doherty (bass) and Jeremy Cunningham (drums). Imagined Sky has creative collaboration at its core, and is driven
We’re pleased to announce a new development at Whirlwind: #WhirlwindInFocus. As a result of Covid-19 we’ve needed to immediately alter the way we work as a label, and one positive change will be working even closer with our artists – both past and present – to help promote their music in
We’re delighted to announce that Django-shift, the new release from guitarist and multiple DownBeat critics poll winner Rez Abbasi, will be released on CD / DL / 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl on 28th August 2020. The album merges many of Django Reinhardt‘s rarely heard compositions with Abbasi’s arranging skills
Satori’s ‘Wabi Sabi’ was featured as Wednesday’s ‘Song of the Day’ on Jazziz (full feature). Inspired by the all-encompassing Japanese philosophy that celebrates the beauty of interpretation, the track appears on Satori’s album, In the Corners of Clouds, which is available: here. Off the back of this feature, we’re pleased
Peaceful King was promising keyboardist and composer Rebecca Nash‘s first major recording as leader. An album with collaboration at its core, it takes inspiration from an array of sources – rock, drum-and-bass, ‘70s fusion, soul-jazz and electronica, alongside singer-songwriter influences – and melts them into a progressive landscape that reflects the
Anticipation is building for Rudresh Mathanthappa‘s Hero Trio release on Whirlwind Recordings (out June 19th). On Hero Trio, his sixteenth release as a leader/co-leader, Rudresh has moved the focus away from his own compositions to pay tribute to his greatest influences with an album of interpretations, enlisting the talents of long-time 
four forty one was alto saxophonist Will Vinson‘s debut recording on Whirlwind which saw him realise on a long-held dream – to record with five of today’s finest pianists. Featuring Sullivan Fortner, Tigran Hamasyan, Gerald Clayton, Fred Hersch and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the differing combinations each represent a different aspect of Vinson’s 
We’re pleased to announce that Quinsin Nachoff‘s third Whirlwind album Pivotal Arc will be available CD • DL • 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl on 7th August 2020. Saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff’s career to date has delivered a boundary-crossing body of work that’s consistently unpredictable, fearlessly innovative, 
As part of #WhirlwindInFocus (Whirlwind’s new series of exclusive features, written features, Q & A sessions, video interviews & live playing sessions content), we spoke to guitarist Rez Abbasi about managing during lockdown, his upcoming release Django-shift and how the legendary Django Reinhardt continues to inspire countless creative projects. Interview 
WELCOME! We’re pleased to announce a new development at Whirlwind: #WhirlwindInFocus. As a result of Covid-19 we’ve needed to immediately alter the way we work as a label, and one positive change will be working even closer with our artists – both past and present – to help promote their 
‘Queen Anne’, the second single from Matt Gold‘s upcoming release Imagined Sky is out today. The release is Chicago-based guitarist and songwriter Matt Gold’s debut as leader, and features a central trio of Bryan Doherty (bass) and Jeremy Cunningham (drums). Imagined Sky has creative collaboration at its core, and is driven 
We’re delighted to announce that Django-shift, the new release from guitarist and multiple DownBeat critics poll winner Rez Abbasi, will be released on CD / DL / 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl on 28th August 2020. The album merges many of Django Reinhardt‘s rarely heard compositions with Abbasi’s arranging skills 
Satori’s ‘Wabi Sabi’ was featured as Wednesday’s ‘Song of the Day’ on Jazziz (full feature). Inspired by the all-encompassing Japanese philosophy that celebrates the beauty of interpretation, the track appears on Satori’s album, In the Corners of Clouds, which is available: here. Off the back of this feature, we’re pleased 
Peaceful King was promising keyboardist and composer Rebecca Nash‘s first major recording as leader. An album with collaboration at its core, it takes inspiration from an array of sources – rock, drum-and-bass, ‘70s fusion, soul-jazz and electronica, alongside singer-songwriter influences – and melts them into a progressive landscape that reflects the