Alto saxophonist, composer and producer Logan Richardson is one of the stand-out creators working within the Black American improvised music tradition. His latest album, Afrofuturism, is the culmination of a multitude of influences and sources of inspiration, from close family to lost greats. Afrofuturism is available to pre-order on
Drummer Jeff Williams returns to Whirlwind for his sixth release on the label. Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales features an all-star cast of his longtime collaborators, with altoist John O’Gallagher and Josh Arcoleo on tenor making a ferocious twin-horn frontline and virtuoso bassist Sam Lasserson completing the
We’re pleased to announce the return of quartet SCOPES (Matt Chalk, Tony Tixier, Tom Berkmann & Mathias Ruppnig) to Whirlwind, who follow their eponymous 2018 debut with Age of Reason, due for release on September 10th. In their widely-anticipated second album Age of Reason the international group pens a
Bassist Orlando le Fleming’s latest release sees him team up with some of New York’s finest jazz and funk players for Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar, a tribute to the jazz funk pioneers of the 1908s. The album has been receiving fantastic plaudits from across the world. Included below are a
Trio Grande is the debut statement from a brand new project that unites three of the most inventive, exciting and accomplished musicians working at the interface of New York’s contemporary musical culture. British-born saxophonist Will Vinson, Israeli guitarist Gilad Hekselman and Mexico City native and Antonio Sánchez team up for
We’re delighted to announce that saxophonist, composer and arranger Julian Siegel will release his new album for jazz orchestra, Tales from the Jacquard on Whirlwind Recordings – releasing on June 25th. The nineteen piece all-star Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra made its debut with a major UK Tour in March
I Am Human –available on 12″ Silver Marble LP here French pianist Tony Tixier‘s new record I Am Human is out now for the first time on Vinyl. You can find a copy on our store on today’s first #BandcampFriday of the year. In response to a world struggling with disruption
In response to a world struggling with disruption and discord, Tony Tixier has instinctively turned towards his music as a way to re-establish the sundered connections of everyday existence. I Am Human, his latest limited edition release, was created when he returned from a sell-out US tour to find
