Bassist, producer and founder of Whirlwind Recordings Michael Janisch will be premiering a new band featuring Walter Smith III (saxes), James Francies (piano/keys) and Eric Harland (drums) in March 2023. The band will perform a week’s run of shows and complete the mini-tour in Amsterdam to record a new
Announcing the second Whirlwind release from saxophonist and composer Jasper Blom. His new album – Polyphony 3 – follows his 2019’s Polyphony and releases March 10 2023 on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition LP, featuring his longstanding quartet with special guest pianist Pablo Held. Jasper Blom
We’re thrilled to welcome Nite Bjuti (pronounced night beauty) to Whirlwind to put out their debut album July 14 2023. Nite Bjuti is a US-based, Afro-Caribbean, woman-led improvised experimental trio of vocalist Candice Hoyes, GRAMMY-nominated sound chemist Val Jeanty and bassist Mimi Jones – who weave together multiple strands of storytelling
Acrobats, by Jo Lawry is now available to pre-order. Jo Lawry – voice Linda May Han Oh – double bass Allison Miller – drums Australian vocalist Jo Lawry has forged an impressive solo career with a global fan base, while earning deep respect as a ‘musician’s singer’ within and beyond
Redefining Element 78 by Rebecca Nash is out now. Check it out here. PERSONNEL Rebecca Nash – piano John O’Gallagher – saxophone Nick Malcolm – trumpet Jamie Leeming – guitar Paul Michael – bass Matt Fisher – drums Chris Mapp – electronics (4,6) Nick Walters – electronics (5) ABOUT THE
“This work was conceived out of my love for the richness of the jazz music and my cultural/religious reference point as a young man growing up in London today. I’ve been very fortunate to create music with such amazing musicians and to have been taught/mentored by great thinkers of music.
Jo Lawry will be out on tour next month promoting her forthcoming album Acrobats. She’ll be joined by Orlando Le Fleming on double bass and Allison Miller on drums. Jo Lawry The Acrobats Tour | January 2023 13 – Poole, England 14 – Dublin, Ireland 15 – Dublin, Ireland 16
Phoenix is the highly-anticipated, expansive new album in the musical evolution of alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin, due out January 27, 2023. The album was produced by the multi-Grammy-award winning Terri Lyne Carrington and features a star-studded line up of specially curated guests Dianne Reeves, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Patrice
