Our #WhirlwindInFocus artist features and interviews return as Rosie Hanley takes over the writing mantle. The latest feature is an ‘in conversation’ longform article with the incomparable Mike Gibbs. Peerless composer, conductor, producer and arranger Mike Gibbs reminisces about recording Mike Gibbs + 12 play Gil Evans, his extraordinary career
Spanish Armerican Art Museum (SAAM) by pianist Marta Sanchez receives a fantastic review on The Quietus. SAAM is an album driven by emotional candour and boundary-pushing compositions, realised by a talented cast of frontline partners Alex Lore and Roman Filiu and Rashaan Carter and Allan Mednard on backline duties, alongside Sanchez. SAAM will be released 25 February 2022 on CD / DL
We’re delighted to announce the forthcoming record release by world-renowned, Spanish trumpeter and composer Raynald Colom on Whirlwind Recordings, in our second collaboration with Logan Richardson’s Wax Industry. A Million Dreams was recorded live in Pontinia, Italy by Colom and pianist Tony Tixier, Joe Sanders on double bass and Francesco
Rudresh Mahanthappa and the Hero Trio are back with a much-anticipated sequel. Out today, Animal Crossing is a digital-only EP featuring four new songs. Download or stream the EP here. Rudresh Mahanthappa – alto saxophone François Moutin – acoustic bass Rudy Royston – drums ABOUT THE ALBUM Listen! Up on all digital streaming services! It’s
Rudresh Mahanthappa and the Hero Trio are back with a much-anticipated sequel. Animal Crossing is a digital-only EP featuring four new songs. The full EP drops 4 February 2022 and first single, ‘Faith’ (George Michael) is out today. Rudresh Mahanthappa – alto saxophone François Moutin – acoustic bass Rudy Royston – drums
The title track from Spanish Armerican Art Museum (SAAM) by pianist Marta Sanchez is out now. Available to stream on all platforms, check out the track here. This second single follows last month’s release of ‘Marivi’ and comes before the full album drops on 25 February. SAAM is an album
The first single from Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens‘ forthcoming album In Common III is released today. Written in March 2020, ‘Orange Crush’ serves as a kind of overture for In Common III. Orbiting around a simple melody being twisted and rung out by members Matthew Stevens and Kris
The first single from Marta Sanchez‘ album SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) is released today. ‘Marivi’ features Ambrose Akinmusire and Camila Meza, and offers a warm tribute to Sanchez’s mother, who died during lockdown. Marta says: “I wrote ‘Marivi’ after I had finished writing all the music for the record. My
Pre-order In Common III – the forthcoming album from Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens – now via Bandcamp. Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens are back for the third iteration of their successful In Common formula – inventive ‘one-page songs’ written with specific musicians in mind. In Common III
Glimpses of Truth, the recently released big band album, by Ivo Neame receives press coverage from the Guardian – mentioned in the December jazz round up – and is featured on Marlbank. Read the full longform interview on Marlbank here Glimpses of Truth is available now on Red Splattered Vinyl LP,