8th December 2021: ★★★★ Written in Music review and features in Jazzwise and Ottawa Citizen for Matthew Stevens’ ‘Pittsburgh’

Matthew Stevens‘ recently released album Pittsburgh receives ★★★★ from Written in Music and is featured in the Ottawa Citizen and Jazzwise. Read the full Written in Music review here and check out the Ottawa Citizen feature here. Check the latest edition of Jazzwise to see the full article. Pittsburgh is

3rd December 2021: IN COMMON III – The third album from Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens – featuring Kris Davis, Dave Holland and Terri Lyne Carrington – March 11 – 2022 + Euro Tour and Winter Jazz Fest show January 16

    It gives us great pleasure to finally announce a very special album that we’ve been keeping under wraps for some time: the 3rd album from Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens: IN COMMON III, featuring an all new, all-star rhythm section of legends Kris Davis, Dave Holland and

26th November 2021: Released today – ‘Glimpses of Truth’ from Ivo Neame – available on 180 gram Red Splattered Vinyl LP, CD & DL

180 gram Red Splattered Vinyl LP | CD | DL It gives us great pleasure to announce Glimpses of Truth, the new big band album – recorded remotely in lockdown –  from Ivo Neame is released today. Tracks from the album have been featured on prestigous playlists; Jazz X-Press, Destination

25th November 2021: Chet Doxas ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ receives critical acclaim from WBGO, Jazz da Gama and ★★★★ from Written in Music

You Can’t Take It With You is the latest album from Chet Doxas. The record sees him team up with two star collaborators – Thomas Morgan and Ethan Iverson – on a release that represents a key shift in Doxas’ compositional and editing process. Inspired by the trios of Jimmy

24th November 2021: Rudresh Mahanthappa’s HERO TRIO and Michael Janisch Band to play Love Supreme Festival 2022

We’re happy to share the news that Rudresh Mahanthappa’s HERO TRIO and Michael Janisch Band will be performing at the UK’s Love Supreme Festival on Sunday July 3rd 2022 (tickets). The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is a three-day greenfield music festival held annually on the first weekend of July in

22nd November 2021: Pianist and composer Marta Sanchez to release ‘SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum)’ – the debut Whirlwind release drops 25 February 2022

  We’re delighted to announce the signing of pianist and composer Marta Sanchez, who will be releasing her next solo album SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) on Whirlwind Recordings.   Marta Sanchez’s creative voice is strikingly original – circling rhythms, elaborate forms and criss-crossing counterpoint distinguish her sonic signature on

12th November 2021: ‘Friends with Monsters’ the debut album from Nishla Smith – out today

      We’re elated to announce the debut album release for Nishla Smith today – CD / CD + Zine / DL / 180 Gram, 2xLP Pink Marble LP is here.   ABOUT THE ALBUM Singer Nishla Smith creates vivid, enigmatic stories through sound, her voice stretching from melancholic

9th November 2021: ‘Persevere Pt. 1’ by Ivo Neame streaming now – full album available to pre-order on Red Splattered Vinyl + more

  ‘Persevere (Part One)’ is the brand-new single from Ivo Neame‘s latest Whirlwind release Glimpses of Truth. It’s the freest track on the album, that proves “you don’t need to be n the same room at the same time to achieve something spontaneous and interactive,” according to Ivo. Stream the

9th November 2021: SCOPES Quartet begin Fall Tour – new press includes ★★★★ UK Vibe, Concerto Magazine and JazzViews

  Following their critically acclaimed eponymous debut in 2018, international jazz quartet SCOPES bring their blend of accessibility and adventure to Whirlwind Recordings for their second album, Age of Reason. Led by Austrian drummer Mathias Ruppnig, German bassist Tom Berkmann and French pianist Tony Tixier, American altoist Matt Chalk makes

1st November 2021: DownBeat Magazine and JazzTimes Magazine weigh in on Chet Doxas’ new record ‘You Can’t Take It With You’

  Juno-winning saxophonist Chet Doxas is a guiding voice in the world of creative improvised music. Doxas, co-leader of Riverside with trumpeter Dave Douglas and a respected collaborator of Carla Bley and Paul Bley, joins Whirlwind for You Can’t Take It With You, his ninth album as a leader and

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