17th August 2020: ICYMI Kenny Warren’s ‘In The Heat’ recently played on BBC Radio 3 J to Z + reviews from Jazzma and JazzViews

Trumpeter Kenny Warren is a creative voice in the world of free trumpet improvisation. Here, he teams up with Matthias Pichler and Nathan Ellman-Bell for ‘In The Heat’, an album which perfectly summarises their relationship as musicians and close friends. Kenny’s track ‘The Air Conditioning’ recently featured on BBC Radio 3’s

16th August 2020: Rudresh Mahanthappa ‘Hero Trio’ available now – latest press includes Jazzwise feature & Editor’s Choice, plus All About Jazz Album of the Week and reviews from Jazzma, London Jazz News and more

  Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa recently released Hero Trio on Whirlwind Recordings, an album that pays tribute to his greatest influences with an album of diverse interpretations. In this widely praised album, Rudresh joins forces with long-time collaborates François Moutin (bass) and Rudy Royston (drums). Hero Trio is out now on 12″ LP

11th August 2020: First single from Josephine Davies’s ‘How Can We Wake?’ – ‘Ananda: bliss’ available now + whole album available to pre-order on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl, Digital Download and CD

Saxophonist Josephine Davies continues to bring a distinctive voice to the UK Jazz scene. Her latest Satori project is the most spiritually engaged so far. How Can We Wake? engages in a spiritual, existential journey through a variety of different moods and mental states, to create a flowing response that embraces

9th August 2020: ‘Guardians Of The Heart Machine’ – saxophonist Seamus Blake’s 2019 quartet release featured in Concerto Magazine, Medien Info and more – available on Vinyl, CD & DL

  Guardians of the Heart Machine – the debut Whirlwind release from tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake – blends Blake’s considerable experience in contemporary jazz with three exciting players originally from the French scene – pianist Tony Tixier, double bassist Florent Nisse and drummer Gautier Garrigue. Heralded as one of the

9th August 2020: John Turville ‘Head First’ (featuring Julian Argüelles, James Maddren, Dave Whitford and Robbie Robson) featured in Concerto Magazine, Fono Forum and Musik Reviews

Pianist John Turville has established himself as a mainstay of the UK and European contemporary jazz scenes. His debut quintet release, Head First, features many of the finest players on the UK circuit: saxophonist Julian Argüelles, double bassist Dave Whitford, drummer James Maddren; and trumpeter Robbie Robson. The album is

7th August 2020: Rick Simpson – ‘Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited’ available to pre-order today on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Black and Yellow Split Vinyl / CD / DL – listen to ‘Morning Bell’ now

Reframing Radiohead’s iconic Kid A has been a long time coming for pianist Rick Simpson. Today, Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited is available to pre-order on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Black and Yellow Split Vinyl / CD / DL: here. When you pre-order the album, you will be

7th August 2020: Out today – Quinsin Nachoff’s Pivotal Arc on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Dark Green Vinyl / CD / DL featuring Nathalie Bonin, Mark Helias, Satoshi Takeishi, Michael Davidson, JC Sanford and Molinari String Quartet – available on 12″ LP 180g Dark Green Vinyl / CD / DL

“A multifaceted but seamless sound world interweaving driving rhythms, pointillistic modernism, and folk-tinged romance.” CBC (full feature) Pivotal Arc is available now on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Dark Green Vinyl / CD / DL / Stream: here Out today as part of August’s #BandcampFriday Saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff’s career

30th July 2020: Partisans ‘Nit de Nit’ ★★★★ from Jazzwise, UK Vibe and The Jazz Mann + coverage from Jazz Views, All About Jazz and more

  Partisans (comprised of electric guitarist Phil Robson, saxophonist Julian Siegel, electric bassist Thaddeus Kelly and drummer Gene Calderazzo) focus on collective improvisation, bringing bags of power and personality to this release. Recorded in their old Stoke Newington stomping ground The Vortex, Nit de Nit is an alchemic concoction of groove, homage and

28th July 2020: Django-shift (Rez Abbasi, Neil Alexander and Michael Sarin) available on 12″ 180g Limited Edition Vinyl / CD / DL – pre-ordering now

Guitarist Rez Abbasi follows two successful Whirlwind releases – Unfiltered Universe and A Throw of Dice with Django-shift, a celebration of one of the foundational guitarists of the 20th Century, Django Reinhardt. Rez’s release sees him team up with Neil Alexander (organs) and Michael Sarin (drums) for this trio release,

23rd July 2020: ‘Waynes’, the first single from Orlando le Fleming’s album ‘Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar’ streaming now – free instant download with every pre-order on 2x 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Blue with White Splattered Vinyl / CD / DL

Bassist Orlando Le Fleming follows up his Romantic Funk series with the second installment, Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar. Le Fleming has assembled an awesome team of top flight players: with Philip Dizack on trumpet and Will Vinson on sax in the frontline, Sean Wayland on keys and drummers Kush Abadey and Nate Wood

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