17th August 2018: NYSQ announce their seventh release: ‘Heaven Steps to Seven’ on 21st September (26th October – North America) CD – DL – LP 180gram

  Pre-order Heaven Steps to Seven (CD, DL and 180 gram Limited Edition LP): here   Heaven Steps to Seven by NYSQ Building on the significant success of their sixth release, Sleight of Hand (Whirlwind, 2017), the New York Standards Quartet presents another coruscating showcase of reimagined, classic songs on

16th August 2018: Jure Pukl’s ‘Doubtless’ – ★★★★½ from DownBeat Magazine, Concerto Magazine, ★★★★ All About Jazz, The Jazz Mann + October Euro tour dates

Jure Pukl’s Doubtless is a family affair – an exuberant, high-spirited double-tenor quartet with wife Melissa Aldana plus close friends Joe Sanders (double bass) and Greg Hutchinson (drums). Here are the latest press highlights for Doubtless: “Slovenia-born Jure Pukl and his wife,Melissa Aldana, both tenor saxophone players, share a common musical vision

3rd August 2018: Wojtek Mazolewski’s ‘Polka – Worldwide Deluxe Edition’ released today – ★★★★★ reviews from DownBeat Magazine and Kind of Jazz + Clash Music video premier feature for ‘Roma’

  Polka – Worldwide Deluxe Edition – CD, 2x LP 180 gram gatefold, DL: here   Polka – Worldwide Deluxe Edition by Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet   “Mazolewski pulls diverse influences together to quite stunning effect, helped by his skilled, enthusiastic and infectious band… A quite wonderful musical journey.” ★★★★★ Kind of

2nd August 2018: Dee Byrne announces Entropi autumn dates + press highlights inc ★★★★ from Jazz Journal for recent release ‘Moment Frozen’

With an invigorating spirit embodying the sequential, macrocosmic concept of ‘order, unpredictability, then descent into disorder’ (originally launched and explored in the debut album New Era), London-based alto saxophonist Dee Byrne’s five-piece Entropi continue their extra-terrestrial flight with Moment Frozen – a sweeping sequence of eight original compositions again frequently

27th July 2018: George Colligan’s solo piano album ‘Nation Divided’ drops today + summer tour dates

      CDs/Downloads for Nation Divided: here   Nation Divided by George Colligan In his first solo piano release for Whirlwind – Nation Divided – George Colligan takes a lead from Duke Ellington’s quoted notion that “…this is not piano. This is dreaming”. The Portland-based pianist and multi-instrumentalist is known

25th July 2018: Gilles Peterson BBC Radio 6 and Worldwide FM’s Tina Edwards spin Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet’s ‘Polka – Worldwide Deluxe Edition’ + Nextbop feature + Tour Dates + Jazz Café Sept 21

Pre-order Polka – Worldwide Deluxe Edition CD, 2x LP 180 gram gatefold, DL: here   ​“​Wojtek Mazolewski is a bandleader and bassist of taste and talent, and a sense of music​ ​that the rest of the world needs to hear​.” Nextbop​ (full review)   Click here to get tickets to

20th July 2018: Cloudmakers Trio (FIVE) ‘Traveling Pulse’ 2 x LP 180 Gram Gatefold Limited Edition available for pre-order now (releases Oct 12, 2018) + latest press highlights and summer live dates

Pre-order 2 x LP 180 Gram Gatefold Limited Edition: here (ships around October 12th)   Vibraphonist, drummer and composer Jim Hart’s ascension, especially over the past decade, has been nothing short of remarkable. Much sought-after across Europe, he has worked alongside an illustrious roster of musicians including Stan Sulzmann, Sir

14th July 2018: Latest press highlights for Walter Smith III’s TWIO ft. Harish Raghaven and Eric Harland include ★★★★★ from Saarbrücker Zeitung + Limited Edition 12″, 180-gram LP

Limited Edition 12″, 180-gram LP with HIGH-RES download code order: here   TWIO by Walter Smith III Twio from tenor saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III features longstanding musical partners Harish Raghavan on double bass and Eric Harland on drums, with guests Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone) and Christian McBride (double bass).

5th July 2018: Rez Abbasi’s ‘Unfiltered Universe’ ft. Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Johannes Weidenmüeller, Dan Weiss and Elizabeth Mikhael continues to draw critical acclaim from UK, rest of Europe and USA + Jazzwise Magazine feature

Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe presents the line-up of pianist Vijay Iyer, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Dan Weiss, plus guest appearances from renowned

29th June 2018: George Colligan to release solo piano album ‘Nation Divided’ July 27th – pre-order now and receive instant gratification track ‘Streetfight’ + tour dates

      Pre- order Nation Divided: here   Nation Divided by George Colligan In his first solo piano release for Whirlwind – Nation Divided – George Colligan takes a lead from Duke Ellington’s quoted notion that “…this is not piano. This is dreaming”. The Portland-based pianist and multi-instrumentalist is

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