14th March 2017: Josephine Davies talks to London Jazz about recent release ‘Satori’ + All About Jazz review

  “A truly gifted and imaginative saxophonist, Davies undoubtedly possesses the art of the improviser and has produced an album of exuberant lyricism and consistently engaging tunes.” All About Jazz (full review) Official album trailer for Satori (left) Josephine Davies – saxophone Dave Whitford – bass Paul Clarvis – drums

13th March 2017: “New stories brimming with invention.” Jazzwise Magazine feature + review of Partikel’s Counteraction prior to its release March 24th

  “Diverse and symphonic… New stories bursting with invention.” Jazzwise Magazine Jazzwise Magazine feature – March 2017 (above) Since their Whirlwind debut as an acoustic trio (Cohesion, 2012), Partikel have progressively pushed at the developmental possibilities, and 2015’s String Theory – augmenting the line-up of Duncan Eagles (saxophones), Max Luthert

10th March 2017: Release Day: Kenny Warren Quartet’s ‘Thank You for Coming to Life’ ft. JP Schlegelmilch, Noah Garabedian & Satoshi Takeishi + Japan & US show dates and new official album trailer

   Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more   Trumpeter and composer Kenny Warren brings his new album Thank You for Coming to Life to Whirlwind – with close friends and empathetic colleagues JP Schlegelmilch (piano), Noah Garabedian (bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (drums) – in a program

9th March 2017: Joel Harrison’s 2017 Alternative Guitar Summit starts in New York March 10th

On Fri March 10, guitarist, composer, arranger vocalist and songwriter Joel Harrison (Spirit House, Leave The Door Open) presents the 2017 Alternative Guitar Summit, a yearly gathering of daring and inventive players who emphasize new and unusual approaches to the guitar and celebrates its enormous range, beyond style or genre. This year the festival

7th March 2017: Double bassist and composer Hayden Prosser to release debut album ‘Tether’ May 12th 2017

  Click HERE to hear sample tracks from Tether     The searching, cyclical aura of double bassist and composer Hayden Prosser’s debut acoustic album Tether fascinatingly finds its roots in electronic and process music. Hailing from Somerset, England, and now based in Berlin, Prosser met up with New York pianist Elias

2nd March 2017: Pete McCann’s ‘Range’ Quartet (Dave Pietro, Matt Clohesy, Mark Ferber) with Wisconsin dates next week starting March 6

Next week, guitarist Pete McCann will be performing a series of concerts and workshops with his quartet in Wisconsin feat. Dave Pietro (sax) Matt Clohesy (basses) and Mark Ferber (drums) in support of his Whirlwind solo album Range. For details and ticket information on all shows go here    

1st March 2017: NYSQ (Tim Armacost, David Berkman, Daiku Yasukagawa and Gene Jackson) to release ‘Sleight Of Hand’ 28th April (UK) May 5 (USA) plus USA & Japan Tour dates

We’re happy to announce the third Whirlwind release from NYSQ.  Read about the new album below and scroll down to see their upcoming launch dates in USA and Japan.   Click to listen to samples from Sleight Of Hand   2017 Releases Sampler by NYSQ It’s now approaching twelve years

1st March 2017: ‘Roots of Unity’ by Escape Hatch (Ivo Neame, Andrea Di Biase, Dave Hamblett and Julian Argüelles) ★★★★ from The Jazz Mann amongst latest album reviews

2016 Releases Sampler by Escape Hatch A piano trio who have been honing and roadworking their craft over the past few years, Escape Hatch recently released their debut album Roots of Unity on Whirlwind. A collaborative concept birthed by Milan-born double bassist Andrea Di Biase and British pianist Ivo Neame, the

28th February 2017: Cloudmakers Trio ‘Five’ live recording at the Vortex on the 10th & 11th

Cloudmakers Trio (Five) return to London tonight for two shows at the Vortex Jazz Club which will be recorded live for their third Whirlwind album, the follow up to Abstract Forces and Live At The Pizza Express ft. Ralph Alessi. Jim Hart – vibraphone Michael Janisch – double bass Hannes Riepler –

24th February 2017: UK Release day: Tim Armacost ‘Time Being’ featuring Robert Hurst, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and Dave Kikoski + tour photos & reviews from Jazzwise Magazine, London Jazz feature & more

We’re pleased to announce the UK release today…  Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more Tim has just completed a 2 week jaunt around Europe promoting the album with special guests on drums and Michael Janisch on double bass.  Here’s some photos from Jimmy Glass in

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