Michael Janisch has established himself as a tireless creative force across the developing international spheres of contemporary improvised and experimental music.  Based in London (originally from the USA), he successfully traverses this creative topography as a first-call electric & double bassist, MOBO-Award nominated solo artist, composer, prolific producer, and owner of Whirlwind Recordings, which has become one of the world’s premiere indie labels of the last decade.  Janisch’s previous solo albums have been nominated for multiple industry awards, while getting radio spins on Gilles Peterson, NPR, WDR, BBC, JazzFM shows as well as coverage in Jazzwise, Jazz Thing, Downbeat & Concerto Magazines, The NY Times & Guardian and beyond to international acclaim.  His new album Worlds Collide is an electro-acoustic album of original material recorded at Abbey Road Studios and has been described as combining contemporary jazz heavily influenced by both the London/New York scenes alongside free improvisations and soaring melodies over multi-metered grooves, paying hommage to artists such as Feli Kuti & Afro-Beat and the electronic music pioneer Aphex Twin. The album features a cast comprised of some of the world’s most creative improvisers.

Performance Credits (selected list)

Quincy Jones, Shirley Horn, George Garzone, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Phil Robson, Mark Turner, John Taylor, Joe Lovano, Ingrid Jenson, Jaleel Shaw, Perico Sambeat, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Soweto Kinch, Vincent Herring, Gary Burton, Evan Parker, Clarence Penn, Kenny Wheeler, Melissa Aldana, Lee Konitz, Donny McCaslin, ESKA, Walter Smith III, Sir John Dankworth, Paul Jackson, Leon Parker, Mike Moreno, Claire Martin OBE, Gwilym Simcock, Jason Palmer, Jacob Collier, Donna Lewis, Till Brönner, Will Vinson, Christine Tobin, Eric Harland, John Taylor, Tim Armacost, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marius Neset, Geoffrey Keezer, Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, Patrick Cornelius, Ralph Alessi, Jeff Ballard, Dave Okumu, Miguel Zenon, Jeff Williams, Leo Genovese, Kendrick Scott, Jeremy Pelt, Jim Hart, John O’Gallagher, Emilia Martensson, Rez Abbasi, Logan Richardson, Alex Garnett, Gary Husband, Lionel Loueke, Greg Osby, Oli Rockberger, Aaron Parks, Martin Taylor, Kurt Elling, Troy Miller, Dan Tepfer, Gregory Hutchinson, Jure Pukl, Ben Monder, Richard Galliano, Seamus Blake, Kristjan Randalu, Matthew Stevens, John Escreet, Gene Jackson, Cloudmakers Trio, Hannah Reed, Scott Kinsey…