11th March 2022: Release Day – ‘In Common III’ by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens is out now, plus link to exclusive free livestream

In Common III by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens is out now and available to buy or stream on all platforms. In Common III also features Kris Davis on piano, Dave Holland on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums. The album is the third iteration of the successful In Common formula – inventive ‘one-page songs’ written with

10th March 2022: Announcing ‘We’re All Improvisers Now’ by Tommy Crane – dropping June 24, 2022

It gives us great pleasure to welcome New York/Montreal-based performer Tommy Crane to Whirlwind Recordings with his debut solo album We’re All Improvisers Now, dropping 24 June. We’re All Improvisers Now is a tranquil, introspective journey through boundary- traversing ambient jazz, buoyed by the creative elan of an artist in

9th March 2022: Recent press highlights for Marta Sanchez’ ‘SAAM’ include DownBeat Magazine, Wall Street Journal and Lament For A Straight Line

Madrid-born pianist-composer Marta Sanchez recently released SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) on Whirlwind Recordings. It’s an album driven by emotional candour and boundary-pushing compositions, realised by a talented cast of frontline partners Alex Lore and Roman Filiu and Rashaan Carter and Allan Mednard on backline duties, alongside Sanchez. Recent press highlights for SAAM: “A fine pianist who is a

4th March 2022: ‘A Million Dreams’ by Raynald Colom available to pre-order now – 2xLP in Gatefold Artwork 180g Pink Marble

World-renowned, Spanish trumpeter and composer Raynald Colom will release his latest work – A Million Dreams – on Whirlwind Recordings this May, in our second collaboration with Logan Richardson’s Wax Industry. A Million Dreams was recorded live in Pontinia, Italy by Colom and pianist Tony Tixier, Joe Sanders on double bass and Francesco Ciniglio on drums.

3rd March 2022: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ by Chet Doxas in great Citizen Jazz review

  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 Giuffre and close collaborators Carla

2nd March 2022: Press Update – ★★★★ for Nishla Smith’s ‘Friends With Monsters’ in Jazzwise and RnR Magazine

Nishla Smith‘s Friends With Monsters receives ★★★★ and a feature in Jazzwise Magazine as well as another ★★★★ in RnR Magazine. Friends With Monsters is available in DL, CD and 2 x 180g 12″ LP (Pink Marble) Gatefold artwork via our e-store here.

25th February 2022: Third single from ‘In Common III’ by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens out now

The third single from Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens’ forthcoming album In Common III is released today. ‘For Some Time’ is out now and available to stream on all platforms. The track is included on Spotify’s ‘State of Jazz‘ and ‘All New Jazz’ playlists. Check it out here. The full

25th February 2022: Release Day | ‘SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum)’ by Marta Sanchez released today and featured in The New York Times

Marta Sanchez‘s SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) is out today – available to buy and stream on all platforms. There’s a huge album feature in The New York Times today, as well as a rave review on Stereo Gum: “…full of tightly interlocking melodies and rhythms that spin and click

24th February 2022: Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens announce ‘In Common III’ European tour

We’re very happy to share that Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens of ‘In Common III‘ will be embarking on their first European tour to support the release of their third album alongside Jonathan Barber and Harish Raghavan Also – and very excitedly – if you can’t make it to

20th February 2022: Marta Sanchez’ ‘SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum)’ featured on Radio France

SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) by Marta Sanchez is featured on Radio France. SAAM is an album driven by emotional candour and boundary-pushing compositions, realised by a talented cast of frontline partners Alex Lore and Roman Filiu and Rashaan Carter and Allan Mednard on backline duties, alongside Sanchez. SAAM will be released 25 February 2022 on CD / DL / 180 gram,

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