Jure Pukl’s Broken Circles is something of a change of tack for the Slovenian saxophonist. Previous Whirlwind releases Doubtless and Hybrid have focused respectively on chordless quartet and saxophone and rhythm sections. The immediate change is in personnel, bringing in the understated vibraphone tones of Joel Ross, and Charles
Today marks one year since Natacha Atlas released her Whirlwind debut, Strange Days, an effortless genre-fluid record that reflects Atlas’s background. Both Atlas and musical partner Samy Bishai felt drawn to the idea of combining Arabic scales and textures with the changes and harmonic language of jazz, and this idea
Today’s the day for Brotherly fans to *finally* get their music on vinyl – pre-orders are LIVE (shipping December 4th). Building a bridge between jazz and experimental dance music, Brotherly were one of the most creative bands to emerge from Britain in the mid 2000s. Vocalist-pianist Anna Stubbs and
Today marks twenty years since Radiohead released their genre-defining album Kid A, an album that has provided inspiration for countless musicians over the years, including jazz musicians from Robert Glasper to Jamie Cullum. This time, British pianist Rick Simpson reimagines the album with a quintet of the finest musicians on the UK circuit – Tori
We’re delighted to announce that prolific drummer Jeff Williams is to release his sixth album on Whirlwind – Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales on November 20th. Road Tales release follows Jeff’s five previous releases – Bloom, Lifelike, Outlier, The Listener and Another Time. This recording features an all-star cast
We’d like to thank everyone who picked up the limited edition pressing of Rudresh Mahanthappa‘s Hero Trio in red-splattered vinyl, but as of yesterday we’re now sold out. Along with Rudresh, we decided to do a one-time, unique pressing for this release which will not be replicated the same in
How Can We Wake? is the third edition in the Satori series that sees leading UK saxophonist Josephine Davies team up with bassist Dave Whitford and drummer James Maddren for an exploration of Buddhist-inspired aesthetics. The album out next Friday – pre-order a copy now on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl and other formats: here. Early
Elli Yeled Tov, the first single from Trio Grande is out today. The uplifting, joyously dancing tune, with its echoes of carnival, reflects Hekselman’s love of song forms, whether pop or folk derived, and showcases the way that he can incorporate the most complex rhythmic ideas and make them sound simple
Bernabe Jurado is the third release from Monocled Man, the boundary-crossing project assembled by trumpeter/programmer/producer Rory Simmons to realise his idiosyncratic musical vision that marries the freedom of improvisation, steeped in the European jazz tradition, with the powerful atmospheric affordances of contemporary digital sound manipulation. Guitarist Chris Montague (Troyka, Squarepusher)
“Some of the most forward thinking UK music for me.” – Moses Boyd BROTHERLY, the brain-child of Anna Stubbs & Rob Mullarkey, are issuing their music for the first time on vinyl… Come December 4 on release day, you’ll be able to get your hands on a special collector’s
Jure Pukl’s Broken Circles is something of a change of tack for the Slovenian saxophonist. Previous Whirlwind releases Doubtless and Hybrid have focused respectively on chordless quartet and saxophone and rhythm sections. The immediate change is in personnel, bringing in the understated vibraphone tones of Joel Ross, and Charles 
Today marks one year since Natacha Atlas released her Whirlwind debut, Strange Days, an effortless genre-fluid record that reflects Atlas’s background. Both Atlas and musical partner Samy Bishai felt drawn to the idea of combining Arabic scales and textures with the changes and harmonic language of jazz, and this idea 
Today’s the day for Brotherly fans to *finally* get their music on vinyl – pre-orders are LIVE (shipping December 4th). Building a bridge between jazz and experimental dance music, Brotherly were one of the most creative bands to emerge from Britain in the mid 2000s. Vocalist-pianist Anna Stubbs and 
Today marks twenty years since Radiohead released their genre-defining album Kid A, an album that has provided inspiration for countless musicians over the years, including jazz musicians from Robert Glasper to Jamie Cullum. This time, British pianist Rick Simpson reimagines the album with a quintet of the finest musicians on the UK circuit – Tori 
We’re delighted to announce that prolific drummer Jeff Williams is to release his sixth album on Whirlwind – Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales on November 20th. Road Tales release follows Jeff’s five previous releases – Bloom, Lifelike, Outlier, The Listener and Another Time. This recording features an all-star cast 
We’d like to thank everyone who picked up the limited edition pressing of Rudresh Mahanthappa‘s Hero Trio in red-splattered vinyl, but as of yesterday we’re now sold out. Along with Rudresh, we decided to do a one-time, unique pressing for this release which will not be replicated the same in 
How Can We Wake? is the third edition in the Satori series that sees leading UK saxophonist Josephine Davies team up with bassist Dave Whitford and drummer James Maddren for an exploration of Buddhist-inspired aesthetics. The album out next Friday – pre-order a copy now on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl and other formats: here. Early 
Elli Yeled Tov, the first single from Trio Grande is out today. The uplifting, joyously dancing tune, with its echoes of carnival, reflects Hekselman’s love of song forms, whether pop or folk derived, and showcases the way that he can incorporate the most complex rhythmic ideas and make them sound simple 
Bernabe Jurado is the third release from Monocled Man, the boundary-crossing project assembled by trumpeter/programmer/producer Rory Simmons to realise his idiosyncratic musical vision that marries the freedom of improvisation, steeped in the European jazz tradition, with the powerful atmospheric affordances of contemporary digital sound manipulation. Guitarist Chris Montague (Troyka, Squarepusher) 
“Some of the most forward thinking UK music for me.” – Moses Boyd BROTHERLY, the brain-child of Anna Stubbs & Rob Mullarkey, are issuing their music for the first time on vinyl… Come December 4 on release day, you’ll be able to get your hands on a special collector’s