Huge congratulations to Kristjan Randalu for winning Jazz Album of the Year in the Estonian Music Awards last night in Tallinn. The award was for his recently released album Sisu with the New Wind Jazz Orchestra. Sisu marks the beginning of a new chapter for esteemed Estonian pianist and composer
Lakecia Benjamin features as the cover star on both Jazzwise and Downbeat ahead of the release of her new album Phoenix. Phoenix is the highly-anticipated, expansive new album in the musical evolution of alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin. The album was produced by the multi-Grammy-award winning Terri Lyne Carrington
John Escreet‘s Seismic Shift is currently featured in JazzTimes. Read the longform feature ‘John Escreet Shifts to Third’ here. ABOUT THE ALBUM Pianist John Escreet, hailed by Time Out London as a “transatlantic jazz genius,” continues his artistic ascent with the bold, exploratory new album Seismic Shift. It is Escreet’s
BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist Julian Siegel embarks on a major tour in February 2023 with the Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra celebrating his acclaimed album Tales from the Jacquard. The Orchestra features some of Julian’s favourite musicians from the UK and European scenes and presents a rare opportunity to see this handpicked, stellar
The third single from Lakecia Benjamin‘s new album Phoenix is out now. ‘Mercy’ features vocal megastar Dianne Reeves, who digs deep into the song’s message of kindness with her signature soothing vocal quality. Check out the track here. Phoenix is the highly-anticipated, expansive new album in the musical evolution of
Listen to the latest single release from the forthcoming album Life To Life by Tim Garland and Jason Rebello, by clicking this link. ‘Soul Resonance’ is the second single from the album and drops ahead of the official album launch gig at St Martin in the Fields, London on January
Polyphony 3 by the Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held is now available for pre order. Jasper Blom is one of the Netherlands’ most revered musicians and a leading figure on the contemporary jazz scene. He’s known as a versatile soloist, a forward-thinking composer and an expert leader, having fronted
Bassist, producer and founder of Whirlwind Recordings Michael Janisch will be premiering a new band featuring Walter Smith III (saxes), James Francies (piano/keys) and Eric Harland (drums) in March 2023. The band will perform a week’s run of shows and complete the mini-tour in Amsterdam to record a new
Announcing the second Whirlwind release from saxophonist and composer Jasper Blom. His new album – Polyphony 3 – follows his 2019’s Polyphony and releases March 10 2023 on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition LP, featuring his longstanding quartet with special guest pianist Pablo Held. Jasper Blom
We’re thrilled to welcome Nite Bjuti (pronounced night beauty) to Whirlwind to put out their debut album July 14 2023. Nite Bjuti is a US-based, Afro-Caribbean, woman-led improvised experimental trio of vocalist Candice Hoyes, GRAMMY-nominated sound chemist Val Jeanty and bassist Mimi Jones – who weave together multiple strands of storytelling
Huge congratulations to Kristjan Randalu for winning Jazz Album of the Year in the Estonian Music Awards last night in Tallinn. The award was for his recently released album Sisu with the New Wind Jazz Orchestra. Sisu marks the beginning of a new chapter for esteemed Estonian pianist and composer 
Lakecia Benjamin features as the cover star on both Jazzwise and Downbeat ahead of the release of her new album Phoenix. Phoenix is the highly-anticipated, expansive new album in the musical evolution of alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin. The album was produced by the multi-Grammy-award winning Terri Lyne Carrington 
John Escreet‘s Seismic Shift is currently featured in JazzTimes. Read the longform feature ‘John Escreet Shifts to Third’ here. ABOUT THE ALBUM Pianist John Escreet, hailed by Time Out London as a “transatlantic jazz genius,” continues his artistic ascent with the bold, exploratory new album Seismic Shift. It is Escreet’s 
BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist Julian Siegel embarks on a major tour in February 2023 with the Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra celebrating his acclaimed album Tales from the Jacquard. The Orchestra features some of Julian’s favourite musicians from the UK and European scenes and presents a rare opportunity to see this handpicked, stellar 
The third single from Lakecia Benjamin‘s new album Phoenix is out now. ‘Mercy’ features vocal megastar Dianne Reeves, who digs deep into the song’s message of kindness with her signature soothing vocal quality. Check out the track here. Phoenix is the highly-anticipated, expansive new album in the musical evolution of 
Listen to the latest single release from the forthcoming album Life To Life by Tim Garland and Jason Rebello, by clicking this link. ‘Soul Resonance’ is the second single from the album and drops ahead of the official album launch gig at St Martin in the Fields, London on January 
Polyphony 3 by the Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held is now available for pre order. Jasper Blom is one of the Netherlands’ most revered musicians and a leading figure on the contemporary jazz scene. He’s known as a versatile soloist, a forward-thinking composer and an expert leader, having fronted 
Bassist, producer and founder of Whirlwind Recordings Michael Janisch will be premiering a new band featuring Walter Smith III (saxes), James Francies (piano/keys) and Eric Harland (drums) in March 2023. The band will perform a week’s run of shows and complete the mini-tour in Amsterdam to record a new 
Announcing the second Whirlwind release from saxophonist and composer Jasper Blom. His new album – Polyphony 3 – follows his 2019’s Polyphony and releases March 10 2023 on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition LP, featuring his longstanding quartet with special guest pianist Pablo Held. Jasper Blom 
We’re thrilled to welcome Nite Bjuti (pronounced night beauty) to Whirlwind to put out their debut album July 14 2023. Nite Bjuti is a US-based, Afro-Caribbean, woman-led improvised experimental trio of vocalist Candice Hoyes, GRAMMY-nominated sound chemist Val Jeanty and bassist Mimi Jones – who weave together multiple strands of storytelling