20th January 2023: Major JazzTimes feature for John Escreet’s ‘Seismic Shift’

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

11th January 2023: Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra set out on ‘Tales From The Jacquard’ Album Tour next month

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

6th January 2023: New single ‘Mercy’ by Lakecia Benjamin featuring Dianne Reeves is out today

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

6th January 2023: ‘Soul Resonance’ – the second single from Tim Garland and Jason Rebello’s ‘Life To Life’ is out now

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

6th January 2023: Pre order ‘Polyphony 3’ by the Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held now available and first single ‘Zuri’ out today

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

30th December 2022: Michael Janisch to premiere new band in March 2023 for next album with series of Euro dates featuring Walter Smith III, James Francies, Eric Harland

  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

30th December 2022: ‘Polyphony 3’ – the new album from Jasper Blom Quartet feat Pablo Held – dropping March 10, 2023

  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

19th December 2022: Nite Bjuti (Candice Hoyes, Mimi Jones and Val Jeanty) sign to Whirlwind – album dropping July 2023

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

9th December 2022: First single from Jo Lawry’s forthcoming new album out now and album pre order available

Acrobats, by Jo Lawry is now available to pre-order. Jo Lawry – voice Linda May Han Oh – double bass Allison Miller – drums Australian vocalist Jo Lawry has forged an impressive solo career with a global fan base, while earning deep respect as a ‘musician’s singer’ within and beyond

9th December 2022: RELEASE DAY – ‘Redefining Element 78’ by Rebecca Nash is out now

Redefining Element 78 by Rebecca Nash is out now. Check it out here. PERSONNEL Rebecca Nash – piano John O’Gallagher – saxophone Nick Malcolm – trumpet Jamie Leeming – guitar Paul Michael – bass Matt Fisher – drums Chris Mapp – electronics (4,6) Nick Walters – electronics (5) ABOUT THE

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