8th May 2015: BIG NEWS: Ivo Neame to release his quintet album ‘Strata’ on 15th June 2015. Jazzwise feature, promo video and tour dates.

    Known widely for his linchpin roles with Phronesis and Marius Neset, effulgent beacon of contemporary jazz piano, Ivo Neame, takes a side step from his octet and other projects to release this exciting new quintet title Strata. Collaborating again with UK luminaries (including three fellow Whirlwind artists) Tori Freestone

8th May 2015: Tam de Villiers continues ‘Panacea’ tour with two Paris dates this month. Latest press including both live show and album reviewed by Jazz Breakfast.

De Villiers continues working closely with his regular team of musicians, Karl Jannuska (drums), David Prez (tenor saxophone), and Frederic Chiffoleau (double bass), on Panacea, his debut for Whirlwind Recordings. A collection of varying pieces, instrument and vocal, the album takes the listener on both a cerebral and visceral voyage,

7th May 2015: Cloudmakers Trio continue their ‘Abstract Forces’ tour this week. 4* review from Concerto and Fidelity magazines.

  Abstract Forces is the second release from Cloudmakers Trio, the brainchild of vibraphonist Jim Hart which features Whirlwind founder Michael Janisch on double bass and Dave Smith on drums. The album is a mix of strong grooves, catchy hooks and, as the title suggests, very open improvising. Hart’s writing explores

5th May 2015: ‘Can of Worms’ by George Crowley gets 4* review and feature in Jazzwise Magazine and is reviewed by AP reviews and The Guardian.

Can of Worms explores that happy and unpredictable space where written and improvised worlds collide, diving deep into group improvisations and compositions featuring taut, tense grooves, wailing sax-confessionals and all-out glorious free-jazz. The album features a razor-sharp, interactive line-up of some of the most distinctive musicians on the burgeoning London

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