30th March 2017: Coming Soon: ‘Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio’ ft. Quinsin Nachoff – tenor sax, Mark Helias – double bass and Dan Weiss – drums. Worldwide release: May 19 2017

  Click here to hear samples from the album   It was Quinsin Nachoff’s involvement in the Penderecki String Quartet’s commission ‘Stars and Constellations: Scorpio’, for string quartet and saxophone trio, which prompted the New York-based, Canadian-born saxophonist to further the idea of establishing a chord-less trio as a distinct project

27th March 2017: “A powerful statement of intent.” Henry Spencer’s ‘Reasons Don’t Change’ reviewed by Jazz Views and Herald Scotland

The Reasons Don’t Change  the debut album from up-and-coming trumpet player and composer Henry Spencer. Henry Spencer – trumpet Nick Costley-White – guitar Matt Robinson – piano, keyboards Andrew Robb – double bass David Ingamells – drums   “A powerful statement of intent from a young musician determined to be noticed, and should get

24th March 2017: Release Day: Partikel’s ‘Counteraction’ + brand new video, ★★★★ All About Jazz review and tour dates

  “​Imbued with a kaleidoscopically changing palette of sonic colours and tempos this is an album of brave and imaginative compositions enhanced by bravura performances… ​their ​best to date.”​ ★★★★ All About Jazz (full review)    Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more   Since their

20th March 2017: “Imaginative displays of virtuosic improvisation.” – Jazz Journal reviews Andre Canniere’s ‘The Darkening Blue’

Great review in for London-based trumpeter Andre Canniere’s third Whirlwind release The Darkening Blue featuring: Tori Freestone – sax, Ivo Neame – piano, Michael Janisch – double and electric bass, Ted Poor – drums and guest vocalist Brigitte Beraha. “An impressive collaboration with imaginative displays of virtuosic improvisation.” Jazz Journal (website)   Latest

17th March 2017: Ingrid and Christine Jensen’s ‘Infinitude’: DownBeat magazine ‘Editor’s Pick’ feature, interviews, reviews and airplay

Infinitude is the debut release from sisters Ingrid and Christine Jensen  Ingrid Jensen – trumpet Christine Jensen – saxophone Ben Monder – guitar Fraser Hollins – bass Jon Wikan – drums     Here are the latest highlights for  Infinitude: Feature interview with Jazz Speaks, the official blog of New York’s Jazz Gallery:

15th March 2017: “Music full of space, passion and wit.” Tori Freestone’s ‘El Barranco’ latest reviews from Europe.

2016 Releases Sampler by Tori Freestone More great press in from Europe for El Barranco by British tenor saxophonist Tori Freestone with colleagues Dave Manington (double bass) and Tim Giles (drums). “[Freestone] changes moods and sound colors at will but without ever losing the thread.” Sound & Image (website) “A melodic yet playful

14th March 2017: Josephine Davies talks to London Jazz about recent release ‘Satori’ + All About Jazz review

  “A truly gifted and imaginative saxophonist, Davies undoubtedly possesses the art of the improviser and has produced an album of exuberant lyricism and consistently engaging tunes.” All About Jazz (full review) Official album trailer for Satori (left) Josephine Davies – saxophone Dave Whitford – bass Paul Clarvis – drums

13th March 2017: “New stories brimming with invention.” Jazzwise Magazine feature + review of Partikel’s Counteraction prior to its release March 24th

  “Diverse and symphonic… New stories bursting with invention.” Jazzwise Magazine Jazzwise Magazine feature – March 2017 (above) Since their Whirlwind debut as an acoustic trio (Cohesion, 2012), Partikel have progressively pushed at the developmental possibilities, and 2015’s String Theory – augmenting the line-up of Duncan Eagles (saxophones), Max Luthert

10th March 2017: Release Day: Kenny Warren Quartet’s ‘Thank You for Coming to Life’ ft. JP Schlegelmilch, Noah Garabedian & Satoshi Takeishi + Japan & US show dates and new official album trailer

   Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more   Trumpeter and composer Kenny Warren brings his new album Thank You for Coming to Life to Whirlwind – with close friends and empathetic colleagues JP Schlegelmilch (piano), Noah Garabedian (bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (drums) – in a program

9th March 2017: Joel Harrison’s 2017 Alternative Guitar Summit starts in New York March 10th

On Fri March 10, guitarist, composer, arranger vocalist and songwriter Joel Harrison (Spirit House, Leave The Door Open) presents the 2017 Alternative Guitar Summit, a yearly gathering of daring and inventive players who emphasize new and unusual approaches to the guitar and celebrates its enormous range, beyond style or genre. This year the festival

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