24th December 2020: Whirlwind @ 10 features in Echoes Music Magazine and Jazz News Magazine

  To end a very weird year on a high note for us, big thanks to Echoes Music Magazine and Jazz News Magazine France, who both feature Whirlwind’s 10th anniversary. The publications interview founder Michael Janisch talking all things past, present and the future of the label. Check out both features

22nd December 2020: #WhirlwindInFocus: Josephine Davies shares the inspirations behind ‘How Can We Wake?’ – watch the new studio clip of ‘Mudita: joy’

  Saxophonist Josephine Davies is one of the standout voices on the UK’s creative music scene. A saxophonist and composer, she recently released a third album, How Can We Wake?, with her ensemble Satori. The trio, featuring Davies on saxophone, James Maddren on drums and Dave Whitford on bass, are quietly establishing

16th December 2020: ‘Monotonous’, the second single from Arthur Hnatek Trio ‘Static’ out now – album features in Tages Anzeiger

  Swiss drummer Arthur Hnatek‘s musical style combines broken beat, electronica and traditional trio playing, and is success in merging all three areas has seen him establish himself as a go-to sideman for projects involving Tigran Hamasyan and Erik Truffaz. Static sees him team up with Fabien Iannone and Franceso Geminiani

13th December 2020: Jeff Williams ‘Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales’ – latest reviews from All About Jazz and DownBeat Magazine – read Jeff’s exclusive #WhirlwindInFocus feature

  Veteran drummer Jeff Williams recently released his sixth solo release on Whirlwind Recordings. The album is the latest in a stellar career that has seen him collaborate with players including Lee Konitz, Stan Getz and Dave Liebman. The album is out on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl, CD &

11th December 2020: A Life in Music: drummer Jeff Williams tells us some ‘Road Tales’ from New York City

  Over a forty year career, drummer Jeff Williams has worked with some of the biggest names in jazz, from Stan Getz to Lee Konitz. Born in Ohio, educated at Berklee and now living in London, his association with Whirlwind as a sideman and a leader stretches right back to

4th December 2020: Rudresh Mahanthappa ‘Hero Trio’ LP now available in new second pressing – 180g Red & Black Split Vinyl, limited to 250 units

Altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa‘s Hero Trio was one of 2020’s best received jazz albums globally, making many of the end of year ‘Best Of’ charts from the global jazz press. It was also very well received by fans of Whirlwind, selling out on Vinyl. We’re delighted to announce a new second press, in

4th December 2020: Arthur Hnatek Trio ‘Static’ available to pre-order on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl, CD & DL

  Zurich based musician Arthur Hnatek is one of a new breed of players who see their music as a continuum stretching between genres, always thinking in terms of links rather than boundaries, possibilities rather than limits. His time spent playing drums with similarly adventurous and unclassifiable artists Tigran Hamasyan

4th December 2020: Out today – ‘Analects’ by Brotherly – available on 2x Gatefold LP 180g Limited Edition White & Electric Blue Vinyl, CD & DL & tune in to Jamie Cullum this week to hear brand-new track ‘The Code’

“The palette is wide and it’s refreshing to hear and see Brotherly get a second bite of the cherry – they certainly know how to hit the sweet spot.” – Blues & Soul Magazine Available on Double LP / CD / DL: here   BROTHERLY, the brain-child of Anna Stubbs

4th December 2020: Announcing the signing of alto saxophonist Logan Richardson for ‘Afrofuturism’, available on 2x 12″ 180g Limited Edition Purple Splattered Vinyl & CD exclusively on Whirlwind Recordings

  We’re delighted to announce the signing of trailblazing altoist Logan Richardson for a physical-only run of his release Afrofuturism. The album is available to pre-order from today on Bandcamp Friday, on 2x Gatefold LP 180g Limited Edition Purple Splattered White LP & CD, including an exclusive bonus track ‘I’m Not

2nd December 2020: Jeff Williams featured in JazzBluesNews – ‘Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales’ out now on LP / CD / DL

  Ohio native Jeff Williams cut his teeth playing with the likes of Stan Getz and Dave Liebman in the febrile atmosphere of 1970s New York, but London is now his second home and his free-ranging creativity both as drummer and as composer, coupled with his dedication as a teacher

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