26th February 2021: Logan Richardson ‘Afrofuturism’ available to pre-order – early reviews include ★★★★1/2 All About Jazz and ★★★★ UK Vibe

  Alto saxophonist, composer and producer Logan Richardson is one of the stand-out creators working within the Black American improvised music tradition. His latest album, Afrofuturism, is the culmination of a multitude of influences and sources of inspiration, from close family to lost greats. Afrofuturism is available to pre-order on

18th February 2021: Jeff Williams ‘Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales’ – latest press includes reviews from Jazz Views and ★★★★ from The Jazz Mann

  Drummer Jeff Williams returns to Whirlwind for his sixth release on the label. Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales features an all-star cast of his longtime collaborators, with altoist John O’Gallagher and Josh Arcoleo on tenor making a ferocious twin-horn frontline and virtuoso bassist Sam Lasserson completing the

18th February 2021: Announcing ‘Age of Reason’, the second release from SCOPES (Matt Chalk, Tony Tixier, Tom Berkmann & Mathias Ruppnig) out on September 10th

  We’re pleased to announce the return of quartet SCOPES (Matt Chalk, Tony Tixier, Tom Berkmann & Mathias Ruppnig) to Whirlwind, who follow their eponymous 2018 debut with Age of Reason, due for release on September 10th. In their widely-anticipated second album Age of Reason the international group pens a

16th February 2021: Orlando Le Fleming – latest press for ‘Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar’ includes Jazz Magazine, Jazzwise Magazine, WGBO, Musical Memoirs and ★★★★ from The Jazz Mann

  Bassist Orlando le Fleming’s latest release sees him team up with some of New York’s finest jazz and funk players for Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar, a tribute to the jazz funk pioneers of the 1908s. The album has been receiving fantastic plaudits from across the world. Included below are a

15th February 2021: Trio Grande features in Jazzwise Magazine + ★★★★ Editor’s Choice Review

Trio Grande is the debut statement from a brand new project that unites three of the most inventive, exciting and accomplished musicians working at the interface of New York’s contemporary musical culture. British-born saxophonist Will Vinson, Israeli guitarist Gilad Hekselman and Mexico City native and Antonio Sánchez team up for

8th February 2021: Announcing the release of ‘Tales from The Jacquard’ by Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra, out June 25th

  We’re delighted to announce that saxophonist, composer and arranger Julian Siegel will release his new album for jazz orchestra, Tales from the Jacquard on Whirlwind Recordings – releasing on June 25th. The nineteen piece all-star Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra made its debut with a major UK Tour in March

5th February 2021: Out today – Tony Tixier ‘I Am Human’ on 12″ Silver Marble Vinyl LP

I Am Human –available on 12″ Silver Marble LP here French pianist Tony Tixier‘s new record I Am Human is out now for the first time on Vinyl. You can find a copy on our store on today’s first #BandcampFriday of the year. In response to a world struggling with disruption

2nd February 2021: Tony Tixier appears on France24 ahead of ‘I Am Human’ Vinyl Release – out on Friday

  In response to a world struggling with disruption and discord, Tony Tixier has instinctively turned towards his music as a way to re-establish the sundered connections of everyday existence. I Am Human, his latest limited edition release, was created when he returned from a sell-out US tour to find

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