27th August 2021: ‘The Last Pier’ from Chet Doxas Trio’s ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ streaming now

  Juno-winning saxophonist Chet Doxas is a guiding voice in the world of creative improvised music. Doxas, co-leader of Riverside with trumpeter Dave Douglas and a respected collaborator of Carla Bley and Paul Bley, joins Whirlwind for You Can’t Take It With You, his ninth album as a leader and

27th August 2021: Pre-orders now available for Monocled Man ‘Ex Voto’ – stream the first single ‘End Signs’ now

‘End Signs’ streaming now Pre-order on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl, CD & DL   Trumpeter, producer and composer Rory Simmons summons his iconoclastic musical vision on the latest genre-blurring Monocled Man album, ‘Ex Voto’. Here, the omni-appreciative trio (Simmons, Chris Montague and Jon Scott) travel down a groove-adjacent

26th August 2021: Announcing Monocled Man’s third release ‘Ex Voto’

  We’re delighted to welcome boundary-crossing trio Monocled Man back to Whirlwind for their third release on the label. Ex Voto continues the group’s cultural curiosity, moving towards a deeper more produced sound inspired by the work of Samuel Butler. The group comprises three instinctively creative musicians – Rory Simmons on trumpet and electronics,

26th August 2021: Streaming now on all platforms – SCOPES’ latest single ‘Vice’

  The latest release from SCOPES‘ upcoming album Age of Reason is now streaming on all platforms. The full album is available to pre-order on 180g LP, CD & DL: here.

13th August 2021: Pre-order now – Matthew Stevens ‘Pittsburgh’ – stream the first single ‘Blue Blues’, premiering now on Jazz Times

  We’re pleased to announce that guitarist Matthew Stevens‘ new release Pittsburgh is now available to pre-order on all formats. Find it here. He may not have known it before, but Toronto-born, New York-based guitarist Matthew Stevens, prized for his forceful, distinctive electric sound on Esperanza Spalding’s groundbreaking Emily’s D+Evolution, Exposure and the GRAMMY-winning

11th August 2021: Michael Janisch to headline Ronnie Scott’s on September 13th with more tour dates in October

  After being sidelined for well over a year due to the global pandemic which forced the cancellation dozens of tour dates for his new band, Whirlwind founder and MOBO nominated artist Michael Janisch is set to restart his touring career with a special headline show at Ronnie Scott’s on

9th August 2021: Chet Doxas ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ – available to pre-order on CD, DL & 180g Limited Edition LP

  Chet Doxas‘ first release on Whirlwind, You Can’t Take It With You is now available to pre-order on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl, CD & DL: here. Stream the first single, ‘Twelve Foot Blues’ on all platforms now. Juno-winning saxophonist Chet Doxas is a guiding voice in the world

6th August 2021: Francesco Ciniglio’s ‘The Locomotive Suite’ gets ★★★★ in latest DownBeat Magazine

  Drummer Francesco Ciniglio‘s album The Locomotive Suite has been out for a couple of weeks – the long-term mentee of Wynton Marsalis appears on Whirlwind for the first time for a sextet album of own compositions. The album is available via our site on 2x 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition LP,

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