11th September 2015: ‘Robin Goodie’ receives 4 Star review from The Evening Standard.

Robin Goodie is the second album on Whirlwind Recordings for Russian alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev and his acclaimed fusion-edged six-piece Smiling Organizm featuring Blue Note-signed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, double bassist Larry Grenadier (Brad Mehldau and Pat Metheny), electric bassist Tim Lefebvre (Wayne Krantz and Michael Wollny), pianist Taylor Eigsti (Joshua Redman and Christian

9th September 2015: Big News: Julian Argüelles to release ‘Tetra’ Oct 16, 2015. Available for Pre-Order Now plus UK Tour dates & album trailer.

     Pre order Tetra now and get the album in MP3 320 instantly with the physical CD to follow on release.   Esteemed British saxophonist Julian Argüelles brings his working quartet, Tetra, to Whirlwind in an immersive, hour-long sequence of material written specifically with his colleagues in mind: Kit Downes (piano),

7th September 2015: Samuel Blaser’s ‘Spring Rain’: Worldwide press update: Jazz Thing, Jazzwise Magazine, Jazzthetik, Jazz Tokyo, and more weigh in + tour and EFG London Jazz Festival date…

Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser made his Whirlwind debut earlier this year with his new quartet album Spring Rain, a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Blaser is a musician who seeks to widen the musical scope of his instrument while retaining its tonal identity and thrives on continually

4th September 2015: Round up of reviews for Ant Law’s ‘Zero Sum World’

​​Zero Sum World ​showcases an ​eclectic mish-mash of influences from musics around the world, but it’s Law’s thematic writing and playing that binds its eleven tracks together into one uniform statement. No doubt the amount of touring the band has done over the last two years comes into play in

3rd September 2015: JazzTimes features guitarist Matthew Stevens and recent release ‘Woodwork’.

Jazztimes magazine has featured guitarist Matthew Stevens in a recent edition. With his debut recording as a leader, Woodwork, Stevens has come fully into his own. The album showcases Stevens’ diverse influences, his warm, robust sound, and his fluid, emotive playing at the helm of a stellar quintet which features multiple

1st September 2015: ‘Whirlwind Nights at the 606’ and Michael Janisch’s ‘Paradigm Shift’ tour; Whirlwind launches two exciting events this week.

This week sees the launch of two exciting new events for Whirlwind. Tonight at London’s 606 Club, the first in a series of ‘Whirlwind Nights at the 606’ starts with performances from WWR founder Michael Janisch and his long-standing musical colleague Zhenya Strigalev. This monthly residency will feature Whirlwind artists fronting their own

24th August 2015: Whirlwind Mini Fest at Stereo, Glasgow, Scotland 28th and 29th September 2015.

Announcing the “Whirlwind Mini Fest” on the 28th and 29th of September 2015, at Stereo in Glasgow, Scotland Three bands per night comprised of four Scottish-based WWR Artists (Konrad Wiszniewski, Rachael Cohen, Tom Gibbs and Ryan Quigley) and Whirlwind’s own Michael Janisch presenting his new band Paradigm Shift.  Each artist

24th August 2015: BIG NEWS: WWR’s Michael Janisch to release solo double disc ‘Paradigm Shift’ + launch tour + new website (s) and more October 2 2015

    Some four years in gestation, the ambitious new double-disc project Paradigm Shift from London-based US bassist, composer and producer Michael Janisch sees the Whirlwind Recordings founder enter the spotlight with his multi-level approach to composition and performance. Janisch continues to garner enthusiastic press for his mastery of both

23rd August 2015: Alice Zawadzki live at Manchester Jazz Festival video plus details of very special show at The Quarry Theatre, Bedford September 4th 2015.

On September 4th 2015, Alice will be performing at The Quarry Theatre at St Lukes, Bedford as part of the ‘A Song For You’ series of concerts. (See details) In ‘I Chew Thorns With Roses’, Alice relates the story of her grandmother, Irena, drawing upon Irena’s memoirs and the extensive research of

18th August 2015: Announcing “Whirlwind Nights @ the 606” – a new monthly residency for Whirlwind artists starting on September 1 at the 606 Club in London

We’re pleased to announce a new monthly residency at the 606 Club in Chelsea, London that features Whirlwind artists fronting their own bands for the first set (with special guests from time to time) and an invite-only jam session for the second set*.  The nights will be curated and presented

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