11th June 2020: Orlando le Fleming to make Whirlwind debut with Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar on 18th September 2020 featuring Philip Dizack, Will Vinson & more

  We’re pleased to announce that bassist and composer Orlando le Fleming will release his new album Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar on Whirlwind Recordings on 18th September. Among the most proficient and accomplished bassists in the field of contemporary jazz, Orlando’s virtuoso technique, boundless creativity and powerful beat are those

10th June 2020: Michael Olatuja and Angélique Kidjo music video for ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’ premiered on PopMatters + features from WBGO & Pop Matters + full album released on Friday on CD / DL / 12″ 180g LP Vinyl

  In anticipation of Lagos Pepper Soup, the latest release from bassist Michael Olatuja, he has teamed up with Angélique Kidjo to release the music video for ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’. The title track is a summary of what the album is all about – the band lay down a cooking

9th June 2020: Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio available for pre-order now (releases June 19th) + press reaction includes ★★★★ from All About Jazz & review from The Art Music Lounge

Anticipation is building for Rudresh Mahanthappa‘s latest Whirlwind album, Hero Trio, out June 19th. On Hero Trio, he has moved the focus away from his own compositions to pay tribute to his greatest influences with an album of interpretations. All of the material is presented in Mahanthappa’s characteristically original arrangements,

8th June 2020: Josephine Davies to release How Can We Wake? with trio Satori (featuring bassist Dave Whitford and drummer James Maddren) on 9th October 2020

We’re delighted to announce that saxophonist Josephine Davies is due to release the third iteration of the Satori project on 9th October 2020. Davies continues to assert her unique presence across the crowded landscape of international jazz with the latest release from the acclaimed trio project that she has been

5th June 2020: Kenny Warren In the Heat available to pre-order now on Vinyl – ships on 24th July

  Following a delay due to Covid-19, In The Heat, the latest release from Kenny Warren Trio, is now able to pre-order on Vinyl, shipping from July 24th. Check it out over on our Bandcamp site, where the Trio’s record is also available on CD & DL.

5th June 2020: Rez Abbasi – Django-shift (feat. Neil Alexander & Michael Sarin) available to pre-order now on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl / CD / DL now (releases August 28th)

          Pre-order now on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition White Vinyl & receive instant grat track: here Rez Abbasi has established an enviable reputation over the course of his fourteen album releases as leader: not simply as one of the finest guitarists of

5th June 2020: Quinsin Nachoff Pivotal Arc (feat. Molinari String Quartet & Nathalie Bonin) available to pre-order now on 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Green Vinyl / CD / DL now

  Pre-order now on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition White Vinyl & receive instant grat track: here   Saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff’s career to date has delivered a boundary-crossing body of work that’s consistently unpredictable, fearlessly innovative, breathtakingly accomplished, and full of creative passion, constantly increasing

5th June 2020: ‘Ma Foya’ (ft. Brandee Younger) third single from Michael Olatuja Lagos Pepper Soup released today + reviews from Black Grooves & Glide Magazine

The third single from Michael Olatuja‘s Lagos Pepper Soup, ‘Ma Foya’ (ft. Brandee Younger) is released today. Brandee contributes harp to the acoustic textures of ‘Ma Foya’ – on this, Michael comments: “She’s NYC’s premier harp player! We get along like a house on fire – she joked about being left off

29th May 2020: Released today – Imagined Sky by Matt Gold – available on CD / DL / 180g LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl

  ‘“Imagined Sky” has a warm, feel-good atmosphere to it. It’s accessible, yet healthily unconstrained by genre and sure of its own identity…with a refreshing vitality, I’d highly recommend it.’ ★★★★ UK Vibe (full review)   Available now on CD / DL / 180 gram Limited Edition Vinyl: here ‘Imagined

28th May 2020: Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens In Common 2 available now + latest press includes features from Stereogum & Jazziz + review from Glide Magazine

In Common 2, the latest release from Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens, was released on Whirlwind Recordings on May 15th. The duo first collaborated in 2017 for the first In Common. In Common 2’ explores the same parameters, adjusting the personnel to produce an intriguingly different but equally dynamic

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