28th July 2023: Whirlwind signs saxophonist and composer Alex Hitchcock to release ambitious triple album set Dream Band: Live in London for November, with special guests

    We’re happy to announce the signing of one of the UK’s most prolific artists Alex Hitchcock and his new ambitious album Dream Band: Live in London NOVEMBER 10 2023 Alex Hitchcock continues his mission to seek out new sounds and textures at the forefront of contemporary jazz, and

28th July 2023: Release Day: Nite Bjuti’s debut album – CD / DL / LP + features in Earmilk, I Care if You Listen, Jazzwise Magazine and Jazz Portugal

  Today’s the release date for Nite Bjuti’s debut album – click here to be taken to the album page for CD / DL / LP.  Stay  tuned for some upcoming tour dates…   ABOUT THE ALBUM Nite Bjuti (pronounced night beauty) is a US-based, Afro-Caribbean, woman-led improvised experimental trio

20th July 2023: Live at Turner Sims – new solo album from Ivo Neame – dropping September 22

Whirlwind is proud to continue to document the musical journey of British pianist and composer Ivo Neame, who has a new solo piano album this Autumn. Live at Turner Sims releases September 22 on LP and Digital Formats only. The solo piano album has a long and noble tradition in

19th July 2023: Trio Grande Album Two – ‘Urban Myth’ – dropping November 3 2023

We’re very happy to announce the second album from Trio Grande – Will Vinson, Gilad Hekselman and Nate Wood – Urban Myth, which will be released November 3 2023 Much has changed since the Trio’s first release in 2020, not least for the band itself: prodigious multi-instrumentalist Nate Wood now

30th June 2023: New single – ‘Spots Of Time’ by Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk – out now

Romantic Funk return with the single ‘Spots of Time’, a truly mellifluous fusion; an evocative melody, punctuated by slap bass, trumpet and sax melodiousness underpinned by sliding keys harmonies, percussion and shifting time signatures. Listen here. Will Vinson – alto sax Philip Dizack – trumpet Tom Cawley – rhodes, prophet synth

23rd June 2023: RELEASE DAY – Dee Byrne’s ‘Outlines’ is out now

Outlines by Dee Byrne is released today- listen here. “Impressively fruitful and underlines one of those contemporary recordings which offer written composition expertly crafted to cradle adventurous improvisation.” – London Jazz Third single ‘On The Other Side’ features on the US playlist Jazz Fresh Finds. PERSONNEL Dee Byrne – alto

20th June 2023: Roeland Celis Ping O.D to release debut, ‘The Vacuum’ September 15 on DL – CD – LP

We’re delighted to welcome Roeland Celis to Whirlwind Recordings to release The Vacuum with his sextet, Ping O.D. this Autumn. Celis grew up in a musical family. His parents, both classically trained musicians, sent him to music school in his home town of Sint-Joris-Winge when he was eight years old. Later,

12th May 2023: RELEASE DAY – ‘Charm’ by Naya Baaz (Rez Abbasi and Josh Feinberg) out now

Charm is the debut release from Naya Baaz – a groundbreaking new collaboration between two extraordinary musicians, both of whom have achieved a rare level of mastery in demanding musical traditions from opposite sides of the globe. Recent Guggenheim Fellow, Rez Abbasi moved from Karachi to California as a child and

8th May 2023: Pre-order ‘Outlines’ by Dee Byrne now – album dropping June 23

We’re happy to have saxophonist Dee Byrne back for her second album – Outlines, which is now available to pre-order on our e-store. Dee Byrne – alto saxophone Nick Malcolm – trumpet Tom Ward – clarinets Rebecca Nash – piano Olie Brice – double bass Andrew Lisle – drums Dee

5th May 2023: ‘Horror Vacui’ by Selma Savolainen released today

Debut album Horror Vacui by Selma Savolainen is out now. Listen here. “Selma Savolainen and her musicians demonstrate remarkable homogeneity and musicality. A great discovery.” Culture Jazz Selma Savolainen is one of Finland’s most exciting emerging vocalists who effortlessly combines Finnish folk sounds with jazz and alt singer songwriter styles,

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