24th January 2020: Happy New Year – Whirlwind @ 10 years!! – January Anniversary Sale – up to 50% off selected items all month!

Happy New Year! Whirlwind Recordings turns 10 years old this month! What started out as a simple venture for founder Michael Janisch to release his own music has blossomed into one of the premiere independent labels releasing contemporary jazz and related musics in the world today. Our catalogue consists of

24th January 2020: Jure Pukl’s ‘Broken Circles’ gets ★★★★ from UK Vibe. First single ‘Sustained Optimism’ available as instant download with every album pre-order (official release date Feb 21st 2020) + tour dates

  Pre-order CD • DL • 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition  “Broken Circles is a beautifully composed project that highlights Jure Pukl’s innovative approach to his playing and compositions” ★★★★ UK Vibe (read review)   The sociopolitical and environmental focus on our world seems to be stronger than ever, predominantly

23rd January 2020: Will Vinson – ‘four forty one’ available for Pre-order

  Will Vinson is one of WWR’s latest signings and his Jan 31st release four forty one is currently available for pre-order on CD • DL • 2 x 180 Gram Limited Edition Vinyl here. The album will be his eighth solo release and features a cast of leading musicians in

21st January 2020: Jeff Williams – ‘Bloom’ UK Tour May 2020 – NPR Best Music of 2019 + LP

Jeff Williams is taking his trio on tour around the UK in May 2020. Their 2019 release ‘Bloom’ has picked up all sorts of praise since April, most recently it was added to NPR‘s ‘Best Music of 2019’ list. Jeff Williams’ ‘Bloom’ UK Tour May 2020 with Carmen Staaf & Michael

20th January 2020: ‘Colours’ the first single from Andre Canniere’s ‘Ghost Days’ instantly downloadable with every pre-order (available now)

  Pre order Ghost Days  CD • DL • and 12″ LP (180g – Limited Edition): here:    The US-born, London-based trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere is set to follow up his acclaimed The Darkening Blue with a new release on Whirlwind for February 2020. Entitled Ghost Days, it

20th January 2020: Natacha Atlas – Listen to BBC World Service Podcast

Another chance to listen to Natacha Atlas Official talking about artistic vision on the BBC World Service Podcast ‘Music Life’ that aired recently: Listen Natacha’s touring recent Whirlwind release ‘Strange Days‘ from April. 

16th January 2020: Pre-order Andrew Bain’s ‘No Boundaries’ ft. Peter Evans, John O’Gallagher and Alex Bonney (drops March 13th)

Available as limited edition 180 gram Violet-Splattered 12″ vinyl (and DL) Pre – order DL • 12″ LP – 180g – Limited Edition When a quartet of established, improvising musicians arrives on stage, there can be some expectation in our minds as to what might ensue. But in the case

15th January 2020: Andre Canniere – ‘Ghost Days’ (Feb 14th release) Album Trailer + Tour Dates

  Ghost Days will be available as CD • DL • and 12″ LP (180g – Limited Edition)     The US-born, London-based trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere is set to follow up his acclaimed The Darkening Blue with a new release on Whirlwind for February 2020. Entitled Ghost Days,

9th January 2020: Natacha Atlas – Latest review from Financial Times

  Natacha Atlas released her WWR debut Strange Days on October 4th, since then it has consistently been picking up attention from the press, most recently has been a great review from the FT. “It has the air of a paranoid nightclub, Atlas’s trademark microtonal flutter drifting like the smoke in a

9th January 2020: Quinsin Nachoff at New York’s Jazz Gallery 9th/10th Jan + latest press highlights including Bandcamp’s ‘Best of 2019’ feature

    Saxophonist Quinsin Nachoff is appearing with Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society in four shows this Thursday and Friday at New York’s Jazz Gallery. You can find out more: here Quinsin’s recent release Path of Totality is an extraordinarily colorful palette of conceptual reasoning and musical expression. Working with saxophonist David

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