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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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,
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
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