Announcing the debut release from Cloudmakers Five – Traveling Pulse – for February 23rd, 2018 Under the leadership of vibraphonist Jim Hart, Cloudmakers Five is the new band grown from his long-standing Cloudmakers Trio with Michael Janisch and David Smith, now augmented with Austrian-born guitarist Hannes Riepler and French-based alto
Congratulations to Mike Gibbs who last month received an honorary doctor of music degrees from Berklee College of Music during a concert celebrating his 80th birthday. The City of Boston declared October 19th 2017 as Michael Gibbs Day (See below). In September Mike and his Big Band performed a series
“Bain’s skilled and memorable compositions on Embodied Hope are expertly executed with first rate playing and shimmering moments of sheer brilliance.” ★★★★ All About Jazz CDs, Downloads & More: Embodied Hope Embodied Hope by Andrew Bain New routes in musical exploration are at the heart of drummer Andrew
David Preston, Kevin Glasgow & Laurie Lowe are three of London’s most creative young instrumentalists. Their music is a mash-up of relentless rhythmic energy, harmonic dystopia, and virtuosic improvisations. The follow up to debut album Preston – Glasgow – Lowe has been recorded and we’ll be sharing more news on
Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe presents the line-up of pianist Vijay Iyer, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Dan Weiss, plus guest appearances from renowned
An album which blends through-composition and improvisation, each piece having its own plot and internal logic. Quinsin Nachoff – saxophone Mark Helias – double bass Dan Weiss – drums Find out more: Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio Latest press highlights for Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio: “Tightly controlled, perfectly balanced,
With an invigorating spirit embodying the sequential, macrocosmic concept of ‘order, unpredictability, then descent into disorder’ (originally launched and explored in the debut album New Era), London-based alto saxophonist Dee Byrne’s five-piece Entropi continue their extra-terrestrial flight with Moment Frozen – a sweeping sequence of eight original compositions again frequently
Click here for CDs, digital downloads and more Pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Oli Rockberger’s fourth studio release, Sovereign (his first for the Whirlwind label and following on from his self-release Old Habits), takes its title from the viewpoints of transition, growth and independence. The music for this album
“A very personal album with skilful arrangements and original improvisations that illustrate the quality of soloists.” Le Cri du Port (full review) With Infinitude, Ingrid and Christine Jensen have realized an ambition to write for and perform in the more intimate setting of a quintet, combining their intuitive, sibling trust
The City of Hull is currently enjoying it’s City of Culture Status with a packed 365 days of transformative cultural activity. For this Whirlwind Recordings showcase event curated by label founder Michael Janisch, Music at Hull presents three key artists from the label: Tickets: Here Simon Purcell’s ’Red Circle’ Quintet “Purcell leads
Announcing the debut release from Cloudmakers Five – Traveling Pulse – for February 23rd, 2018 Under the leadership of vibraphonist Jim Hart, Cloudmakers Five is the new band grown from his long-standing Cloudmakers Trio with Michael Janisch and David Smith, now augmented with Austrian-born guitarist Hannes Riepler and French-based alto 
Congratulations to Mike Gibbs who last month received an honorary doctor of music degrees from Berklee College of Music during a concert celebrating his 80th birthday. The City of Boston declared October 19th 2017 as Michael Gibbs Day (See below). In September Mike and his Big Band performed a series 
“Bain’s skilled and memorable compositions on Embodied Hope are expertly executed with first rate playing and shimmering moments of sheer brilliance.” ★★★★ All About Jazz CDs, Downloads & More: Embodied Hope Embodied Hope by Andrew Bain New routes in musical exploration are at the heart of drummer Andrew 
David Preston, Kevin Glasgow & Laurie Lowe are three of London’s most creative young instrumentalists. Their music is a mash-up of relentless rhythmic energy, harmonic dystopia, and virtuosic improvisations. The follow up to debut album Preston – Glasgow – Lowe has been recorded and we’ll be sharing more news on 
Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe presents the line-up of pianist Vijay Iyer, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Dan Weiss, plus guest appearances from renowned 
With an invigorating spirit embodying the sequential, macrocosmic concept of ‘order, unpredictability, then descent into disorder’ (originally launched and explored in the debut album New Era), London-based alto saxophonist Dee Byrne’s five-piece Entropi continue their extra-terrestrial flight with Moment Frozen – a sweeping sequence of eight original compositions again frequently 
Click here for CDs, digital downloads and more Pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Oli Rockberger’s fourth studio release, Sovereign (his first for the Whirlwind label and following on from his self-release Old Habits), takes its title from the viewpoints of transition, growth and independence. The music for this album 
“A very personal album with skilful arrangements and original improvisations that illustrate the quality of soloists.” Le Cri du Port (full review) With Infinitude, Ingrid and Christine Jensen have realized an ambition to write for and perform in the more intimate setting of a quintet, combining their intuitive, sibling trust 
The City of Hull is currently enjoying it’s City of Culture Status with a packed 365 days of transformative cultural activity. For this Whirlwind Recordings showcase event curated by label founder Michael Janisch, Music at Hull presents three key artists from the label: Tickets: Here Simon Purcell’s ’Red Circle’ Quintet “Purcell leads