Esteemed British saxophonist Julian Argüelles brings his working quartet, Tetra, to Whirlwind in an immersive, hour-long sequence of material written specifically with his colleagues in mind: Kit Downes (piano), Sam Lasserson (bass) and James Maddren (drums). In this new release, his respect for, and collaboration with, today’s eclectic strain of
Click here for a CD or digital albums (ALAC, FLAC MP3s and more) Jazz Fm (here) and Jazzwise Magazine (here) preview the album and appearance at EFG London Jazz Festival (details) 2015 Releases Sampler by NYJO NYJO FIFTY celebrates the 50th anniversary of a British institution, The National Youth
click here to listen to excerpts from the album NYSQ‘s latest recording, Power of 10 is their second release for Whirlwind and a tribute to their ten years of performing together. The band came together when three of New York’s busiest jazz players noticed they had one thing in
We’re pleased to announce that nine artists that have released albums on the Whirlwind label will be featured acts at this month’s EFG London Jazz Festival produced by Serious, with many other label artists performing as sidemen/women across the capital. Here’s a snapshot of what’s in store with links to recent album information and detailed show
. click here to listen to excerpts from the double disc set . 2015 Releases Sampler by NYJO NYJO FIFTY celebrates the 50th anniversary of a British institution, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, who have recorded well over 40 albums to date with this their first release for Whirlwind. Recorded
Michael Janisch’s extensive Paradigm Shift Euro tour continues this week and there is a special upcoming show on December 10th at Manchester’s Band On The Wall. (Tickets). All ticket holders will receive a free 15-Track Whirlwind Recordings sampler album upon arrival. So far the tour has covered more than 30 dates and has included workshops
A broad-thinking musician with a prolific and extensive back catalog of releases – from duo and chamber to big band formats, from West African to North Indian collaborations – renowned Washington DC-born guitarist and composer Joel Harrison now turns his attention to a quintet recording featuring the intriguing front line
Partikel ((Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert and Eric Ford) have just returned from a month long tour of China and will commence their extensive run of UK dates with an appearance at the EFG London Jazz Festival at The Bull’s Head, Barnes on November 15th. (Tickets) Cambridge Jazz Festival will be the next opportunity
Bassist Euan Burton and his Quartet will be touring the UK later this month and into December. On his recent record Too Much Love Burton deepens his penchant for developing thematic material that runs the course of the album, while artfully balancing composition with improvisation. As always Euan’s collaborators play a central
After a busy summer with dates at the Vortex and the Sudtirol Jazz festival, Tori and her trio (Dave Manington-bass, Tim Giles-drums) are soon to go back into the studio to record their second album. Tori’s schedule has also included performances at Manchester Jazz Festival with Neil Yates’s ‘Surroundings Revisited’ featuring Iain Ballamy (playing the music that originally