China Lane is the debut album from Alice Zawadzki. Written and arranged over five years it encompasses a rich collection of influences: from ancient Sephardic songs about loss, exodus and prejudice to Zawadzki’s modern fairy tales full of mischief, whimsy, obsession and magic, as well as Bartok-inspired folk stories about
Prior to the official launch of Phil Donkin’s The Gate at Pizza Express on Tuesday March 10th, we have received two rave reviews for the album: “Phil Donkin is a British double bassist with a thundering sound and impeccable time, who has built a transatlantic reputation as a player,
. Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser makes his Whirlwind debut with his new quartet album Spring Rain (click here), a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Intentionally blurring the boundaries between jazz, blues, free improvisation and contemporary classical, along with an ear for strong melody, Blaser is a
Zero Sum World is the second solo release from guitarist and composer Ant Law and his first for Whirlwind Recordings. The album showcases an eclectic mish-mash of influences from musics around the world and features Ivo Neame (piano), James Maddren (drums) Michael Chillingworth (reeds) and Tom Farmer (bass).
2015 marks the five-year anniversary of Whirlwind Recordings and Downbeat Magazine has done a feature on founder Michael Janisch with insights from WWR artists Alice Zawadzki and Bobby Avey. The feature is online and also appears in the March edition of the magazine.
London-based pianist Hans Koller and New York saxophonist John O’Gallagher are re-united for this a special Vortex gig playing material written especially for this quartet, with Jeff Williams on drums and Percy Pursglove on bass. To book tickets: click here John O’Gallagher has recently released the ambitious Anton Webern Project (a vibrant jazz take
Bassist and composer Phil Donkin launches his debut album with us next month and starts a UK tour on 3rd March and will be appearing at Pizza Express (tickets) on 10th March for the album’s official UK release party show. The Gate features Grammy-award nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel, drummer Jochen Rückert
Saxophonist Konrad Wiszniewski (Best Instrumentalist Scottish Jazz Awards 2013) and pianist Euan Stevenson (Emerging Artist Scottish Jazz Awards 2013) have enjoyed widespread critical acclaim in recent years for their beautiful genre crossing album New Focus, written for string and jazz quartet + harp. Initially inspired by the landmark Stan Getz,
At Black Tornado (click here for more info) is the Whirlwind debut from guitarist Mikkel Ploug, a Denmark native currently based in Copenhagen with six previous albums released to worldwide acclaim. This new outing features his long-standing trio who’ve toured globally the past ten years and captures the feel,
Last week we announced the debut album Woodwork from guitarist and composer Matthew Stevens and an exclusive offer from iTunes. From today the album is available exclusively from iTunes worldwide until the first street date of May 26, 2015, and is currently featured as ‘Editor’s Choice’. No matter your locale,
China Lane is the debut album from Alice Zawadzki. Written and arranged over five years it encompasses a rich collection of influences: from ancient Sephardic songs about loss, exodus and prejudice to Zawadzki’s modern fairy tales full of mischief, whimsy, obsession and magic, as well as Bartok-inspired folk stories about 
Prior to the official launch of Phil Donkin’s The Gate at Pizza Express on Tuesday March 10th, we have received two rave reviews for the album: “Phil Donkin is a British double bassist with a thundering sound and impeccable time, who has built a transatlantic reputation as a player, 
. Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser makes his Whirlwind debut with his new quartet album Spring Rain (click here), a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Intentionally blurring the boundaries between jazz, blues, free improvisation and contemporary classical, along with an ear for strong melody, Blaser is a 
2015 marks the five-year anniversary of Whirlwind Recordings and Downbeat Magazine has done a feature on founder Michael Janisch with insights from WWR artists Alice Zawadzki and Bobby Avey. The feature is online and also appears in the March edition of the magazine. 
London-based pianist Hans Koller and New York saxophonist John O’Gallagher are re-united for this a special Vortex gig playing material written especially for this quartet, with Jeff Williams on drums and Percy Pursglove on bass. To book tickets: click here John O’Gallagher has recently released the ambitious Anton Webern Project (a vibrant jazz take 
Bassist and composer Phil Donkin launches his debut album with us next month and starts a UK tour on 3rd March and will be appearing at Pizza Express (tickets) on 10th March for the album’s official UK release party show. The Gate features Grammy-award nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel, drummer Jochen Rückert 
At Black Tornado (click here for more info) is the Whirlwind debut from guitarist Mikkel Ploug, a Denmark native currently based in Copenhagen with six previous albums released to worldwide acclaim. This new outing features his long-standing trio who’ve toured globally the past ten years and captures the feel, 
Last week we announced the debut album Woodwork from guitarist and composer Matthew Stevens and an exclusive offer from iTunes. From today the album is available exclusively from iTunes worldwide until the first street date of May 26, 2015, and is currently featured as ‘Editor’s Choice’. No matter your locale,