Dee Byrne – Outlines (Whirlwind Records CD WR 4809. CD review by Jon Turney) Alto saxophonist Dee Byrne’s title for this very attractive set apparently refers to drawings she made as a […]
Dee Byrne – ‘Outlines’
Linley Hamilton – ‘Ginger’s Hollow’
Linley Hamilton – Ginger’s Hollow(Whirlwind Recordings WR4808, released 26 May. Review by Bruce Lindsay) For the first eight bars of ‘Shinebox,’ the opening track on Ginger’s Hollow, the rhythm section – pianist […]
Sultan Stevenson – ‘Faithful One’
Sultan Stevenson ‘Faithful One’ (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Adam Sieff) There’s a real sense of excitement surrounding the release of this debut album from the pianist Sultan Stevenson. The young Londoner […]
Tim Garland and Jason Rebello – ‘Life to Life’
Tim Garland and Jason Rebello – Life to Life (Whirlwind Recordings – WR4799. Album review by Jon Turney) Duos don’t come better matched than this partnership. Tim Garland and Jason Rebello have […]
Jo Lawry – ‘Acrobats’
Jo Lawry – Acrobats(Whirlwind Recordings WR4798. Album review by Paul Kelly) Well here’s a surprise! Australian-born Jo Lawry is best known as a singer with Sting (‘backing singer’ rather under-rates her role I […]
Ivo Neame – ‘Glimpses Of Truth’
Ivo Neame – Glimpses Of Truth (Whirlwind Recordings WR4782. CD review by Mark McKergow) British pianist and composer Ivo Neame reveals another side to his talents in this, the first CD to […]
Matthew Stevens – ‘Pittsburgh’
Matthew Stevens – Pittsburgh (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Rob Mallows) Matthew Stevens should fall off his bike more often. It’s not that I’m wishing any harm should come to the Canadian guitarist, […]
Samara Joy – ‘Samara Joy’
Samara Joy – Samara Joy(Whirlwind Recordings WR4776. Album review by Adam Sieff) There have been plenty of good things written about the 21- year-old New Yorker Samara Joy since she won the […]
Samara Joy (debut album, Whirlwind Recordings)
“I can’t sing like anyone else but me” says Samara Joy. The New York-born singer, who won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan Competition, is a rising star in jazz. Feature by John Fordham. […]
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra – ‘Tales From The Jacquard’
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra – Tales From The Jacquard (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Richard Lee) For the last 25 years, saxophonist Julian Siegel has been establishing himself as a first-rate player […]
Logan Richardson ‘Afrofuturism’ – (album released on Whirlwind Recordings)
With his new album, “Afrofuturism”, Kansas City-born alto saxophonist Logan Richardson has started to achieve a number of long-held ambitions. He describes his processes, methods and objectives to Martin Longley: Right at […]
Logan Richardson – ‘Afrofuturism’
Logan Richardson – Afrofuturism (Whirlwind Recordings WR4772. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Afrofuturism, Kansas City-born saxophonist Logan Richardson’s fifth album, has a fascinating narrative thread through blues-influenced ensemble pieces interspersed with short spoken word […]
Patrick Cornelius – New Album ‘Way of the Cairns’ (Whirlwind)
‘Everything was driven by friendship,’ says Texas-born, New York-based alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius of his quartet Acadia. The group’s new album Way of the Cairns, also inspired by the natural beauty of […]
Rudresh Mahanthappa – “Hero Trio”
Rudresh Mahanthappa ft. François Moutin and Rudy Royston – Hero Trio (Whirlwind Recordings WR 4760. CD review by Dan Bergsagel) In 2015 Rudresh Mahanthappa recorded Bird Calls, a quintet session of original pieces inspired by Charlie Parker. […]
Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens – “In Common 2”
Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens – In Common 2(Whirlwind WR4728. CD Review by John Bungey) First, if you’re a lover of the noble art of album cover design, a word of […]
