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Whirlwind Festival 2013: 18 Bands, Nearly 100 Musicians At Kings Place -- October 10-12
Whirlwind Recordings was established in early 2010 by international recording artist, freelance bassist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer Michael Janisch. A US native who relocated to London in 2005, Janisch created the label specifically for the 2010 worldwide release of Purpose Built, his debut solo album. The label has grown exponentially in only three years and ...
John O'Gallagher and Jeff Williams: In a Whirlwind
by C. Michael Bailey
Here's to avant-garde jazz. Unruly and ill-behaved, the seeds planted by saxophonists Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, and carried forward by reed multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton and melded with trumpeter Miles Davis' post bop, gave rise to a brand of jazz that, while not the complete chaos of free jazz, nevertheless possessed such an inventive spirit that ...
Take Five with Aruan Ortiz
by AAJ Staff
Meet Aruan Ortiz: Named “the latest Cuban wunderkind to arrive in the United States" by BET Jazz, this classically trained violist and pianist from Santiago de Cuba, considers himself “a curious person who loves music," and portrays his music as an architectural structure of sounds, incorporating contemporary classical music, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and improvisation as primary material ...
Enter the "Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Whirlwind Recordings “Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 4th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Michael Janisch at AAJ automatically enters you in ...
Konrad Wiszniewski / Euan Stevenson: New Focus
by Bruce Lindsay
Saxophonist Konrad Wiszniewski and pianist Euan Stevenson are at the forefront of an exciting new generation of musicians based in Scotland. Wiszniewski is probably best known for his work in Brass Jaw--a full-on quartet featuring three saxophones and a trumpet--and Stevenson for his classical playing, as well as his arrangements for ensembles such as the BBC ...
Georgia Mancio: ReVoice!
by Bruce Lindsay
When the road offers two possible paths, the decision to turn left or right can have major consequences. If Georgia Mancio had taken the left-hand path, then she might now be carving out a career in movie production. She took the other route, thanks to a part-time job and a box set of albums, to become ...
The Cloudmakers Trio With Ralph Alessi: Live At The Pizza Express
by Bruce Lindsay
The Cloudmakers Trio brings together three of the most inventive players on the UK scene: vibraphonist and band originator Jim Hart, drummer Dave Smith and expat American bassist Michael Janisch. On its debut, Live At The Pizza Express (released on Janisch's Whirlwind Recordings), the band is joined by New York trumpeter Ralph Alessi. It's a beautifully ...
Whirlwind Recordings Releases Two Albums In May From Euan Burton And George Crowley + New Website!
Whirlwind Recordings Ltd, a musician-owned and operated label established by bassist Michael Janisch in 2010 and already being heralded in the international press as one of the premier creative jazz labels releasing artists from the US, UK and Mainland Europe, is proud to announce the worldwide release of the following two albums in May 2012: George ...
