Bassist Harish Raghavan has had a prolific career playing sideman to some of the biggest names in modern jazz music. Yet it took him over ten years since establishing himself in NYC to record under his own moniker. His debut album Calls for Action (which you can stream below), out now via Whirlwind Recordings, is a profound accomplishment, both refined and thought-provoking, … [Read more...]
Win an Autographed Limited Edition Double Vinyl of Michael Janisch’s New Album ‘Worlds Collide’
Nextbop.com and Whirlwind Recordings are proud to be giving away two autographed limited edition double vinyls of bassist and label founder Michael Janisch's newest release 'Worlds Collide' featuring Jason Palmer on trumpet, John O'Gallagher on saxophone, Rez Abbasi on guitar, and Clarence Penn on drums. Enter the giveaway below for the chance to win one of two 2xLP in gatefold … [Read more...]
Watch a Live Performance of Bassist Michael Janisch’s “An Ode to a Norwegian Strobe” (Premiere)
Launched in 2010, UK label Whirlwind Recordings has been gaining momentum as of late, notably with the release of albums by Rez Abbasi, Walter Smith III, and the collective In Common, comprised of Smith, Matthew Stevens, Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan, and Marcus Gilmore. Whirlwind’s founder, bassist Michael Janisch, on top of being a successful jazz entrepreneur, also happens to b … [Read more...]
‘In Common: Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens, Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan, Marcus Gilmore’ (Album Review)
In Common is an album co-led by tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, guitarist Matthew Stevens, vibraphonist Joel Ross, bassist Harish Raghavan, and drummer Marcus Gilmore. It's an album with a clean and pure quality to it. It's a straight-ahead jazz album without all the conventions. It's definitely contemporary, but it doesn't exactly swing. These songs aren't trying to rock … [Read more...]
Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet – ‘Polka – Worldwide Deluxe Edition’ (Album Review)
Polish bassist/composer Wojtek Mazolewski has a great understanding of groove. There's an easy sensibility to his music, just coasting along. Even in its heights, the music seems to have arrived there not through ostentatious backflips but by gentle rises. It all makes sense together, which could be why Mazolewski is presenting his work remastered for the rest of the world as … [Read more...]