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						2 events 1 2 events, 1 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO Sun 01 November @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO Directed by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music, 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Vortex Jam Session Sun 01 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Vortex Jam Session Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 \| TA weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
0 events 2 0 events, 2	2 events 3 2 events, 3 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle Tue 03 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle Improvised music from a trio of three leading voices from the US and the UK., 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration Tue 03 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration The London Ambient Orchestra is a community of artists and individuals of diverse musical backgrounds. From conservatoire trained classical musicians to self taught avant-garde street performers, brought together by a love of sound and exploration in stillness and expression	2 events 4 2 events, 4 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Mark Lasis Quintet Wed 04 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Mark Lasis Quintet Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 \| London-based accordionist and composer Mark Lasis presents his quintet at the Vortex for the first time for a set of original compositions inspired by the sounds of 70s fusion paired with his roots as a classical musician., 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller Wed 04 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 \| Edlund’s upcoming debut album, Virgin Forest, features the extraordinary musical minds of Laura Jurd, Ruth Goller and Elliot Galvin. The album is a collection of letters to our younger and older selves, reflecting upon the synergy between how we treat the home we have in nature and the one we carry within.	3 events 5 3 events, 5 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Speyer’s Space Trio Thu 05 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Speyer’s Space Trio Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 \| SPACE TRIO lives in the open territory between Jazz and Free, with improvisation framed by some strong tunes written for this kind of playing., 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm ONMO Thu 05 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm ONMO Doors Open 19:30, Music Starts 20:00 \| Guitarist and composer Jean de Talhouët leads ONMO, bringing original music which is dynamic and broad ranging, inspired by jazz greats such as Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson + 1 More	2 events 6 2 events, 6 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer Fri 06 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 \| Brand new quartet of highly regarded British and European improvisors. Saxophonist Colin Webster and bassist Caius Williams are two of London's most prolific improvisors, working many key figures in experimental music., 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Jochen Rueckert New Quartet Fri 06 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Jochen Rueckert New Quartet Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 \| Drummer Jochen Rueckert presents his new New York City Quartet - a band of standout young musicians, challenging him to keep up while championing the next generation.	2 events 7 2 events, 7 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop Sat 07 November @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop Looking to join a jazz band, meet other musicians and play more jazz? This new workshop at the Vortex is a relaxed, welcoming community for musicians who want to play, learn and develop together., 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Leo Richardson Quartet Sat 07 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Leo Richardson Quartet Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 \| London-based saxophonist Leo Richardson returns to The Vortex to present his high-octane quartet performing entirely original music, firmly grounded in contemporary hard bop.	1 event 8 1 event, 8 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell Sun 08 November @ 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell Two shows: Doors Open 19:00 OR 21:30 \| A very welcomed return to the Vortex for the exciting electric guitar and drums collaboration between Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell.
0 events 9 0 events, 9	1 event 10 1 event, 10 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm ONe_Orchestra New Tue 10 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm ONe_Orchestra New Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 \| ONe_Orchestra New work in large-group improvisation to free themselves and their listeners from the default assumptions built up through the centuries-long predominance of cis men in music... This improvising orchestra's work opens up novel, important, and fascinating new forms, relations, AND sounds.	2 events 11 2 events, 11 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan Wed 11 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan A top-flight quartet of UK improvisers blow their way through legendary free jazz repertoire from the likes of Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler & Paul Motian, 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Family Band Wed 11 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Family Band Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 \| Comprising four long-term collaborators and friends (thus the 'family' tag), the band takes as its starting point the freewheeling music of those musicians who, back in the 1960s, were at the forefront of the free jazz revolution.	1 event 12 1 event, 12 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell Thu 12 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM This performance will start promptly at 8:30pm Line-up: Stephanie Burrell - dance Finn Carter - piano About: This month, Finn Carter experiments with form […]	2 events 13 2 events, 13 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs) Fri 13 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs) Our monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting, hosted by Matthew Herd. The incredible Lily Lyons joins us this month for a London Jazz Festival special., 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane Fri 13 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) and Tony Kofi (saxophone), joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, present After John, a celebration of the visionary music Alice Coltrane created following the passing of her husband and greatest musical collaborator, John Coltrane.	1 event 14 1 event, 14 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows) Sat 14 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows) Following his sold-out appearances at the Vortex in 2022, legendary New York drummer Ari Hoenig returns with his acclaimed trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg.	2 events 15 2 events, 15 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special Sun 15 November @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special The LJO’s residency at the Vortex is a London jazz institution, producing great up-close-and-personal gigs since the club’s opening. Directed by Scott Stroman, today’s band is as vital as ever, featuring legendary soloists as well as exciting new talent. Their new Primetime album on Analogue/October records received rave reviews, and it will be follow by Between Earth and Sky later this season., 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026 Sun 15 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026 A wonderful evening of freely improvised music from Croatia, USA, Germany, New Zealand, UK
1 event 16 1 event, 16 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser) Mon 16 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser) Crow Culture are a trio made up of guitarists James Kitchman and Tara Cunningham, and drummer Will Glaser.	1 event 17 1 event, 17 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser Tue 17 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser Emilia Märtensson & Matt Robinson bring together lyrical songwriting, improvisation, and contemporary European jazz in music that is both intimate and expansive. Their long-standing musical partnership centres on a shared love of space, clarity, and expressive storytelling, creating performances that are immersive, spontaneous, and deeply connected.	1 event 18 1 event, 18 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth Wed 18 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth For one night only, saxophonist and bandleader Reiss Ellis Beckles presents a live performance of Oliver Nelson’s iconic The Blues and the Abstract Truth.	1 event 19 1 event, 19 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Córas Trio Thu 19 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Córas Trio Córas Trio reinvent the spontaneous. Deconstructed Irish traditional melodies emerge from blissful, otherworldly textures that foreground fiddle, guitar and percussion with transcendental electronics.	2 events 20 2 events, 20 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill Fri 20 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill For the 2026 London Jazz Festival, the curators of The Downstairs Living Room warmly invite you to an evening of Joni Mitchell classics, paired with their own original songs., 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project Fri 20 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project Marking the 20th anniversary of avant-garde master György Ligeti’s passing, pianist Bruno Heinen—described by The Guardian as “eclectic, eccentric, and unobtrusively erudite”—brings a thrilling rhythmic experiment to The Vortex Jazz Club.	1 event 21 1 event, 21 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm James Allsopp Group Sat 21 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm James Allsopp Group For this performance we will be playing music from our forthcoming album “The Forest Speaks” set for release on London based Batov records in 2027.	1 event 22 1 event, 22 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Vortex Jam Session Sun 22 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Vortex Jam Session A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
0 events 23 0 events, 23	0 events 24 0 events, 24	1 event 25 1 event, 25 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Milena Granci – To Some Place New Wed 25 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Milena Granci – To Some Place New French-Italian pianist and composer Milena Granci presents her debut album, “To Some Place New”. Blending jazz with folk and cinematic influences, she creates an immersive and emotionally rich sound world.	2 events 26 2 events, 26 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger Thu 26 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music Line-up: Steve Noble - Drums Tom Challenger - Tenor saxophone Caius Williams - Double bass About Steve Noble […], 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock Thu 26 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock Guitarist Hannes Riepler leads a quartet of distinctive voices from the contemporary London jazz scene, bringing together original music that is lyrical, searching, and rhythmically alive. The band moves fluidly between composed material and open improvisation, balancing melodic clarity with moments of raw intensity and play.	1 event 27 1 event, 27 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill) Fri 27 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill) A fantastic double bill featuring two of the most innovative and most distinctive groups in UK creative music. Both have been touring debut albums this year and feature superb line-ups of heavy weight improvisers	1 event 28 1 event, 28 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Mark Kavuma Quintet Sat 28 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Mark Kavuma Quintet This performance marks the debut of a brand-new quintet, presenting new compositions and a new musical direction, born from Mark Kavuma’s record label Banger Factory records.	2 events 29 2 events, 29 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show Sun 29 November @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show What do modernist poetry and music have to say to each other? How far away is the late 20th century? Why stage modernist music and opera? What happens to making art when people give up on social democracy?, 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Vortex Jam Session Sun 29 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Vortex Jam Session Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 \| TA weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
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Mon 26 October

Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Tue 27 October

Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Wed 28 October

Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

Thu 29 October

Thu 29 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

The Clore

Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Fri 30 October

Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rob Luft Quartet

Sat 31 October

Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm

Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm

Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Sun 01 November

Sun 01 November @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO

Sun 01 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

There are no events on this day.

Tue 03 November

Tue 03 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle

Tue 03 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration

Wed 04 November

Wed 04 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Mark Lasis Quintet

Wed 04 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller

Thu 05 November

Thu 05 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Speyer’s Space Trio

Thu 05 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

ONMO

Fri 06 November

Fri 06 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer

Fri 06 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Jochen Rueckert New Quartet

Sat 07 November

Sat 07 November @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sat 07 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Leo Richardson Quartet

Sun 08 November

Sun 08 November @ 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm

Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell

There are no events on this day.

Tue 10 November

Tue 10 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

ONe_Orchestra New

Wed 11 November

Wed 11 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan

Wed 11 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Family Band

Thu 12 November

Thu 12 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell

Fri 13 November

Fri 13 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)

Fri 13 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane

Sat 14 November

Sat 14 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)

Sun 15 November

Sun 15 November @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special

Sun 15 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026

Mon 16 November

Mon 16 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)

Tue 17 November

Tue 17 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser

Wed 18 November

Wed 18 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth

Thu 19 November

Thu 19 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Córas Trio

Fri 20 November

Fri 20 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill

Fri 20 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project

Sat 21 November

Sat 21 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

James Allsopp Group

Sun 22 November

Sun 22 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

Wed 25 November

Wed 25 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Milena Granci – To Some Place New

Thu 26 November

Thu 26 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger

Thu 26 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock

Fri 27 November

Fri 27 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)

Sat 28 November

Sat 28 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Mark Kavuma Quintet

Sun 29 November

Sun 29 November @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show

Sun 29 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

There are no events on this day.

Tue 01 December

Tue 01 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet

Wed 02 December

Wed 02 December @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch

Wed 02 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell

Thu 03 December

Thu 03 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Karim Saber Quintet

Fri 04 December

Fri 04 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi

Sat 05 December

Sat 05 December @ 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam

Sat 05 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Phil Robson’s Organ Trio

Sun 06 December

Sun 06 December @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra

Sun 06 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

Global Groove by Chris Searle

Posted on Tue 26 May 2026 in Uncategorized by Vortex Jazz Club

Global Groove Words of a Jazz Cosmos by Chris Searle (Jazz in Britain) Chris Searle has been listening to jazz for more than 70 years, encompassing most of the existence […]

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