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Events

  • October 2026

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0 events, 28

2 events, 29

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders
Tue 29 September @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Ziv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player, composer, improviser, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel, studied and became part of Amsterdam's creative music community.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)
Tue 29 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.

1 event, 30

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)
Wed 30 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.

1 event, 1

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’
Thu 01 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Future Myth is a bold new project from pianist and composer Rick Simpson, bringing together ten of the UK’s most compelling improvisers for an exploration of collective spontaneity and Simpson’s own written material.

1 event, 2

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Sean Payne Quartet
Fri 02 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Sean Payne Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | "Sean Payne is an extremely gifted and promising young musician with a tremendously strong command of the Saxophone. Check him out!" - Chris Potter

1 event, 3

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Julian Siegel Quartet
Sat 03 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Julian Siegel Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | With the Julian Siegel Quartet, the BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel can be heard alongside some of this generation’s most distinctive voices, creating an in-demand Quartet on the UK and European Jazz scene.

2 events, 4

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster
Sun 04 October @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster

Doors Open 15:30, Music Starts 16:00 | TDirected by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music - and share it, up-close-and-personal, at its monthly Sessions at the Vortex Jazz Club.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 04 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | 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, 5
0 events, 6

2 events, 7

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Leo Morland Quartet
Wed 07 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Leo Morland Quartet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TLeo Morland is a guitarist and composer from South London, known as an idiosyncratic player and a catalyst for esoteric, intense, and satisfying moments of group improvisation.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Owen Snider Quartet
Wed 07 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Owen Snider Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Owen Snider’s music is a contemporary vision of jazz guitar, lyrical and exploratory, grounded in groove and harmonic colour. His compositions and improvisations reveal a deep connection to the post-bop and modern jazz traditions.

2 events, 8

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Jascha Briand Quartet
Thu 08 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Jascha Briand Quartet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TDanish guitarist and composer Jascha Briand brings his music to London for a special evening of contemporary jazz. Drawing on his experiences from the European and New York jazz scenes.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball
Thu 08 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | American cornetist Stephen Haynes is an improvisor, organiser, and recording artist. Over the last 45 years he has worked with Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, George Russell, Butch Morris, Rhys Chatham, Gunter Hampel, LaMonte Young, Earle Brown, Tyshawn Sorey, and Adam Rudolph amongst other luminaries at the vanguard of creative music.

2 events, 9

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Blasus
Fri 09 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Blasus

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TBlasus (Welsh: ’tasty/delicious’) are an emerging UK genre bending, alt-folk band based in London and South Wales, led by Welsh vocalist and songwriter Emma Davidson. From their roots at music college in Wales, they showcase a unique, personal sound, celebrating their stylistic diversity.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jay Verma
Fri 09 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jay Verma

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Jay Verma is a London-born South Asian pianist and songwriter, renowned for a rare and distinctive harmonic language that has led to collaborations with Ganavya, SAULT and Unknown T, among others.

2 events, 10

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming – Bass Masterclass
Sat 10 October @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming – Bass Masterclass

Attend Orlando’s bass masterclass at the Vortex Jazz Club on October 10 from 2:30-5pm. Only 30 spots available. Through demonstrations with an advanced student and rhythm section, Orlando will explore […]

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming Trio
Sat 10 October @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming Trio

Doors Open 19:00, Music Starts 19:30 | "Outstanding” is an overused description but one that’s applied to bassist Orlando le Fleming so consistently that its justification can’t be denied.

2 events, 11

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop
Sun 11 October @ 3:00 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
[CANCELLED] Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)
Sun 11 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
[CANCELLED] Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | 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, 12

1 event, 13

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter – ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch
Tue 13 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter – ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Pianist/composer Finn Carter is at once right at the center of the capital’s jazz community, regularly appearing at venues across the UK, and yet simultaneously inhabiting a space of his very own.

1 event, 14

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Max Luthert Trio
Wed 14 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Max Luthert Trio

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | The Max Luthert Trio melds the worlds of acoustic, improvised music with electronic instruments. Utilising modular eurorack, the band create soundscapes from live sampling and effects

2 events, 15

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mali Sheard
Thu 15 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mali Sheard

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TMali Sheard is a London based saxophonist and composer highly focused on finding a sense of creativity, expression and freedom within music. Coming through Tomorrows’ Warriors with a strong sense of community and gathering wisdom from mentors including Gary Crosby OBE and Binker Golding.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finding Ways
Thu 15 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finding Ways

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | TSebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations.

2 events, 16

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton
Fri 16 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton

Doors Open: 18:45, Music Starts: 19:15 | Following the release of her debut EP ‘The Birds’ in May, Evelyn will be performing her songs as part of the Downstairs Living Room series for the first time.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirley Smart Sextet
Fri 16 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirley Smart Sextet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Shirley Smart’s Sextet draws on a background of 10 years living in Jerusalem and working with the overlapping worlds of jazz, Arabic, Turkish and North African music.

1 event, 17

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Henry Spencer ‘The Defector’
Sat 17 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Henry Spencer ‘The Defector’

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | “Spencer is one of the great talents of the British jazz scene drawing a high level of recognition. Listen to Spencer’s genius” – InMusic(DE)

2 events, 18

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026
Sun 18 October @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026

Doors Open 14:00, Music Starts 14:30 | Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan
Sun 18 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan

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, 19

2 events, 20

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo
Tue 20 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | At 12, Louis became the youngest person ever to reach the semi-final of the BBC Young Jazz Musician competition. His early mentors included Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi, with whom he continues to perform from time to time.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Street Life – The Randy Crawford Project
Tue 20 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Street Life – The Randy Crawford Project

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Few artists have blended jazz, soul and R&B with the grace and emotional honesty of Randy Crawford. From the soaring One Day I'll Fly Away to the unmistakable groove of Street Life, her music remains as compelling today as when it was first recorded.

2 events, 21

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Alex Bonney, Tim Giles, Alcyona Mick
Wed 21 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Alex Bonney, Tim Giles, Alcyona Mick

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Album launch for 'Cascadian Echoes Suite' on the Earconnector label.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Miles At 100: Alistair Martin Quintet Feat. Tom Smith
Wed 21 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Miles At 100: Alistair Martin Quintet Feat. Tom Smith

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | We’re thrilled to welcome the Alistair Martin Quintet, featuring special guest Tom Smith, for an evening celebrating the centenary of the birth of the "Prince of Darkness", Miles Davis.

2 events, 22

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Martin Pyne Trio
Thu 22 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Martin Pyne Trio

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | This gig marks Martin Pyne’s new release on Discus Music, the double album TRIOS, which focuses on his unique approach to the vibraphone. The album places his playing in the context of two contrasting trio lineups.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Somatiqi: “Ramsey’s Theory” Live
Thu 22 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Somatiqi: “Ramsey’s Theory” Live

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Somatiqi performs original compositions from the upcoming album "Ramsey's Theory", exploring the dissonance between technology and the social sphere through jazz improvisation with live electronics

1 event, 23

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley
Fri 23 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Zoe Francis vocals, met multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen in 2013, they have recorded and toured 4 albums together, including album "The Very Thought of You" recorded live at 606 club.

2 events, 24

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop
Sat 24 October @ 2:30 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
Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy
Sat 24 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | This new project is a tribute to Lacy inspired by Koller's ongoing musical partnership with Tony Kofi and Noah Ojumu, working on the music of Thelonious Monk.

1 event, 25

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Recurring
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 25 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Recurring
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.

1 event, 26

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock
Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | European premiere: A transatlantic quartet wires the Mediterranean improv scene to the New York underground.

1 event, 27

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release
Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Acclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage brings his brand of high-octane jazz to the Vortex Jazz Club for his first-ever UK show.

1 event, 28

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)
Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time. Duo featuring two groundbreaking pioneers from the New York avant-garde.

2 events, 29

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

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | With their distinctive and rhythm-fuelled sound which merges bassoon and synth melodies, the quartet plays their own compositions and arrangements of pieces they love.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra
Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Award-winning saxophonist, conductor, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz Club for an exclusive sneak peek into her next major project.

2 events, 30

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)
Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

The fourth series of our Whirlpool series commences tonight. Six recently graduated musicians selected by the heads of the courses at our main conservatoires in London.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet
Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Rob Luft, recently crowned ‘Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in Europe of his generation.

2 events, 31

7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party
Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Drummer/composer drunkard Jeff "Tain" Watts presents his group "4-Tex", with Jason Rebello, Paul Bollenback and Orlando le Fleming.

11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)
Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Celebrate the release of the new album from drummer/composer drunkard Jeff “Tain” Watts, inspired by results of the pandemic, from sociopolitical conditions to salutes to the fallen, it should be released by this special Halloween date. Masks encouraged. DJ set will be led by Chris Philips - an award-winning radio presenter, sharing jazz and other musics for 40 years on London radio.

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.

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There are no events on this day.
Tue 29 September
Tue 29 September @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders

Tue 29 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)

Wed 30 September
Wed 30 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)

Thu 01 October
Thu 01 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’

Fri 02 October
Fri 02 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Sean Payne Quartet

Sat 03 October
Sat 03 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Julian Siegel Quartet

Sun 04 October
Sun 04 October @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster

Sun 04 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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There are no events on this day.
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There are no events on this day.
Wed 07 October
Wed 07 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Leo Morland Quartet

Wed 07 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Owen Snider Quartet

Thu 08 October
Thu 08 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Jascha Briand Quartet

Thu 08 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball

Fri 09 October
Fri 09 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Dalston Song Club: Blasus

Fri 09 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Jay Verma

Sat 10 October
Sat 10 October @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Orlando Le Fleming – Bass Masterclass

Sat 10 October @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Orlando Le Fleming Trio

Sun 11 October
Sun 11 October @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sun 11 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

[CANCELLED] Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)

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There are no events on this day.
Tue 13 October
Tue 13 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finn Carter – ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch

Wed 14 October
Wed 14 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Max Luthert Trio

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

Mali Sheard

Thu 15 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finding Ways

Fri 16 October
Fri 16 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton

Fri 16 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Shirley Smart Sextet

Sat 17 October
Sat 17 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Henry Spencer ‘The Defector’

Sun 18 October
Sun 18 October @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026

Sun 18 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan

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There are no events on this day.
Tue 20 October
Tue 20 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo

Tue 20 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Street Life – The Randy Crawford Project

Wed 21 October
Wed 21 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Alex Bonney, Tim Giles, Alcyona Mick

Wed 21 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Miles At 100: Alistair Martin Quintet Feat. Tom Smith

Thu 22 October
Thu 22 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Martin Pyne Trio

Thu 22 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Somatiqi: “Ramsey’s Theory” Live

Fri 23 October
Fri 23 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley

Sat 24 October
Sat 24 October @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sat 24 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy

Sun 25 October
Sun 25 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Recurring

Vortex Jam Session

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

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35 events found.

Events

  • October 2026

Calendar of Events

M Monday
T Tuesday
W Wednesday
T Thursday
F Friday
S Saturday
S Sunday
0 events, 28

2 events, 29

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders
Tue 29 September @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Ziv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player, composer, improviser, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel, studied and became part of Amsterdam's creative music community.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)
Tue 29 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.

1 event, 30

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)
Wed 30 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.

1 event, 1

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’
Thu 01 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Future Myth is a bold new project from pianist and composer Rick Simpson, bringing together ten of the UK’s most compelling improvisers for an exploration of collective spontaneity and Simpson’s own written material.

1 event, 2

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Sean Payne Quartet
Fri 02 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Sean Payne Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | "Sean Payne is an extremely gifted and promising young musician with a tremendously strong command of the Saxophone. Check him out!" - Chris Potter

1 event, 3

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Julian Siegel Quartet
Sat 03 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Julian Siegel Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | With the Julian Siegel Quartet, the BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel can be heard alongside some of this generation’s most distinctive voices, creating an in-demand Quartet on the UK and European Jazz scene.

2 events, 4

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster
Sun 04 October @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster

Doors Open 15:30, Music Starts 16:00 | TDirected by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music - and share it, up-close-and-personal, at its monthly Sessions at the Vortex Jazz Club.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 04 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | 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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6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Leo Morland Quartet
Wed 07 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Leo Morland Quartet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TLeo Morland is a guitarist and composer from South London, known as an idiosyncratic player and a catalyst for esoteric, intense, and satisfying moments of group improvisation.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Owen Snider Quartet
Wed 07 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Owen Snider Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Owen Snider’s music is a contemporary vision of jazz guitar, lyrical and exploratory, grounded in groove and harmonic colour. His compositions and improvisations reveal a deep connection to the post-bop and modern jazz traditions.

2 events, 8

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Jascha Briand Quartet
Thu 08 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Jascha Briand Quartet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TDanish guitarist and composer Jascha Briand brings his music to London for a special evening of contemporary jazz. Drawing on his experiences from the European and New York jazz scenes.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball
Thu 08 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | American cornetist Stephen Haynes is an improvisor, organiser, and recording artist. Over the last 45 years he has worked with Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, George Russell, Butch Morris, Rhys Chatham, Gunter Hampel, LaMonte Young, Earle Brown, Tyshawn Sorey, and Adam Rudolph amongst other luminaries at the vanguard of creative music.

2 events, 9

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Blasus
Fri 09 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Blasus

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TBlasus (Welsh: ’tasty/delicious’) are an emerging UK genre bending, alt-folk band based in London and South Wales, led by Welsh vocalist and songwriter Emma Davidson. From their roots at music college in Wales, they showcase a unique, personal sound, celebrating their stylistic diversity.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jay Verma
Fri 09 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jay Verma

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Jay Verma is a London-born South Asian pianist and songwriter, renowned for a rare and distinctive harmonic language that has led to collaborations with Ganavya, SAULT and Unknown T, among others.

2 events, 10

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming – Bass Masterclass
Sat 10 October @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming – Bass Masterclass

Attend Orlando’s bass masterclass at the Vortex Jazz Club on October 10 from 2:30-5pm. Only 30 spots available. Through demonstrations with an advanced student and rhythm section, Orlando will explore […]

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming Trio
Sat 10 October @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Orlando Le Fleming Trio

Doors Open 19:00, Music Starts 19:30 | "Outstanding” is an overused description but one that’s applied to bassist Orlando le Fleming so consistently that its justification can’t be denied.

2 events, 11

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop
Sun 11 October @ 3:00 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
[CANCELLED] Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)
Sun 11 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
[CANCELLED] Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | 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.

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7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter – ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch
Tue 13 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter – ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Pianist/composer Finn Carter is at once right at the center of the capital’s jazz community, regularly appearing at venues across the UK, and yet simultaneously inhabiting a space of his very own.

1 event, 14

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Max Luthert Trio
Wed 14 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Max Luthert Trio

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | The Max Luthert Trio melds the worlds of acoustic, improvised music with electronic instruments. Utilising modular eurorack, the band create soundscapes from live sampling and effects

2 events, 15

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mali Sheard
Thu 15 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mali Sheard

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TMali Sheard is a London based saxophonist and composer highly focused on finding a sense of creativity, expression and freedom within music. Coming through Tomorrows’ Warriors with a strong sense of community and gathering wisdom from mentors including Gary Crosby OBE and Binker Golding.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finding Ways
Thu 15 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finding Ways

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | TSebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations.

2 events, 16

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton
Fri 16 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton

Doors Open: 18:45, Music Starts: 19:15 | Following the release of her debut EP ‘The Birds’ in May, Evelyn will be performing her songs as part of the Downstairs Living Room series for the first time.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirley Smart Sextet
Fri 16 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirley Smart Sextet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Shirley Smart’s Sextet draws on a background of 10 years living in Jerusalem and working with the overlapping worlds of jazz, Arabic, Turkish and North African music.

1 event, 17

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Henry Spencer ‘The Defector’
Sat 17 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Henry Spencer ‘The Defector’

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | “Spencer is one of the great talents of the British jazz scene drawing a high level of recognition. Listen to Spencer’s genius” – InMusic(DE)

2 events, 18

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026
Sun 18 October @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026

Doors Open 14:00, Music Starts 14:30 | Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan
Sun 18 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan

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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6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo
Tue 20 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | At 12, Louis became the youngest person ever to reach the semi-final of the BBC Young Jazz Musician competition. His early mentors included Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi, with whom he continues to perform from time to time.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Street Life – The Randy Crawford Project
Tue 20 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Street Life – The Randy Crawford Project

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Few artists have blended jazz, soul and R&B with the grace and emotional honesty of Randy Crawford. From the soaring One Day I'll Fly Away to the unmistakable groove of Street Life, her music remains as compelling today as when it was first recorded.

2 events, 21

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Alex Bonney, Tim Giles, Alcyona Mick
Wed 21 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Alex Bonney, Tim Giles, Alcyona Mick

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Album launch for 'Cascadian Echoes Suite' on the Earconnector label.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Miles At 100: Alistair Martin Quintet Feat. Tom Smith
Wed 21 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Miles At 100: Alistair Martin Quintet Feat. Tom Smith

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | We’re thrilled to welcome the Alistair Martin Quintet, featuring special guest Tom Smith, for an evening celebrating the centenary of the birth of the "Prince of Darkness", Miles Davis.

2 events, 22

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Martin Pyne Trio
Thu 22 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Martin Pyne Trio

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | This gig marks Martin Pyne’s new release on Discus Music, the double album TRIOS, which focuses on his unique approach to the vibraphone. The album places his playing in the context of two contrasting trio lineups.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Somatiqi: “Ramsey’s Theory” Live
Thu 22 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Somatiqi: “Ramsey’s Theory” Live

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Somatiqi performs original compositions from the upcoming album "Ramsey's Theory", exploring the dissonance between technology and the social sphere through jazz improvisation with live electronics

1 event, 23

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley
Fri 23 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Zoe Francis vocals, met multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen in 2013, they have recorded and toured 4 albums together, including album "The Very Thought of You" recorded live at 606 club.

2 events, 24

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop
Sat 24 October @ 2:30 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
Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy
Sat 24 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | This new project is a tribute to Lacy inspired by Koller's ongoing musical partnership with Tony Kofi and Noah Ojumu, working on the music of Thelonious Monk.

1 event, 25

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Recurring
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 25 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Recurring
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.

1 event, 26

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock
Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | European premiere: A transatlantic quartet wires the Mediterranean improv scene to the New York underground.

1 event, 27

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release
Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Acclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage brings his brand of high-octane jazz to the Vortex Jazz Club for his first-ever UK show.

1 event, 28

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)
Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time. Duo featuring two groundbreaking pioneers from the New York avant-garde.

2 events, 29

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

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | With their distinctive and rhythm-fuelled sound which merges bassoon and synth melodies, the quartet plays their own compositions and arrangements of pieces they love.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra
Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Award-winning saxophonist, conductor, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz Club for an exclusive sneak peek into her next major project.

2 events, 30

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)
Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

The fourth series of our Whirlpool series commences tonight. Six recently graduated musicians selected by the heads of the courses at our main conservatoires in London.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet
Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Rob Luft, recently crowned ‘Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in Europe of his generation.

2 events, 31

7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party
Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Drummer/composer drunkard Jeff "Tain" Watts presents his group "4-Tex", with Jason Rebello, Paul Bollenback and Orlando le Fleming.

11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)
Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Celebrate the release of the new album from drummer/composer drunkard Jeff “Tain” Watts, inspired by results of the pandemic, from sociopolitical conditions to salutes to the fallen, it should be released by this special Halloween date. Masks encouraged. DJ set will be led by Chris Philips - an award-winning radio presenter, sharing jazz and other musics for 40 years on London radio.

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.

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Tue 29 September
Tue 29 September @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders

Tue 29 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)

Wed 30 September
Wed 30 September @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)

Thu 01 October
Thu 01 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’

Fri 02 October
Fri 02 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Sean Payne Quartet

Sat 03 October
Sat 03 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Julian Siegel Quartet

Sun 04 October
Sun 04 October @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster

Sun 04 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Wed 07 October
Wed 07 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Leo Morland Quartet

Wed 07 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Owen Snider Quartet

Thu 08 October
Thu 08 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Jascha Briand Quartet

Thu 08 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball

Fri 09 October
Fri 09 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Dalston Song Club: Blasus

Fri 09 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Jay Verma

Sat 10 October
Sat 10 October @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Orlando Le Fleming – Bass Masterclass

Sat 10 October @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Orlando Le Fleming Trio

Sun 11 October
Sun 11 October @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sun 11 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

[CANCELLED] Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)

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Tue 13 October
Tue 13 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finn Carter – ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch

Wed 14 October
Wed 14 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Max Luthert Trio

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

Mali Sheard

Thu 15 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finding Ways

Fri 16 October
Fri 16 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton

Fri 16 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Shirley Smart Sextet

Sat 17 October
Sat 17 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Henry Spencer ‘The Defector’

Sun 18 October
Sun 18 October @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026

Sun 18 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan

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Tue 20 October
Tue 20 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo

Tue 20 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Street Life – The Randy Crawford Project

Wed 21 October
Wed 21 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Alex Bonney, Tim Giles, Alcyona Mick

Wed 21 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Miles At 100: Alistair Martin Quintet Feat. Tom Smith

Thu 22 October
Thu 22 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Martin Pyne Trio

Thu 22 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Somatiqi: “Ramsey’s Theory” Live

Fri 23 October
Fri 23 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley

Sat 24 October
Sat 24 October @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sat 24 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy

Sun 25 October
Sun 25 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Recurring

Vortex Jam Session

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

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