Events

Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.

Poppy Helmer is a flautist and saxophonist from Brighton, now based in London where she studies jazz at Trinity Laban. Her influences include Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk.

After spending the past months in Brazil recording her upcoming album and collaborating with renowned artists including Brazilian legend Chico César, London-based singer-songwriter and bandleader Noga Ritter returns to one of her favourite venues with her beloved quartet.

Lior Solomons-Wise is a pianist, Dankworth prize winning composer and arranger and a recent graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

In EXTRA, three of contemporary music’s most fearless improvisers collide in a sonic high-speed chase that redefines what a jazz trio can be. Far from revisiting standards or offering tidy interplay, the group constructs an explosive, multilayered language where glitchy electronics, hardcore grooves, and unruly textures crash into one another—often within a single phrase.

Evan Parker and Peter Evans have a relationship going back over 20 years to the early 2000s, when the (then) young trumpeter sought out a major influence and inspiration.

Born out of pianist/arranger Alex Webb’s love of Ellington, The Pocket Ellington manages what ought to be impossible – creating a classic Ellingtonian sound with just four horns and a rhythm section. But with a top-drawer horn section, and with veteran bassist Dave Green and powerhouse drummer Winston Clifford providing the swing, the group does justice to classic Ellingtonia – and a lot more.

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted London’s finest – members and musicians go free!

JazzExchange is a programme sponsered by the Austrian Cultural Forum London curated by Guido Spannocchi aiming to foster an exchange of cutting edge jazz related groups in Austria and the United Kingdom.

Renowned pianist Bruno Heinen joins forces with legendary New York drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason Moran, Andrew Hill, Fred Hersch) and the formidable, groove-heavy double bassist Rio Kai.

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM – 1 set of music   Line-up: Kassa Green-Jakcsi – Alto saxophone Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe – Piano Rio Kai – Double bass Luke McCarthy – Drum kit   About: Kassa Green-Jakcsi is a talented 17-year-old alto saxophonist from London. Born and raised in Hackney, he began taking saxophone lessons at […]

The Band plays on the differences of Andrea Di Biase’s two musical worlds, divided by the sea: one is rooted in his native Italy with the melodic and poetic approach of Italian masters such as Nino Rota and the band’s first pianist Antonio Zambrini.

Pianist and improviser Kit Downes is playing again downstairs at the Vortex, as part of a series of improvised nights.

Diving deep into Aztec mythology and Latin American dance traditions, Tara Minton and her band lead the listener through a dark and joyous exploration of what it means to be human.

Immy Churchill presents an evening of acoustic singer songwriters; debuting songs from her upcoming EP alongside the music of artists that shaped her own writing.

The artist Grifton Forbes-Amos is a trumpet player from the UK. His projects merge the differing aspects of Jazz whilst including the soulful playing within other genres like Gospel and Soul Jazz

Pianist/composer Hans Koller returns to the club with his long-time musical collaborateur, saxophonist John O’Gallagher in a new band featuring the amazing vocalist Rebecka Edlund, the brilliant rhythm section of Tom Sheen (bass) and Sacha Harlan (drums), plus the exciting new trombone player on the scene, Louis Koller – featuring new and old compositions around the poetry of Fernando Pessoa, Joseph Brodsky, and Friedrich Hölderlin.

The London Jazz Orchestra, drawn from the capital’s top soloists and writers, is celebrating its 35th year.

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted London’s finest – members and musicians go free!

Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.

Celebrating ten years together as a band, the Matt Anderson Quartet performs selections from their three albums as well as new material. Their latest release Live at Leeds Jazz Festival was awarded four stars by Jazzwise

To mark his 50th birthday, one of Ireland’s most distinctive improvising pianists, Paul G. Smyth, returns to the Vortex for an evening of sets with old friends and close collaborators.

Our monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting, hosted by Matthew Herd. This month we welcome Sam Horan, playing music from his forthcoming album.

London-based saxophonist Leo Richardson presents his high-octane quartet performing entirely original music, firmly grounded in contemporary hard bop. The music is very much inspired by the hard bop and post-bop era of jazz.

Tonights trio have recorded and toured 2 albums together, “Blue Town” & more recently “Somewhere in The Night”. The combination of Zoe’s warm, beautiful voice, Jim’s blues drenched melodic lines, and Ross’s rich layers of harmonic sound, add a fresh take on a great choice of classic songs!

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted London’s finest – members and musicians go free!

Come and hear the great improvisers of the future share their talent in a programme led by Moss Freed and Academy alumnus Chris Williams.

Acclaimed UK pianist Raffy Bushman has been a key voice in the UK jazz underground for several years. From his early piano trio projects – rooted in exploring the symbiotic relationship between jazz and hip-hop.

Outhouse return to the Vortex after a lengthy period of time. Part of the upsurge in young creative British Jazz 20 years ago, featuring Robin Fincker, Tom Challenger, Johnny Brierley and Dave Smith.

NOCTILUME is a band where composition and improvisation meet somewhere in between, shaped by layered electric sound and a shared sense of exploration. The music draws from wide, cinematic post-rock atmospheres and psychedelic rhythms.

Nick Ramm Ensemble is proud to present fresh compositions drawing from Ramm’s roots in souful piano and contemporary jazz ft. Pete Wareham, Byron Wallen, Tom Herbert & Corrie Dick.

Join a collective of musicians who met through the Vortex jazz club in imagining future standards.

A welcome return to the Vortex from this highly acclaimed Birmingham-based ensemble Led by pianist/composer David Austin Grey.

Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted London’s finest – members and musicians go free!

Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.

Following the release of her debut EP ‘The Birds’ in May, Evelyn will be performing her songs with a full band, accompanied by a string quartet, for the very first time.

Mercury Prize-shortlisted pianist Fergus McCreadie returns to the Vortex for a very special solo show, exploring improvisation across jazz and classical styles through the music of Brahms. Fergus will perform Brahms’ Op. 10 Ballades, and take them as the musical DNA of his own improvisations around them.

The Vortex Jazz Club is hosting a watch party to celebrate Scotland VS Brazil. Join us from 10pm for a short jam session followed by the game shown on our projector and sound system.

Jonah Phillips is a London-based drummer, bandleader and arranger. With a background in fine art and film, Jonah is a recent graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Virtuoso jazz French horn player and composer Jim Rattigan brings together some of the finest jazz musicians in the UK to perform music written especially for this Quintet with its unique line-up.

Four leading voices from the European improvising scene come together for the first time as a quartet, creating a set of in-the-moment music.

Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson has led bands including some of the leading lights of jazz including Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Bheki Mseleku, Mark Mondesir, Aldo Romano and Gary Husband.

Award-winning saxophonist and composer Ed Jones returns to the quartet format that first established his presence on the UK jazz scene over three decades ago.

Timings: *THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE HEAT WAVE Ed Jones Quartet finishes at 22:30, so we will be showing the game from this time onwards (Kick-Off is at 22:00- Approx End 23.45 unless extra time is needed) The Vortex Jazz Club is hosting a watch party to celebrate England VS Panama. Join us […]

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted London’s finest – members and musicians go free!

Part of Finn Carter’s monthly residency at the Vortex showcasing a new project each month.
This month, he starts his residency with his quartet, who have played to a sold-out Vortex
crowd on multiple occasions.

New York-born performer and improviser Lex Korten makes his leader debut in London at Vortex Jazz Club alongside some of the city’s finest on July 1, 2026.

Lauren Breen and Christ-Stéphane Boizi are both composers and improvisers in their own right, and now this dynamic duo have joined forces to lead a new and up-coming band.

Tonight Will Cleasby brings to the Club his latest project, a tribute to the great US drummer Elvin Jones (the band name is based on an Elvin tune “3 Card Molly”). Featuring Riley Stone-Lonergan, Will Barry & Will Sach.