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SUMMARY:Tomeka Reid Quartet (1st show)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:30 PM\, Music 8:00 PM – 1 set of music\n  \nLine-up:\nTomeka Reid – Cello \nMary Halvorson – Guitar \nJason Roebke – Bass \nTomas Fujiwara – Drums \n  \nAbout\nCellist\, composer and MacArthur Fellow Tomeka Reid explores new improvisational math with 3+3\, the third release by her all-star quartet and her most adventurous project as a leader yet. Featuring Jason Roebke on bass\, Tomas Fujiwara on drums\, and fellow MacArthur Fellow Mary Halvorson on guitar. \nNo artist over the past decade has done more to bring the cello from the margins to the center of the contemporary jazz scene than Tomeka Reid. Nurtured by the creative hothouse of Chicago’s AACM\, she’s recorded prolifically since making her debut on flutist Nicole Mitchell’s 2002 Black Earth Ensemble album Afrika Rising. But with 3+3\, Reid takes a major step as a composer with a bold and protean approach to designing settings for group improvisation. \nBuilding on the deeply intuitive language explored by the quartet on her acclaimed Cuneiform debut\, 2019’s Old New\, Reid set out to explore extended themes. Over the course of three pieces that flow together much like a set the group plays in concert\, the album captures the state-of-the-art ensemble moving with unhurried grace\, constantly calibrating the evolving conversation. \n“I see the whole album as a suite\,” says Reid\, who moved back to Chicago in 2020 after about four years in New York. “Previously I’d written shorter pieces and felt like I had to write ‘jazz pieces’\, and for this album I wanted to write longer forms. I do a lot of free improvisation and wanted to reflect that more on my records. There are tunes on this too\, but it’s more open.” \nPart of what’s new for Reid is her expanded sonic palette\, which can make it difficult to tell where her bow work and Halvorson’s electronics diverge. “As a string player\, I used to be anti-electronics\,” she says. “I love the acoustic cello sound. But playing with Mary\, I really love how it’s part of her voice\, not something extra. So\, previously\, I strived to make electronic sounds acoustically using different preparations as that was something I was earnestly exploring and now I feel ok incorporating electronics.” \n“Jason\, Tomas and Mary are incredible artists and I’m honored to have them as bandmates\,” she says. “They’re always open to what I bring to them\, and I’m always thinking about how can I best feature them. How can I create settings they can do something magical over? On this album I wanted it to sound like a gig or a show\, instead of something for a recording\, and they ran with it.” \nPhoto credit: Jasmine Kwang \n  \n3+3 de Tomeka Reid Quartet
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tomeka-reid-quartet-1st-show/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session with Rick Simpson
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7.45pm\, music 8.15pm\n\nAbout\n\n\n\n\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, the jams will be hosted by some of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser\, pianist Rick Simpson\, guitarist Nick Costley-White\, trumpeter Sean Gibbs and tenor saxophonists Harben Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ sometimes a few guest leaders) each one hosting one session on rotation. \nIf you’re an instrumentalist  you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance! \nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-2025-09-21/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250921T140000
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SUMMARY:Mopomoso International Free Improvised Music  with live visuals
DESCRIPTION:Doors 2 PM\, Music 2:30 PM\nMopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music! \nThis month featuring: \nGwendolyn Kassenaar (artist) with Hyelim Kim (taegum – Korean Flute) & Maurizio Ravalico (percussion)\n+\n\nHomecoming: Laure van Minden (visual artist) with Michelle Brace (visual projections) Chris Dowding (trumpet and effects)\n\n+\nJakub Rokita (visuals) \nTomasz Glazik (baritone saxophone) \nViv Corringham (voice)\n\n  \nNot necessarily playing in that order.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mopomoso-international-free-improvised-music-with-live-visuals/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Lates: Zak Scerri
DESCRIPTION:Doors 10:30 PM – 1 set of music\n  \nLine-up:\nZak Scerri – guitar \nRoss Anderson – bass \nGwilym Jones – drums\n  \nAbout\n“Vortex Lates” is a series of events taking place in our downstairs bar on Friday or Saturday. A new late-night jazz hang for Dalston where you can grab a drink and listen to some of the best improvised musicians from around the city. For only £6\, check out exciting music from a revolving line-up of innovative performers digging into standards and new music alongside DJs spinning vinyl until the early hours. A relaxed atmosphere with special drinks offers each night and an opportunity to be part of the extended Vortex community. \nZak Scerri is a guitarist and composer from Australia now living in London whose original music is built upon the rich jazz tradition whilst also embracing modern and contemporary sounds. The Trio is a vehicle for playing both standard repertoire and Zak’s original music.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-lates-zak-scerri/
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SUMMARY:Henry Lowther' Still Waters
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nHenry Lowther – Trumpet \nPete Hurt – Tenor Saxophone \nBarry Green – Piano \nDave Green – Double Bass \nPaul Clarvis – Drums \n  \nAbout\nStill Waters was born out a long association and friendship going back 40 years between myself and Britain’s premiere bassist Dave Green. We both felt that the time had arrived to play music of our choice together with some of the finest jazz musicians working in Britain today. As a result Still Waters is now one of the most accomplished and creative bands around. \nAlthough a classic quintet of two front line and rhythm\, Still Waters plays radical and original music\, ranging from gentle\, quietly pastoral and melodic music\, reflecting the band’s name\, through to dynamic\, free improvisation. \nI am immensely proud of the band. The main thing to say about it is that it is a BAND and not just a collection of individual musicians; in other words the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The level of creativity\, adventure and interplay on gigs never ceases to astonish me; no two gigs are ever the same and this is truer of Still Waters than of any other band I’ve ever played in.\nDave Green\, is without doubt the foundation of Still Waters. He has a way of finding the right thing to do at exactly the right time. Whatever else goes on around him he always keeps it right there\, allowing everybody else maximum freedom. \nPaul Clarvis is the most idiosyncratic\, original and creative drummer in British jazz who\, together with pianist Barry Green’s ability to move from straight ahead playing to wayward free improvisation\, makes the rhythm section an absolute joy. I love its ability to go anywhere it chooses to go. \nMy partner on the front line\, Pete Hurt\, is not only a wonderful and inventive saxophone player but also an all round accomplished master musician and one of Britain’s very greatest composers of music for big band \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/henry-lowther-still-waters/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Collective
DESCRIPTION:Doors 1.30pm\, music 1.45pm\n\nAbout\n\n\n\n\nEmerging from the Vortex’s Future Standards community\, the quintet returns with an afternoon set of original compositions. \nBlending a diverse range of styles and influences – from hard bop and Third Stream to reggae and drum & bass – this is a chance to experience the beating heart of East London’s new jazz scene. \nFeaturing Santiago Horro on bass\, Eric Lounsbury on trumpet and flugelhorn\, Drummond Moir on guitar\, Paulina Szczepaniak on drums and Cheng Xie on piano. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-collective/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250919T194500
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SUMMARY:Legacy - Coltrane / Cannonball w/ Tony Kofi & Denys Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nTony Kofi – Saxophone \nDenys Baptiste – Tenor Saxophone \nRick Simpson – Piano \nMikele Montolli – Double Bass \nWinston Clifford – Drums \n  \nAbout\nLegacy\, Coltrane/Cannonball \nJoin us for an unforgettable night of jazz as two of London’s premier saxophonists\, Denys Baptiste and Tony Kofi\, reunite to present a powerful new project. Having first played together in the early ’90s as part of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop\, these celebrated musicians now pay tribute to the legendary partnership of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and John Coltrane. Their performance will recreate the iconic Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago album\, capturing the spirit\, energy\, and brilliance of one of jazz’s most historic collaborations\, featuring Rick Simpson (Piano) Mikele Montolli (Double Bass) and Winston Clifford (Drums) \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/legacy-coltranecannonball-w-tony-kofi-denys-baptiste/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250918T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250918T223000
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SUMMARY:Sacha Harlan Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nSacha Harlan – Drums \nTom Challenger – Tenor Saxophone \nCaius Williams – Double Bass \nTom O’Brien – Piano \n  \nAbout\nSacha Harlan (b. 2003\, London) is a drummer and composer who has recently made his impact on the scene through collaborations with Byron Wallen and Hans Koller\, as well as his own group Contexture. With a background in contemporary circus arts\, he carries an acute interest in revitalising the performance and presentation of live\, group-improvisation. During lockdown he was mentored by Dave King\, drummer and composer in The Bad Plus. This pivotal experience helped shape Sacha’s identity as an artist. \n“Sacha displays an original voice far beyond his years.” – Dave King (The Bad Plus) \n“…an exceptional\, careful instrumental versatility and an extraordinary ear.” – Victoria Kingham (Hasting Independent) \n  \n\nTom Challenger is a saxophonist\, improviser and composer based in London. Having curated and composed for a variety of ensembles over the years\, his current work explores improvisation in various guises\, alongside developing composed works for various lineups. He has collaborated with the likes of Evan Parker\, Charles Hayward\, Ed Bennett\, Byron Wallen\, Kit Downes and Alex Hawkins\, in addition to leading his own ensembles\, such as Brass Mask. Recordings of improvised and written works are available on his label Sche-ima Recordings. \n \n\n  \nCaius Williams is a musician from London who plays the double bass\, guitar\, and bass guitar. He works in collaboration with others\, alongside an ongoing solo project\, and often works with improvisation. Some projects include ‘Crosspiece’ (with Theodora Laird)\, a duo with guitarist Tara Cunningham\, alongside recent performances or collaborations with Lifetones (Charles Bullen of This Heat)\, Steve Noble\, feeo\, Daniel O’Sullivan\, Mark Sanders\, Sachiko M\, Tom Challenger\, Maggie Nicols\, Mark Wastell\, amongst others. Caius has been running the GRAIN series at Avalon Cafe in Bermondsey for the last 3 years\, which is focussed on programming new and adventurous music and nurturing a growing community with cross-scene and cross-generational collaboration. \nEngine Songs de Tara Cunningham & Caius Williams\n  \nTom O’Brien is a pianist and composer from Leeds. He is passionate about exploring the art of improvisation in his work and looks to create music that is exciting\, challenging and playful. With influences across many genres both contemporary and traditional\, Tom has a unique sound as a pianist which has lead him to work regularly with some of the finest musicians in the UK.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/sacha-harlan-quartet/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Queer Jazz: Xhosa Cole w/The Repeat Beat Poet (Support)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nAbout\nQueer Jazz exists to platform\, nurture and celebrate the emerging queer jazz scene. Programmed by Tina Edwards and Arowah\, they have put together an exciting monthly programme of innovative LGBTQI+ artists at The Vortex Jazz Club\, supported by Arts Council England. \nTickets are flexibly priced – please select the pricing tier that reflects your situation. We want as many people as possible to access the gigs so if you’re able to\, please consider paying for the highest ticket band\, otherwise cheaper tickets will be limited and available on first-come first-serve basis \nQueer Jazz exists to platform\, nurture and celebrate the emerging queer jazz scene. Programmed by Tina Edwards and Arowah\, they have put together an exciting monthly programme of innovative LGBTQI+ artists at The Vortex Jazz Club\, supported by Arts Council England. \nTickets are flexibly priced – please select the pricing tier that reflects your situation. We want as many people as possible to access the gigs so if you’re able to\, please consider paying for the highest ticket band\, otherwise cheaper tickets will be limited and available on first-come first-serve basis \nXhosa Cole \nWinner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year\, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra\, Jazzlines Ensemble and Birmingham Music Service. Having grown up in Handsworth and first played the Tenor at Andy Hamilton’s Ladywood Community Music School\, he’s now among a long legacy of Birmingham Saxophonists including Soweto Kinch and Shabaka Hutchings. Xhosa has performed twice at the BBC Proms\, Composed music for the Ripieno Players\, a Birmingham Based String Orchestra\, recorded saxophone for Mahalia’s debut album ‘Love and Compromise’\, completed a 22 date UK tour\, all along side his studies as a scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Xhosa Also received the Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2019 and Jazz FM ‘Breakthrough act of the year’. \nXhosa’s earliest memories of the arts are with ACE Youth Dance group. However\, since playing in Holyhead School’s Jazz band with Ray Prince and Sid Peacock he decided to pursue music and joined the Jazzlines Ensemble\, Birmingham Schools Symphony Orchestra\, Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra among others. Xhosa attended courses with the National Youth Jazz Collective and National Youth Wind Orchestra. He is now finishing his degree in Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London alongside a wide spectrum of work writing and performing across the UK. in 2019 Xhosa received the Parliamentary Jazz award for ‘Best Newcomer”. \nThe Repeat Beat Poet \nPeter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) is a British-born Ghanaian writer\, artist\, and DJ. His blending of Hip Hop culture\, spoken word poetry\, and Pan-African politics has captivated audiences across the UK\, Europe\, and Ghana to sold out rooms including London’s iconic Ronnie Scotts and The Jazz Café\, and with Grammy award-winning jazz musicians like Thundercat and Blue Lab Beats. \nHis debut pamphlet\, A Testament To Life & Death was released in 2022 with second and third editions in 2023 & 2024\, and has been sold and taught across 4 continents. Peter’s work has been featured by Amnesty International\, BBC Radio\, the UN at the COP 26 summit in Glasgow\, and anthologised by Penguin. Peter was an inaugural writer-in-residence at the Library Of Africa & The African Diaspora in Accra\, Ghana\, in 2023 he was invited to be a member of the Recording Academy\, and was a BBC 6Music poet in residence. A mainstay of the UK festival circuit\, he has performed at We Out Here\, Cheltenham\, Wilderness\, Tramlines\, Byline Festival\, and consecutive years at Love Supreme. \nIn 2021 he founded the Loose Egusi Afro Disco\, delighting dancefloors from Berlin to Bulgaria with live shows\, and reaching African music lovers worldwide through his The Boat Pod radio show\, alongside promoting new music on the NYC/London based Soho Radio with the show Imaginary Millions. Peter also hosted the British Podcast Award nominated ‘Lunar Poetry Podcast’\, and supports strike funds by raising money with ‘Poetry On The Picket Line’ \nJohn Cooper Clarke – ‘A phenomenal writer and enthralling performer’ \nSalena Godden – “Exciting\, energetic and revolutionary…one the UK’s most prophetic and passionate new voices.” \nYou can sign up to hear more about Queer Jazz events HERE
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/queer-jazz-xhosa-cole-wthe-repeat-beat-poet-support/
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SUMMARY:Downes/Cunningham/Challenger/Williams/Lisle
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nKit Downes – Piano \nTara Cunningham – Guitar \nTom Challenger – Saxophone \nCaius Williams – Double Bass \nAndrew Lisle – Drums \n  \nAbout\nLike minded improvises meeting again for the second time downstairs at the vortex for responsibly controlled chaos.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/downescunninghamchallengerwilliamslisle/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250916T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250916T223000
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SUMMARY:Midweek Downstairs Jam
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFirst set from house band: David Miller (saxophone)\, Davide Melis (piano)\, Duncan McKenzie (bass) & Bobby James (drums) followed by a jam session till close. \nEntry is free all night 19:00 – 22:30.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/midweek-downstairs-jam-2025-09-16/
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SUMMARY:[CANCELLED] Vortex Lates: Huw V Williams
DESCRIPTION:Doors 10:30 PM – 1 set of music\n  \nLine-up:\nHuw V Williams – Double Bass \nReuben Goldmark – Piano \nAndrew Lisle – Drums\n  \nAbout\n“Vortex Lates” is a series of events taking place in our downstairs bar on Friday or Saturday. A new late-night jazz hang for Dalston where you can grab a drink and listen to some of the best improvised musicians from around the city. For only £6\, check out exciting music from a revolving line-up of innovative performers digging into standards and new music alongside DJs spinning vinyl until the early hours. A relaxed atmosphere with special drinks offers each night and an opportunity to be part of the extended Vortex community. \nBass player Huw V Williams\, originally hailing from rural North Wales is one of the most exciting and unique musicians on the scene at the moment. The biggest thing in Huw’s musical ethos is community and the ability to create and make the best music possible with anyone\, whatever the musical context\, ranging from completely freely improvised music\, straight ahead jazz\, with singer songwriters or anything in between.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-lates-huw-v-williams-3/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:John Etheridge Blue Spirits Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nJohn Etheridge – Guitar \nRoss Stanley – Organ \nGeorge Double – Drums\n  \nAbout\nJohn Etheridge’s reputation in the jazz world cannot be overstated. A genuinely virtuosic fusion guitarist\, Etheridge is one of a handful of players who can claim to have helped shape the character of modern jazz guitar. He has been described by fellow fretsman Pat Metheny as ‘one of the best guitarists in the world’\, a distinction that is due in no small part to his tireless exploration of the possibilities of his instrument. A hugely respected artist in his own right\, Etheridge also claims an impressive collaborative history\, from his seminal work with groundbreaking fusion group Soft Machine to his longstanding status as the guitarist of choice for jazz icon Stephane Grappelli. \nIt is safe to say\, then\, that when it comes to playing companions\, Etheridge’s judgement is second to none. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/john-etheridge-blue-spirits-trio/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250912T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250912T223000
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SUMMARY:Elliot Frost/Billy Marrows Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nElliot Frost – Guitar \nBilly Marrows – Guitar \nHuw V Williams – Double Bass \nOliver Peszynski – Drums \n  \nAbout\nBilly Marrows is a London-based award-winning guitarist and composer/arranger. He leads the chamber-jazz ensemble Grande Família and his quartet\, the Billy Marrows Band. Billy is also a member of projects across a broad spectrum of the London jazz scene such as Huw V Williams’ Di-Cysgodion\, OK Aurora and the Tom Ridout Quintet. He has toured with Chelsea Carmichael\, the Tom Barford Group and Patchwork Jazz Orchestra and appeared on a number of albums\, including Amsterdam-based Sam Newbould’s Bogus Notus and Tom Barford’s Bloomer\, on Edition records. Billy’s debut album ‘Penelope’ raised over £6\,000 for World Child Cancer and is shortlisted for Jazz Album of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2025. According to Jazzwise\, “Marrows plays with such lyrical melodicism…you can’t help but be seduced into his charmed world”. \nElliot Frost is an Australian jazz guitarist\, composer and bandleader who’s compositional style has been described as “richly melodic” and playing described as “intelligent and inspired”. Since relocating to London in 2019\, Elliot has become a burgeoning bandleader and is also a steadily becoming a sought-after sideman on the London jazz scene. In May 2023\, he released his debut album ‘New Surroundings’ courtesy of AMP Music & Records. In 2024 Elliot embarked on an Arts Council funded six week stay in New York City where he studied with the likes of Mike Moreno\, Ben Monder\, Joe Martin\, Colin Stranahan\, Troy Roberts and Steve Cardenas. He has also recorded with internationally acclaimed musicians Chris Cheek\, Desmond White and Colin Stranahan for his follow up release “Transatlantic”\, which was released in late 2024. \nFrost and Marrows come together with a brilliant rhythm section of Huw V Williams on double bass and Ollie Peszynski on drums in this co-led band to perform a selection of their own compositions as well as some their favourite music from celebrated jazz musicians/composers including Paul Motian\, Keith Jarrett and Joe Zawinul. \n\nPenelope (in support of World Child Cancer) de Billy Marrows \nTransatlantic de Elliot Frost
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/elliot-frostbilly-marrows-quartet/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250912T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250912T203000
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SUMMARY:Dalston Song Club w/ Ella Clayton
DESCRIPTION:Doors 07:00 PM\, Music 07:30 PM\n  \nABOUT\n\n\n\nOur monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting\, hosted by Matthew Herd. This month we welcome Ella Clayton with her beautiful\, nuanced songs and singularly enchanting voice.\n\n  \n\nElla Clayton\n \nElla Clayton is a singer-songwriter from London\, known for her storytelling and spell binding voice. Influenced by the likes of Jeff Buckley\, Joan Armatrading\, and Adrianne Lenker\, she began writing songs at 13\, shaping a soulful\, alt-folk sound that has captivated audiences across the UK and Europe. Her debut album Murmurations (2022) and acoustic follow-up Stairwell (2023) received critical acclaim\, with music featured in the BAFTA-winning film Sweetheart and Netflix’s Dead Man’s Phone. In 2023\, she was handpicked by George Ezra to perform at Latitude Festival and has since sold out multiple headline shows in London and Brighton. Her second LP was recorded at Ezra’s studio and the first singles from that project are set for release in 2025.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/dalston-song-club-w-ella-clayton/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250911T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250911T223000
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SUMMARY:Eddie Prévost\, Silvan Schmid\, Tom Wheatley
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nSilvan Schmid – Trumpet \nTom Wheatley – Double Bass \nEddie Prévost – Drums \n  \nAbout\nThe trio present a buoyant and elusive jazz\, driven by referential investigation and an unorthodox approach to the warp and phase of rhythm. Following a concentrated recording process at All Saints Church of High Laver\, ‘The Wandering One’ was released on Matchless Recordings in May 2024. \n\n  \nhttps://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18018076268687994/
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/eddie-prevost-silvan-schmid-tom-wheatley/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250911T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250911T203000
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SUMMARY:Ackerley/Musson/Wallace/Sanders Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:30 PM\, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nJessica Ackerley – Guitar \nRachel Musson – Tenor Saxophone \nEli Wallace – Piano \nMark Sanders – Drums\n  \nAbout\n\nLongtime collaborators Jessica Ackerley (guitar) and Eli Wallace (piano) will team up with UK improvising pioneers Rachel Musson (sax) and Mark Sanders (drums). Marking their second time playing in London and at Vortex\, Ackerley and Wallace are ecstatic to explore new\, spontaneous musical territory with Musson and Sanders\, a cross-Atlantic meeting that draws upon the singular output of each musician and the collective improvised vernacular they share.\n \nA UK-based saxophonist\, improviser and composer UK\, Rachel Musson has spent over a decade immersed in improvised music\, and is now gradually introducing composed elements into her work\, drawing on text\, field recordings and processing sounds. Rachel is involved with a variety of improvisation projects\, featuring on several releases (577 Records\, Babel Label\, Two Rivers Records)\,performing with musicians such as Pat Thomas and Mark Sanders\, and a recent improvised collaboration with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Her recent album\, Ashes and Dust Earth and Sky\, blends compositions\, improvisations and field recordings\, and her solo performances have evolved to incorporate these sounds in a live setting. Rachel is a current (2024-2027) recipient of the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Composer award. \nJessica Ackerley is a Canadian guitarist\, improviser and composer based in Honolulu and New York City and has been described as “one of the most exciting guitarists to have emerged from the US free music scene in recent years” by Wire Magazine. Since 2017\, Ackerley has released 19 albums to much critical acclaim with features in Wire Magazine\, Pitchfork\, BBC Radio\, and Bandcamp. They have been commissioned by Adult Swim\, Mutual Mentorship\, and New Music USA as well as received funding from Canada Council for the Arts and Foundation for Contemporary Arts. As an active performer\, Ackerley has toured extensively throughout North America\, performing at noteworthy venues like The Met Breuer\, Roulette\, The Stone\, Something Else! Festival\, Coastal Jazz Festival\, and countless underground venues ranging from the basements of houses to record shops. \nEli Wallace\, pianist/improviser/composer\, resides in Brooklyn\, NY\, where he leads his own projects\, and collaborates with other like-minded artists. His work as a pianist displays a proclivity to free improvisation\, incorporating elaborate piano preparations that John Lewis (The Guardian) says is “…pushing the boundaries of the prepared piano.” His compositions employ notational strategies to broaden how musicians produce sound and the ways in which they interact. Over the past decade\, he appeared on dozens of albums and performed at venues such as Roulette\, Brooklyn\, NY\, Experimental Sound Studio\, Chicago\, IL\, Bemis Center\, Omaha\, NE\, & Cave 12\, Geneva\, Switzerland. \nMark Sanders is a drummer/percussionist who has had a career taking in many musical styles and genres\, this history informs his now mainly free improvisation and free jazz based work. He has played with many renowned improvising musicians\, including Roscoe Mitchell\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Derek Bailey\, Evan Parker\, Elliott Sharp and Myra Melford. He is a member of many working groups including those with Nicole Mitchell\, John Butcher\, Paul Dunmall\, John Edwards and also Neil Charles’ “Dark Days” with Cleveland Watkiss and Pat Thomas. Mark has played concerts and festivals around the world\, including South Africa\, Mozambique\, Japan\, Australia\, Russia\, USA\, Canada\, Turkey and Morocco. Teaching free improvisation\, he is Visiting Lecturer at The Royal Academy of Music\, was Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire teaching his own improvisation module for seven years\, and has taught individual students at many Universities around the UK. Mark appears on over 200 CD and Vinyl releases\n  \n\nLive Recordings de MAW\n  \nImmense Blue de Olie Brice / Rachel Musson / Mark Sanders\n  \nTATTERDEMALION de RACHEL MUSSON + MARK SANDERS + LIAM NOBLE\n  \nA Maneuver Within de MAW
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/ackerleymussonwallacesanders-quartet/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250910T223000
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SUMMARY:Rick Simpson Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nRick Simpson – Piano \nDave Whitford – Double Bass \nTim Giles – Drums \n  \nAbout\nRick Simpson presents his first Piano Trio project. This is a trio that thrives on freedom and interaction. Original tunes and inventive arrangements become launching points for improvisation\, with the band slipping effortlessly from one piece into another. With all three musicians leading the way\, the music can be lyrical\, chaotic\, swinging or spacious — unpredictable and always engaging. At the core is one of the UK’s greatest bass and drum teams. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/rick-simpson-trio-2/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250910T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250910T223000
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SUMMARY:Kurtis Li Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nKurtis Li – Guitar \nWill Barry – Piano \nMirko Scarcia – Double Bass \nDavid Ingamells – Drums\n  \n\nAbout\nHong Kong-born jazz guitarist and composer Kurtis Li invites you to an intimate evening at Vortex Jazz Club\, featuring selections from his acclaimed debut album In Bloom alongside new original compositions. Accompanied by piano and double bass\, this trio crafts a captivating and evocative musical journey marked by intricate guitar artistry and inspired improvisation. \nAs featured in Jazzwise:\nKurtis Li possesses a formidable array of credentials\, yet the mood of his debut album In Bloom is disarmingly gentle\, the style unpretentious\, even a little too understated at times… It’s an expression of curiosity and wonder at the surrounding world\, of excitement\, and perhaps\, enviably\, of fulfilment. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/kurtis-li-quartet/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250907T223000
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session with Olly Chalk
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7.45pm\, music 8.15pm\n\n  \nHouse Band\nOlly Chalk – piano \nHuw V Williams – bass \nJosh Walker-Martin – drums \n  \nAbout\n\n\n\n\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, the jams will be hosted by some of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser\, pianist Rick Simpson\, guitarist Nick Costley-White\, trumpeter Sean Gibbs and tenor saxophonists Harben Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ sometimes a few guest leaders) each one hosting one session on rotation. \nIf you’re an instrumentalist  you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance! \nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-2025-09-07/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250907T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250907T180000
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SUMMARY:LJO Vortex Sessions - Pete Hurt Special
DESCRIPTION:Doors 3:30 PM\, Music 4:00 PM\n  \nABOUT\n\n\nThe London Jazz Orchestra\, one of London’s musical treasures\, opens its 35th season at the Vortex featuring the music of one of the great jazz writers\, tenor saxophonist Pete Hurt.  A long-serving members of the band\, Pete is an outstanding soloist and composer of numerous pieces for the LJO. His music is immediately identifiable\, with its lyrical melodies\, engaging harmonic progressions\, and thrilling orchestrations\, with lots of space for the band’s soloists. Pete has written a new piece for the occasion! \nIn addition the gig will premier a new piece by trumpet great Henry Lowther\, plus solo features created by director Scott Stroman for drummer Paul Clarvis\, singer Brigitte Beraha\, trombonist Martin Gladdish and saxophonist Martin Hathaway. \nJoin us for our new season of up-close-and-personal sessions!
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/ljo-vortex-sessions-pete-hurt-special/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250906T223000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250907T003000
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SUMMARY:Vortex Lates: Liminal
DESCRIPTION:Doors 10:30 PM – 1 set of music\n  \nLine-up:\nOliver Heron – Piano & transducer electronics \nDom Howard – Guitar \nHarry Mercer – Guitar \nAdam Merrell – Drums & percussion \n  \nAbout\n“Vortex Lates” is a new series of events taking place in our downstairs bar from 10-1am every Friday or Saturday. A new late-night jazz hang for Dalston where you can grab a drink and listen to some of the best improvised musicians from around the city. For only £6\, check out exciting music from a revolving line-up of innovative performers digging into standards and new music alongside DJs spinning vinyl until the early hours. A relaxed atmosphere with special drinks offers each night and an opportunity to be part of the extended Vortex community. \nLiminal is a London/ Bristol based band\, presenting a unique blend of deconstructed elements from rock\, jazz\, americana and electronic music with the experimental sensitivities of long-form collective electroacoustic improvisation. \nComprised of two guitars\, drums\, and a custom transducer/ prepared-piano setup\, the band uses their extensive sonic arsenal to plunge into rich\, dreamy chasms of saturated and colourful sounds that emerge\, dialogue and evolve in real-time\, with only simple plans\, deep listening and shared aesthetics guiding the course of each performance.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-lates-liminal/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250906T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250906T223000
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SUMMARY:Koller/Kofi/Gourlay/Ojumu play Monk
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nHans Koller – Piano \nTony Kofi – Alto Saxophone \nCalum Gourlay – Double Bass \nNoah Ojumu – Drums \n  \nAbout\nKoller/Kofi/Gourlay/Ojumu play Monk \nPianist/composer Hans Koller joins forces with double bassist Calum Gourlay\, fellow founder member of the Monk repertoire band Thelonious\, and with the unique saxophone virtuoso Tony Kofi\, plus the amazing young drummer Noah Ojumu in a celebration of the music of Thelonious Monk.\nThe band will explore some of the lesser known Monk tunes\, and will offer their fresh take on this iconic music\, in a one-off performance. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/kollerkofigourlayojumu/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250905T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250905T223000
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SUMMARY:Julian Siegel Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nJulian Siegel – Tenor saxophone \nLiam Noble – Piano \nOli Hayhurst – Double Bass \nGene Calderazzo – Drums \n  \nAbout\nWith 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. The band features inspirational pianist Liam Noble\, his fluid touch and dazzling imagination perfectly complementing Siegel’s music and playing\, and providing a perfect foil for the many directions the music can turn. With the creative spark of dynamic drummer Gene Calderazzo and the deep groove of bassist Oli Hayhurst dove-tailing perfectly with Siegel and Noble this is unquestionably one of the UK’s most exciting and powerful quartets. \nFollowing up from their London Jazz Award winning album Urban Theme Park (Basho Music)\, 2018 saw the release of VISTA\, the second album of the Julian Siegel Quartet and the first on the Whirlwind Recordings label. The album features ten of Julian’s compositions plus an arrangement of Bud Powell’s ‘Un Poco Loco’. This acoustic set of music moves freely through varied sound worlds and colours\, from undercurrents of bop to searching ballads and joyful melodies.\nSince the release of VISTA\, the band has performed internationally at Jazz Festivals including INNtöne Jazz Festival in Austria\, Made in The UK at the Rochester International Jazz Festival\, the Jazz Standard NYC\, JazzFestival Goettingen in Germany\, Limerick Jazz Festival Ireland\, UK’s Love Supreme Festival 2019\, Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival\, Manchester International Jazz Festival and many other UK shows included in an extensive 2018 – 2019 Arts Council England UK Tour. The Quartet was featured on the cover of UK’s Jazzwise Magazine in February 2018 and VISTA was included in Jazzwise’s Top 20 Jazz Albums of the year. \n“Expressive direct music…. tightly wound post-bop\, pensive improv. and more.”\nJohn Fordham\, The Guardian – – – – Jazz Album of the Month\, February 2018 \n“A great quartet with an enthralling agility.” – – – – In Music \n”Exciting\, dynamic music with improvisation at its centre.”– London Jazz News \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/julian-siegel-quartet-13/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Jonny Mansfield Quartet feat Emmanuel Michael
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:30 PM\, Music 8:00 PM – 1 set of music\n  \nLine-up:\nJonny Mansfield – Vibraphone \nEmmanuel Michael – Guitar \nWill Barry – Piano \nWill Sach – Double Bass \nLuke McCarthy – Drums \n  \nAbout\nAward winning vibraphonist and composer Jonny Mansfield brings his quartet for a special show at the Vortex featuring the incredible Emmanuel Michael. \nBorn and raised in South Dakota as a first-generation Ugandan and Southern Sudanese\, Emmanuel is a New York City based artist who believes that without self-reflection and empathy towards himself and others\, the foundation of what makes a truthful artist/human would crumble. \nTheir special contributions has lead them to performing in the bands of Ambrose Akinmusire\, Marcus Gilmore and Dayna Stephens to name a few. \nThe quartet—featuring recently released Quartet! Live at Pizza Express on Mansfield’s label\, Resonant Postcards to critical acclaim – \nUK Vibe *****\n“It’s great to hear a quartet that are so obviously on the same wavelength and this is true of the whole session. This quartet exudes class\, style and substance. Musical brilliance personified.” \n“the chief joy of this terrific release\, which features Mansfield’s compositions throughout\, lies in its faultlessly cast and fluid\, diversely swinging four-way energy and drive\, allied to dynamic finesse and rhythmic flexibility of the highest order.” \nJazz Journal\n“the chief joy of this terrific release\, which features Mansfield’s compositions throughout\, lies in its faultlessly cast and fluid\, diversely swinging four-way energy and drive\, allied to dynamic finesse and rhythmic flexibility of the highest order.” \n\n  \n \n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/jonny-mansfield-quartet-feat-emmanuel-michael/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Billy Pod Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nBilly Pod – Drums \nTom Ollendorff – Guitar \nJohn Turville – Piano \nMisha Mullov Abbado – Double Bass \n  \nAbout\nBilly Pod is an award-winning Greek drummer/musician based in London. His debut album “Drums to Heal Society” that was released in 2019 has not just given Vasileios Podaras (aka Billy Pod) a prominent position among the new generation of drummers internationally but also demonstrated his compelling skills as a composer and music ensemble director. His latest album entitled ‘Quintessence’ is a reflection on the intellectual nature of humanity in modern society. It was well received by press\, media and audiences during his UK and European tour in 2023. Dynamic and lyrical contemporary jazz with haunting melodies and rich\, complex moods. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/billy-pod-quartet/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250903T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250903T203000
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SUMMARY:Stan Brunt Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nStan Brunt – Guitar \nSam Norris – Alto Saxophone \nGuy Dempsey – Double Bass \nJonah Evans – Drums \n  \nAbout\nStan Brunt is an award-winning Jazz Guitarist\, Arranger\, and Composer who is currently an active professional working in and around Greater London. Having started playing in Leeds in community bands including Chapel FM Jazz Collective\, he developed his skills over the next few years and recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music. Stan Brunt is the most recent winner of the Richard Turner Award\, a prestigious prize offered to those from the northern area of England. He has\, in his time at RAM\, worked with many world-renowned composers and musicians\, including Will Vinson\, Orlando LeFleming\, Ingrid Jensen\, Gwilym Simcock\, and more. Now he is leading a new project which explores the space created by having just guitar as the chordal instrument\, focusing heaving on improvisation and textural changes. This new band have played together around London and have just come from the studio\, having recorded their album in August. They create a unique and stylish sound which is not to be missed. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/stan-brunt-quartet/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250901T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250901T233000
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SUMMARY:THE NARRATOR SHARES A KISS
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM\n  \nAbout\nA headline show. \n…at the blink of a firework\, the night will begin…a paper city inviting you all to sing…witness one night hold a tantrum\, dissolved by a kiss. \nFeaturing: \ndj angel wings b2b with aloisius\, who will leave a kiss upon every petals forehead on the wing of your heart \nCajm\, who will leave a kiss on the wind \nDamsel Elysium\, who will leave a kiss by the door and on the window \n+ the sweet voices of: Coby Sey\, Imvn\, Camelia\, Shauwdii 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/the-narrator-shares-a-kiss/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250831T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250831T223000
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7.45pm\, music 8.15pm\n\n  \nAbout\n\n\n\n\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, the jams will be hosted by some of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser\, pianist Rick Simpson\, guitarist Nick Costley-White\, trumpeter Sean Gibbs and tenor saxophonists Harben Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ sometimes a few guest leaders) each one hosting one session on rotation. \nIf you’re an instrumentalist  you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance! \nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-2025-08-31/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250831T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250831T193000
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SUMMARY:vortex collective presents: future standards & downstairs jam
DESCRIPTION:Standards are engaging and accessible for musicians and listeners alike\, but nearly all of jazz’s standard repertoire is from a 50 year period ca. 1920 – 1970. \nAnother half century has since passed\, where new compositions have not been added to this shared language.\nJoin a collective of musicians who met through the Vortex jazz club in imagining future standards. \n3 – 5pm: house band set and open jam reserved for future standards. \n(5.30 – 7.30pm: accessible jam session; call songs from the real book or these recent compositions) \nFor more details on the future standards project\, including sheet music\, workshops\, and to suggest additions to the repertoire\, contact vortex.jazz.collective at gmail dot com
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/future-standards-2025-08-31/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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