Saxophonist Brandon Allen and pianist Tim Lapthorn have been performing together for 17 years. This new explosive quartet with Jeremy Brown (bass) and Chris Higginbottom (drums) features brand new material written by the leaders, channeling their respective influences.
Come down for a drink downstairs with performances from a rotating group of London-based singers and instrumentalists. Arrive early if you'd also like to join in for when the sets open to the floor – all welcome!
Tom Ollendorff is considered one of the most exciting young guitarists on the UK and International Jazz scenes. Known for his distinctive sound which blends virtuosic guitar playing with sophisticated harmonic and melodic ideas, his music elegantly mixes gracefully grooving songlike themes, baroque-like unaccompanied etudes and headlong fast-bop swing.
The London Jazz Orchestra closes out its season of monthly concerts by featuring the music of phenomenal pianist and composer Pete Saberton, whose unique writing and playing style helped define the sound of the band.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
The Austrian Cultural Forum London is delighted to invite you to this year's JazzExchange celebrating cutting edge Austrian music in a cultural exchange with some of the most exciting UK ensembles.
Steve Banks presents music from 'Emboldened', his eagerly anticipated 2023 release on Stoney Lane Records alongside brand new music premiering on this tour. Expect powerful modern jazz, deep contemporary grooves, lush harmonies and memorable melodies.
Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize winner Jonny Mansfield is critically-regarded as one of the UK’s outstanding young jazz talents.
Ivo Neame is an award-winning pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands, he has featured in several of European jazz’s most forward-looking groups including Phronesis and the Marius Neset Quintet.
Saxophonist Julian Siegel returns to the Vortex with his quartet featuring Liam Noble (piano), Gene Calderazzo (drums) & special guest Dave Whitford (bass).
Vortex Collective presents a fresh selection of musical treasures being added to the ever-evolving jazz repertoire, leaning particularly on the last 15 years. Featuring Sabina Spagnoli on vocals.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
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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.
Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson makes a rare London appearance. Vaughan has played and performed with many of the greats of the British jazz scene over the years.
Join Luke Bacchus for a special performance celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Windrush Day.
Born and raised in Norway, Bassist and singer Ellen Andrea Wang has been a powerful force in Jazz and beyond, distinguishing herself as a truly inventive artist that blends styles in unprecedented ways.
Come down for a drink downstairs with performances from a rotating group of London-based singers and instrumentalists. Arrive early if you'd also like to join in for when the sets open to the floor – all welcome!
Tonight, award-winning London-based Jazz pianist Sam Leak celebrates the music of Chick Corea, with a focus on his seminal 1968 album "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs," alongside bassist James Owston and drummer Mark Taylor.
Come & join us for another epic Mopomoso featuring: Emil Karlsen (drums) & Dom Lash (guitar), Sue Ferrar (solo violin), Phil Minton (voice) & Roger Turner (percussion)
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
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.
Dynamic and prolific 23-year-old London-based saxophonist, composer and arranger, Asha Parkinson founded the Kalpadruma Collective in 2017 to explore authentic, vital and exciting meeting points between Jazz, Contemporary Classical, Mediterranean, Arab, and Indian music traditions. Tonight, she presents an eclectic programme of original repertoire from the debut album Onwards alongside new material from the upcoming album Possession.
Award-winning pianist and composer Deschanel Gordon joins forces with the TLJO in a new and unique project centred around George Russell's seminal 1972 recording Living Time for a 20 piece jazz orchestra and pianist Bill Evans.
Linley Hamilton is a trumpeter, educator and broadcaster from Belfast who has been part of the jazz scene for over 35 years.
The prolific 27-year old has been picked up as an artist by Paiste Cymbals and Yamaha Drums and is winning an international following thanks to her eclectic adventures in sound which have taken her to Panama, Boston and the heart of the exciting London scene, where she is now based.
In Women’s Words, Sisters Stories, vocalist Ineza and the Alex Webb Trio (Myra Brownbridge, bass and Chiara Spigariol, drums) explore the repertoire penned by the great female songstresses: Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter and Abbey Lincoln.
Join us for a fantastic afternoon of jazz as the sensational 17-piece MOJO Big Band return to the Vortex Jazz Club. Joined by the immensely talented singer Rachel O'Reilly, expect classic Big Band tunes, Funk, Latin and modern arrangements of timeless classics.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
How reliant have we become on social media to spread the word about music? If a musician doesn’t really use social media, such as Facebook, can he still have a […]
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.
Join us to celebrate OUTLINES - Dee Byrne’s newest project - album launch! An evening featuring Dee Byrne (alto sax), Tom Ward (clarinet, bass clarinet), Chris Batchelor (trumpet), Rebecca Nash (piano), Olie Brice (bass) & Andrew Lisle (drums).
Ethan Iverson returns to London with a crack trio featuring Conor Chaplin on bass and Martin France on drums.
Maddy is a tenor saxophone player based in London, and her band featuring Sultan Stevenson, Menelik Claffey and Zoe Pascal, has been playing together for a long time after first meeting through Tomorrow's Warriors classes when they were younger.
Multi-award-winning guitarist/composer Phil Robson brings a trio to the Vortex which will play a mixture of Robson originals, classic jazz tunes (Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Billy Strayhorn etc) and choice standards from the American Songbook.
A rare meeting of minds as five distinctive and creative soloists transform melodies, cells and songs into an uplifting musical patina.
London based saxophonist and composer Mike Chillingworth returns to the Vortex with his quartet feat. Rick Simpson on piano.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
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22 Year old pianist and composer Noah Stoneman brings his trio to the vortex to perform all original compositions from his upcoming debut album, as well as premiering brand new material
Shirley, Demi and James are long-time collaborators in a variety of different projects spanning a wide range of musical genres. Stories is a trilogy of freely improvised albums, recorded immediately after the lockdown in April 2021 during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Calum Gourlay's Big Band returns to the Vortex for a one-off gig. Featuring new music and music cultivated during the bands monthly residency at The Vortex.
Zoe Francis, vocals, Jim Mullen, guitar and Ross Stanley on Hammond organ, will be performing songs from Zoe's new album called "Somewhere in the Night" inspired by her love of the Blue Note, Larry Young and Grant Green recordings.
Come down for a drink downstairs with performances from a rotating group of London-based singers and instrumentalists. Arrive early if you'd also like to join in for when the sets open to the floor – all welcome!
Dylan Bates’s trio returns with more Bates originals about love, loss and liminality. Support from Badly Marged.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
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.
Beyond the Blue are an exciting, up-and-coming London-based Jazz band. They have played a number of sell-out shows in venues ranging from Hootananny Brixton to Milton Court Concert Hall as a part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, as well as opening for established artists such as Blue Lab Beats, Ebi Soda and Rosie Frater-Taylor.
Originally founded as a quartet, violinist Tobie Medland’s ‘The Aviary’ grew to include several heavyweights of British Jazz following the success of their debut record ‘Apparitions’.
Improvised jazz and electronica - a duo collaboration featuring synths, drums, drum machines, live sampling and sound manipulation.