Events

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 […]

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.

BoNo – Bonney/Noble – Trumpet/Drums – After making multiple unreleased recordings together, the duo performs at the Vortex Jazz Club for the first time.

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM – 2 sets of music   Line-up: Ricardo Grilli – Guitar Ferg Ireland – Double bass Jason Brown – Drums About: Hailed by the […]

Revisiting the famous album when John Coltrane teamed up with vocalist Johnny Hartman, tenor sax virtuoso Mark Lockheart is joined by the extraordinary vocalist Marvin Muoneké and a top-flight rhythm including Gary Crosby.

Trumpet legend Henry Lowther is in the prime time of his life. A mainstay of the band for over 30 years, the LJO is about to launch their double LP of Lowther’s music, “Primetime”, on his 85th birthday on 11 July.

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.

SULA is a new trio project made up of drummer Miranda Radford, bassist Aleks Dimitrova and pianist Kezia Abuoma. All currently studying jazz at Trinity Laban, these exciting young musicians have come up through hailed organisations like Tomorrow’s Warriors.

From the Shetland Islands, via the ‘City of Edinburgh Music School’ and Birmingham Conservatoire, Rachael Cohen now finds herself amongst the top players on London’s vibrant Jazz scene and one the leading voices of her generation. Here she puts together a band of her favourite musicians who are all exceptional artists in their own right.

Recorded live at the Vortex in June 2025, the music encompasses a wide pallet, with earthy blues influences, soulful melodies and cinematic musical textures that highlight the vibrancy and interaction of this jazz trio at it’s finest.

De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a weekend-long jazz festival taking place across De Beauvoir Town, Hackney & Islington, in July 2026.

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:15 PM House Band Nick Costley-White TBC About A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, […]

Anatole Muster is in the process of re-defining what the accordion can do, and is actively bringing the instrument to a wider audience.

The NYC-based quartet PANIKA makes its first ever UK appearance tonight alongside rising-star, Cenk Esen. Featuring original music from Louis Stringer and Rares-Vlad Gherman, combining a deep sense of lyricism with visceral swing.

NYC – based Danish bass sensation Felix Moseholm (Brad Mehldau, Samara Joy) makes a rare appearance as bandleader in the UK featuring legendary Vibes player and composer Jonny Mansfield.

Pete Wareham is joined by some of London’s most inventive musicians for an evening of improvised and exploratory music including Dave Okumu, Sam Dixon and Emre Ramazanoglu.

New York and London improvising scenes collide as Phillip Golub, Alex Hitchcock and Andrew Lisle explore new settings of their own music as well as Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton and Paul Motian.

Tony Kofi, a renowned saxophonist, composer, and educator, began his recording career with a tribute to the legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, releasing the double award-winning album All Is Know.

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

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.

Eastmond leads and curates the Composers Workshop Big Band, an alchemical fulcrum for new experimental big band music.

Reuben Goldmark returns to the Vortex with his trio to premiere a brand new set of original compositions.

Join us for a drink looking out onto Gillett Square. Ticket holders for the gig upstairs get 20% off items, just show your ticket when ordering at the bar.

Pianist/composer Kate Williams has gained a reputation as both a distinctive writer and performer. The performance will feature material from the album as well as some new tunes and arrangements.

This performance marks the debut of a brand-new quintet, presenting new compositions and a new musical direction, born from Mark Kavuma’s record label Banger Factory records.

Myele Manzanza brings a new ensemble to the legendary Vortex Jazz Club for an evening of adventurous contemporary music, featuring premieres of new works and exploratory improvisation at the edges of jazz and modern composition.

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.