John Etheridge / Arun Ghosh Duo
UK guitar legend John Etheridge and award winning IndoJazz clarinetist Arun Ghosh join forces for an evening of completely improvised music.
UK guitar legend John Etheridge and award winning IndoJazz clarinetist Arun Ghosh join forces for an evening of completely improvised music.
A Night Walking Through Mirrors, released on Cuneiform Records, documents the first meeting of these four artists, recorded live at London’s Café Oto in April 2016.
Hailing from Bahia in Brazil, Anselmo Netto is a highly talented percussionist, composer and Mandolim player.
Celebrating the release of their EP ‘Where Now From Here’, Cable Street Collective host a takeover at Vortex, with friends Animanz and DJ Cal Jader.
Sylvia Hallett (violin, electronics) / Ian McGowan (trumpet) duo plus Kay Grant (voice) and other musicians to be confirmed plus John Russell (guitar) / Stale Liavik Solberg (drums) / Alex Ward (clarinet, guitar) trio
“If Abraham Burton were to be drawn in a caricature, there would be flames coming out of his horn…” Approaching three decades as a prominent figure on the jazz scene, world-renowned saxophonist and educator Abraham Burton’s passionate sound can still ignite a room filled with patrons.
New York Tenor Saxophone Wizard Michael Blake teams up with London Jazz Guitarist Hannes Riepler and band for an evening of exciting tunes.
Amanda Royes – Host/Salsa Instructor rapzcallion – Dj Crispin Ade Robinson – Percussion In The Moment is Salsa and Latin vibes night fused with House, Funk, Reggae, Hip Hop, Broken Beat & AfroBeat (plus more if we can fit it in) Live Afro-latin freestyle dance moments hosted by acclaimed Salsa & Rumba dancer Amanda […]
The Vortex Jazz Club is delighted to present our second in a series of fundraisers. We would like to thank Thurston Moore and John Russell for laying on this very special concert and donating all the proceeds to help the club.
A new project by the Vortex Jazz Club supported by the Dave Holland and Evan Parker Fund. This month will feature 3 bands from: Guildhall School of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Laban.
KMT is one of Norways most interesting jazz musicians playing modern acoustic jazz. Their music is a mixture of compositions by Mulelid and pure collective improvisations.
‘Fast becoming one of the leading lights in Scottish Jazz’ (Tommy Smith). Matt Carmichael brings his quartet to London for the first time having just releasing their debut EP.
Stephen Edwards, London, Notting Hill born & bread arranger composer with Caribbean roots celebrates music by Coltrane, Monk, Lacy and his own work!
John Russell continues to host the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music. This month’s line up includes: PHIL DURRANT / MARTIN VISHNICK duo; CATH ROBERTS / ALEX WARD duo; and a trio ‘LUST ROLLERS’ with MARK BROWNE / DAN GREGORY, plus special guest IAN MCGOWAN.
Evan and Matt met in 2008 and out of their first studio sessions developed Trance Map, an album of over an hour long that mixes field recordings, samples from cassettes, turntable scratching and the live processing of Evan’s relentlessly evolving saxophone lines.
Blues and Roots Ensemble perform modern adaptations arrangements of classic and lesser known Charles Mingus compositions.
MS MAURICE ALSO KNOWN AS SHEILA MAURICE-GREY IS A LONDON BASED TRUMPETER, VOCALIST AND VISUAL ARTIST
Tonight as part of the series two bands will be performing TreeClimbers (Royal Academy of Music) and Maria Chiara Argirò Quintet (Middlesex). Hope to see you there!
Venerable leader Chris Laurence on bass, ‘master storyteller’ John Parricelli on guitar, ‘Wizard of the vibes’ Frank Ricotti and ‘marking time’ on drums, the swinging Martin France.
Formed in early 2016, SEED Ensemble is a ten-piece band led by alto saxophonist and composer Cassie Kinoshi.
The beast comes out! It’s guitarist David Torn and Swiss progressive quartet Sonar performing for two nights. Sonar is a mathematically oriented, rhythmically-based quartet that formed a temporary quintet by adding Torn’s as the third guitar, and his unconventional looping and sound manipulations.
Second night of guitarist David Torn and Swiss progressive quartet Sonar.
Jonah Evans’ group will be performing a some new and old original material by myself with some improvisations. Immy Churchill, as special guest, will also feature on vocals. The music is inspired by and blends acoustic improvised music with electronic textures and grooves and will draw from elements of singer-songwriter music. Line-up: Jonah Evans – […]