Monica Vasconcelos
We welcome back Mônica Vasconcelos in celebration both of the release of her DVD ‘London Bossa’, filmed at the Vortex last summer, and of the 2014 Rio World Cup! São […]
Laura Jurd Quartet + Tandem
Laura Jurd Quartet The Laura Jurd Quartet return to the Vortex with their first official London date of 2014! Featuring first-class improvisers Laura Jurd – trumpet, Elliot Galvin – keyboards, […]
Blow the Fuse 25th Birthday
Blow the Fuse celebrates its 25th birthday with the musicians from their very first night back in 1989 Louise Elliott sax/flute Cheryl Alleyne drums With special guests Josefina Cupido and […]
Darren Hayman’s Occupation: Show Eleven – Sitting Comfortably? – An Evening of Stories and Music
Darren Hayman’s Occupation is a series of monthly shows at The Vortex, Dalston. There will be a mix of sets showcasing different albums, themes and special guests. This is not […]
Loop Club Night: Fofoulah / Strobes / Soundspecies DJ
Loop Club Night London’s most dynamic and cutting edge collective Loop presents the next in their series of Club Nights: Dan Nicholls’ collaboration with New-York visual artist Stephen Byram merges […]
Bokani Dyer with Soweto Kinch / Seb Rochford / Chris Williams / Neil Charles
Bokani Dyer – piano Chris Williams – alto Soweto Kinch – tenor Neil Charles – bass Seb Rochford – drums We’re delighted to present the first London concert for this […]
The Kandinsky Effect + Matt Stevens
The Vortex is delighted to welcome back The Kandinsky Effect “The young Paris-based trio offers an invigorating approach to modern jazz and improvisation…” LA Times Conceived on Paris’s cosmopolitan jazz […]
Chris Wood
“Wood is one of our finest songwriters, a brilliant exponent of the topical troubadour form, and rarely on better form than he is with None the Wiser. The title track […]
Moderately Optimistic Jazz Orchestra
Mojo (moderately optimistic jazz orchestra) are an exciting 17 piece jazz big band based in north London, made up of great musicians from all over the capital. With a repertoire […]
Mopomoso
Mopomoso, the UK’s longest running unbroken concert series dedicated to free improvisation, presents an evening of sonic delights Neil Metcalfe (flute) / Daniel Thompson (guitar) duo Highly musical and non […]
Peter King Quartet
Peter King, saxophone Steve Melling, piano Mark Fletcher, drums Geoff Gascoyne, bass “I hear both Trane and Bird in his playing, but he is better than either of them.” – […]
ICHI + THESE FEATHERS HAVE PLUMES
ICHI “What on earth is this, it`s brilliant!” Steve Lamacq “Hilarious, bonkers and brilliant”! Lauren Lavern ‘Steel drums, maraca adorned converse, typewriters and ping pong balls all find musical homes […]
London Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is “as fine a band as you can find anywhere” (Independent) and these up-close-and-personal sessions showcase great writing and soloing from a […]
The Grip
Finn Peters, flute & saxes Oren Marshall, tuba Tom Skinner, drums Three of Europe’s most in demand and respected jazz musicians combine in a playful, freewheeling and energetic trio. Highly […]
Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton
Evan Parker A major force in European improvising, Evan Parker has collaborated with everyone from Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley & Anthony Braxton, to Scott Walker, Robert Wyatt and Squarepusher. He is one […]
Twins: Martin Speake & Scott Stroman Quintet
featuring: Alcyona Mick, piano Chris Laurence, bass Jeff Williams, drums & Martin Speake, alto sax Scott Stroman, vocals Speake (UK) and Stroman (US) were born on the same day: 3 […]
Norma Winstone / Nikki Iles / Stan Sulzmann
Re Person I Knew: Norma Winstone / Nikki Iles / Stan Sulzmann Tonight sees Winston, Iles and Sulzmann exploring the music of the late great Bill Evans. NORMA WINSTONE “Right […]
Gypsy/Eastern European Night – Kuma Lisa
Kuma Lisa is an international trio based in London. The group combines the Eastern European vocal traditions of Bulgarian-born Mariana Bogdanova with Western folk/pop & jazz sensibilities of British born […]
Sam Merrick
Enthralling young singer, Sam Merrick takes his fresh newly founded group to the Vortex for the very first time. Producing dynamic, passionate and reflective performances of material ranging from the lesser-known standard […]
Chris Biscoe / Liam Noble / Dominic Lash / Roger Turner
CHRIS BISCOE Chris Biscoe is a self-taught clarinetist and one of our finest. He started working with Mike Westbrook in 1979 and has played in many of Mike’s projects including […]