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  • November 2026

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1 event, 26

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock
Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | European premiere: A transatlantic quartet wires the Mediterranean improv scene to the New York underground.

1 event, 27

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release
Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Acclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage brings his brand of high-octane jazz to the Vortex Jazz Club for his first-ever UK show.

1 event, 28

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)
Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time. Duo featuring two groundbreaking pioneers from the New York avant-garde.

2 events, 29

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Clore
Thu 29 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Clore

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | With their distinctive and rhythm-fuelled sound which merges bassoon and synth melodies, the quartet plays their own compositions and arrangements of pieces they love.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra
Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Award-winning saxophonist, conductor, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz Club for an exclusive sneak peek into her next major project.

2 events, 30

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)
Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

The fourth series of our Whirlpool series commences tonight. Six recently graduated musicians selected by the heads of the courses at our main conservatoires in London.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet
Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Rob Luft, recently crowned ‘Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in Europe of his generation.

2 events, 31

7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party
Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Drummer/composer drunkard Jeff "Tain" Watts presents his group "4-Tex", with Jason Rebello, Paul Bollenback and Orlando le Fleming.

11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)
Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Celebrate the release of the new album from drummer/composer drunkard Jeff “Tain” Watts, inspired by results of the pandemic, from sociopolitical conditions to salutes to the fallen, it should be released by this special Halloween date. Masks encouraged. DJ set will be led by Chris Philips - an award-winning radio presenter, sharing jazz and other musics for 40 years on London radio.

2 events, 1

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO
Sun 01 November @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO

Directed by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 01 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | TA 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.

0 events, 2

2 events, 3

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle
Tue 03 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle

Improvised music from a trio of three leading voices from the US and the UK.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration
Tue 03 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration

The London Ambient Orchestra is a community of artists and individuals of diverse musical backgrounds. From conservatoire trained classical musicians to self taught avant-garde street performers, brought together by a love of sound and exploration in stillness and expression

2 events, 4

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mark Lasis Quintet
Wed 04 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mark Lasis Quintet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | London-based accordionist and composer Mark Lasis presents his quintet at the Vortex for the first time for a set of original compositions inspired by the sounds of 70s fusion paired with his roots as a classical musician.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller
Wed 04 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Edlund’s upcoming debut album, Virgin Forest, features the extraordinary musical minds of Laura Jurd, Ruth Goller and Elliot Galvin. The album is a collection of letters to our younger and older selves, reflecting upon the synergy between how we treat the home we have in nature and the one we carry within.

3 events, 5

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Speyer’s Space Trio
Thu 05 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Speyer’s Space Trio

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | SPACE TRIO lives in the open territory between Jazz and Free, with improvisation framed by some strong tunes written for this kind of playing.

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
ONMO
Thu 05 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
ONMO

Doors Open 19:30, Music Starts 20:00 | Guitarist and composer Jean de Talhouët leads ONMO, bringing original music which is dynamic and broad ranging, inspired by jazz greats such as Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson

+ 1 More

2 events, 6

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer
Fri 06 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Brand new quartet of highly regarded British and European improvisors. Saxophonist Colin Webster and bassist Caius Williams are two of London's most prolific improvisors, working many key figures in experimental music.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jochen Rueckert New Quartet
Fri 06 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jochen Rueckert New Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Drummer Jochen Rueckert presents his new New York City Quartet - a band of standout young musicians, challenging him to keep up while championing the next generation.

2 events, 7

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop
Sat 07 November @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Looking to join a jazz band, meet other musicians and play more jazz? This new workshop at the Vortex is a relaxed, welcoming community for musicians who want to play, learn and develop together.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Leo Richardson Quartet
Sat 07 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Leo Richardson Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | London-based saxophonist Leo Richardson returns to The Vortex to present his high-octane quartet performing entirely original music, firmly grounded in contemporary hard bop.

1 event, 8

7:00 pm - 11:15 pm
Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell
Sun 08 November @ 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm
Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell

Two shows: Doors Open 19:00 OR 21:30 | A very welcomed return to the Vortex for the exciting electric guitar and drums collaboration between Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell.

0 events, 9

1 event, 10

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
ONe_Orchestra New
Tue 10 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
ONe_Orchestra New

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | ONe_Orchestra New work in large-group improvisation to free themselves and their listeners from the default assumptions built up through the centuries-long predominance of cis men in music... This improvising orchestra's work opens up novel, important, and fascinating new forms, relations, AND sounds.

2 events, 11

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan
Wed 11 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan

A top-flight quartet of UK improvisers blow their way through legendary free jazz repertoire from the likes of Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler & Paul Motian

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Family Band
Wed 11 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Family Band

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Comprising four long-term collaborators and friends (thus the 'family' tag), the band takes as its starting point the freewheeling music of those musicians who, back in the 1960s, were at the forefront of the free jazz revolution.

1 event, 12

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell
Thu 12 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM This performance will start promptly at 8:30pm Line-up: Stephanie Burrell - dance Finn Carter - piano About: This month, Finn Carter experiments with form […]

2 events, 13

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)
Fri 13 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)

Our monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting, hosted by Matthew Herd. The incredible Lily Lyons joins us this month for a London Jazz Festival special.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane
Fri 13 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane

Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) and Tony Kofi (saxophone), joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, present After John, a celebration of the visionary music Alice Coltrane created following the passing of her husband and greatest musical collaborator, John Coltrane.

1 event, 14

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)
Sat 14 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)

Following his sold-out appearances at the Vortex in 2022, legendary New York drummer Ari Hoenig returns with his acclaimed trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg.

2 events, 15

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special
Sun 15 November @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special

The LJO’s residency at the Vortex is a London jazz institution, producing great up-close-and-personal gigs since the club’s opening. Directed by Scott Stroman, today’s band is as vital as ever, featuring legendary soloists as well as exciting new talent. Their new Primetime album on Analogue/October records received rave reviews, and it will be follow by Between Earth and Sky later this season.

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026
Sun 15 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026

A wonderful evening of freely improvised music from Croatia, USA, Germany, New Zealand, UK

1 event, 16

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)
Mon 16 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)

Crow Culture are a trio made up of guitarists James Kitchman and Tara Cunningham, and drummer Will Glaser.

1 event, 17

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser
Tue 17 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser

Emilia Märtensson & Matt Robinson bring together lyrical songwriting, improvisation, and contemporary European jazz in music that is both intimate and expansive. Their long-standing musical partnership centres on a shared love of space, clarity, and expressive storytelling, creating performances that are immersive, spontaneous, and deeply connected.

1 event, 18

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth
Wed 18 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth

For one night only, saxophonist and bandleader Reiss Ellis Beckles presents a live performance of Oliver Nelson’s iconic The Blues and the Abstract Truth.

1 event, 19

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Córas Trio
Thu 19 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Córas Trio

Córas Trio reinvent the spontaneous. Deconstructed Irish traditional melodies emerge from blissful, otherworldly textures that foreground fiddle, guitar and percussion with transcendental electronics.

2 events, 20

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill
Fri 20 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill

For the 2026 London Jazz Festival, the curators of The Downstairs Living Room warmly invite you to an evening of Joni Mitchell classics, paired with their own original songs.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project
Fri 20 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project

Marking the 20th anniversary of avant-garde master György Ligeti’s passing, pianist Bruno Heinen—described by The Guardian as “eclectic, eccentric, and unobtrusively erudite”—brings a thrilling rhythmic experiment to The Vortex Jazz Club.

1 event, 21

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
James Allsopp Group
Sat 21 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
James Allsopp Group

For this performance we will be playing music from our forthcoming album “The Forest Speaks” set for release on London based Batov records in 2027.

1 event, 22

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 22 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

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.

0 events, 23
0 events, 24

1 event, 25

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Milena Granci – To Some Place New
Wed 25 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Milena Granci – To Some Place New

French-Italian pianist and composer Milena Granci presents her debut album, “To Some Place New”. Blending jazz with folk and cinematic influences, she creates an immersive and emotionally rich sound world.

2 events, 26

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger
Thu 26 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music   Line-up: Steve Noble - Drums Tom Challenger - Tenor saxophone Caius Williams - Double bass About Steve Noble […]

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock
Thu 26 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock

Guitarist Hannes Riepler leads a quartet of distinctive voices from the contemporary London jazz scene, bringing together original music that is lyrical, searching, and rhythmically alive. The band moves fluidly between composed material and open improvisation, balancing melodic clarity with moments of raw intensity and play.

1 event, 27

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)
Fri 27 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)

A fantastic double bill featuring two of the most innovative and most distinctive groups in UK creative music. Both have been touring debut albums this year and feature superb line-ups of heavy weight improvisers

1 event, 28

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Mark Kavuma Quintet
Sat 28 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Mark Kavuma Quintet

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.

2 events, 29

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show
Sun 29 November @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show

What do modernist poetry and music have to say to each other? How far away is the late 20th century? Why stage modernist music and opera? What happens to making art when people give up on social democracy?

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 29 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | TA 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.

0 events, 30

1 event, 1

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet
Tue 01 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet

Fabienne Ambuehl is a pianist and composer known for her vibrant contemporary jazz, weaving together elements of poetry and storytelling.

2 events, 2

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch
Wed 02 December @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch

Joe Boyle's Union present "Welcome to the New World", the debut album from British Double Bassist Joe Boyle.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell
Wed 02 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell

A trio that re-weaves many strands. The three initially performed together as part of the Chris Burn Ensemble in the late 1990s. In 1984 Butcher and Durrant began an influential trio with guitarist John Russell which performed for 15 years.

1 event, 3

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Karim Saber Quintet
Thu 03 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Karim Saber Quintet

Guitarist and composer Karim Saber brings together a group of acclaimed London based musicians for a night of original music.

1 event, 4

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi
Fri 04 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi

Pianist and composer Basil Hodge has been a mainstay of the British Jazz scene since the early nineties. The band will play Basil’s compositions from his critically acclaimed album 'A Point of Reference'.

2 events, 5

2:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring
Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam
Sat 05 December @ 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring
Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam

Join a collective of musicians who met through the Vortex jazz club in imagining future standards.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Phil Robson’s Organ Trio
Sat 05 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Phil Robson’s Organ Trio

Phil Robson, an incredibly versatile and creative guitar player as well as composer, named Musician of the Year at 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, plus winning Album of the Year in 2015

2 events, 6

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra
Sun 06 December @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra

Two great bands: the London Jazz Orchestra, directed by Scott Stroman, host the award-winning young players of the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra, directed by Martin Hathaway, for a first set.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 06 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | TA 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.

Mon 26 October
Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Tue 27 October
Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Wed 28 October
Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

Thu 29 October
Thu 29 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

The Clore

Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Fri 30 October
Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rob Luft Quartet

Sat 31 October
Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm

Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm

Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Sun 01 November
Sun 01 November @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO

Sun 01 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Tue 03 November
Tue 03 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle

Tue 03 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration

Wed 04 November
Wed 04 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Mark Lasis Quintet

Wed 04 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller

Thu 05 November
Thu 05 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Speyer’s Space Trio

Thu 05 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

ONMO

+ 1 More
Fri 06 November
Fri 06 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer

Fri 06 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Jochen Rueckert New Quartet

Sat 07 November
Sat 07 November @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sat 07 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Leo Richardson Quartet

Sun 08 November
Sun 08 November @ 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm

Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell

Notice
There are no events on this day.
Tue 10 November
Tue 10 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

ONe_Orchestra New

Wed 11 November
Wed 11 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan

Wed 11 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Family Band

Thu 12 November
Thu 12 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell

Fri 13 November
Fri 13 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)

Fri 13 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane

Sat 14 November
Sat 14 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)

Sun 15 November
Sun 15 November @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special

Sun 15 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026

Mon 16 November
Mon 16 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)

Tue 17 November
Tue 17 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser

Wed 18 November
Wed 18 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth

Thu 19 November
Thu 19 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Córas Trio

Fri 20 November
Fri 20 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill

Fri 20 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project

Sat 21 November
Sat 21 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

James Allsopp Group

Sun 22 November
Sun 22 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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There are no events on this day.
Notice
There are no events on this day.
Wed 25 November
Wed 25 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Milena Granci – To Some Place New

Thu 26 November
Thu 26 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger

Thu 26 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock

Fri 27 November
Fri 27 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)

Sat 28 November
Sat 28 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Mark Kavuma Quintet

Sun 29 November
Sun 29 November @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show

Sun 29 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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There are no events on this day.
Tue 01 December
Tue 01 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet

Wed 02 December
Wed 02 December @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch

Wed 02 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell

Thu 03 December
Thu 03 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Karim Saber Quintet

Fri 04 December
Fri 04 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi

Sat 05 December
Sat 05 December @ 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam

Sat 05 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Phil Robson’s Organ Trio

Sun 06 December
Sun 06 December @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra

Sun 06 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Events Calendar

42 events found.

Events

  • November 2026

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1 event, 26

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock
Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | European premiere: A transatlantic quartet wires the Mediterranean improv scene to the New York underground.

1 event, 27

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release
Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Acclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage brings his brand of high-octane jazz to the Vortex Jazz Club for his first-ever UK show.

1 event, 28

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)
Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time. Duo featuring two groundbreaking pioneers from the New York avant-garde.

2 events, 29

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Clore
Thu 29 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Clore

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | With their distinctive and rhythm-fuelled sound which merges bassoon and synth melodies, the quartet plays their own compositions and arrangements of pieces they love.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra
Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Award-winning saxophonist, conductor, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz Club for an exclusive sneak peek into her next major project.

2 events, 30

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)
Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

The fourth series of our Whirlpool series commences tonight. Six recently graduated musicians selected by the heads of the courses at our main conservatoires in London.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet
Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rob Luft Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Rob Luft, recently crowned ‘Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in Europe of his generation.

2 events, 31

7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party
Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Drummer/composer drunkard Jeff "Tain" Watts presents his group "4-Tex", with Jason Rebello, Paul Bollenback and Orlando le Fleming.

11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)
Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm
Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Celebrate the release of the new album from drummer/composer drunkard Jeff “Tain” Watts, inspired by results of the pandemic, from sociopolitical conditions to salutes to the fallen, it should be released by this special Halloween date. Masks encouraged. DJ set will be led by Chris Philips - an award-winning radio presenter, sharing jazz and other musics for 40 years on London radio.

2 events, 1

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO
Sun 01 November @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO

Directed by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 01 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | TA 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.

0 events, 2

2 events, 3

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle
Tue 03 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle

Improvised music from a trio of three leading voices from the US and the UK.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration
Tue 03 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration

The London Ambient Orchestra is a community of artists and individuals of diverse musical backgrounds. From conservatoire trained classical musicians to self taught avant-garde street performers, brought together by a love of sound and exploration in stillness and expression

2 events, 4

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mark Lasis Quintet
Wed 04 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Mark Lasis Quintet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | London-based accordionist and composer Mark Lasis presents his quintet at the Vortex for the first time for a set of original compositions inspired by the sounds of 70s fusion paired with his roots as a classical musician.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller
Wed 04 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Edlund’s upcoming debut album, Virgin Forest, features the extraordinary musical minds of Laura Jurd, Ruth Goller and Elliot Galvin. The album is a collection of letters to our younger and older selves, reflecting upon the synergy between how we treat the home we have in nature and the one we carry within.

3 events, 5

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Speyer’s Space Trio
Thu 05 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Speyer’s Space Trio

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | SPACE TRIO lives in the open territory between Jazz and Free, with improvisation framed by some strong tunes written for this kind of playing.

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
ONMO
Thu 05 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
ONMO

Doors Open 19:30, Music Starts 20:00 | Guitarist and composer Jean de Talhouët leads ONMO, bringing original music which is dynamic and broad ranging, inspired by jazz greats such as Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson

+ 1 More

2 events, 6

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer
Fri 06 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Brand new quartet of highly regarded British and European improvisors. Saxophonist Colin Webster and bassist Caius Williams are two of London's most prolific improvisors, working many key figures in experimental music.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jochen Rueckert New Quartet
Fri 06 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Jochen Rueckert New Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Drummer Jochen Rueckert presents his new New York City Quartet - a band of standout young musicians, challenging him to keep up while championing the next generation.

2 events, 7

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop
Sat 07 November @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Looking to join a jazz band, meet other musicians and play more jazz? This new workshop at the Vortex is a relaxed, welcoming community for musicians who want to play, learn and develop together.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Leo Richardson Quartet
Sat 07 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Leo Richardson Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | London-based saxophonist Leo Richardson returns to The Vortex to present his high-octane quartet performing entirely original music, firmly grounded in contemporary hard bop.

1 event, 8

7:00 pm - 11:15 pm
Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell
Sun 08 November @ 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm
Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell

Two shows: Doors Open 19:00 OR 21:30 | A very welcomed return to the Vortex for the exciting electric guitar and drums collaboration between Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell.

0 events, 9

1 event, 10

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
ONe_Orchestra New
Tue 10 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
ONe_Orchestra New

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | ONe_Orchestra New work in large-group improvisation to free themselves and their listeners from the default assumptions built up through the centuries-long predominance of cis men in music... This improvising orchestra's work opens up novel, important, and fascinating new forms, relations, AND sounds.

2 events, 11

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan
Wed 11 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan

A top-flight quartet of UK improvisers blow their way through legendary free jazz repertoire from the likes of Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler & Paul Motian

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Family Band
Wed 11 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Family Band

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Comprising four long-term collaborators and friends (thus the 'family' tag), the band takes as its starting point the freewheeling music of those musicians who, back in the 1960s, were at the forefront of the free jazz revolution.

1 event, 12

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell
Thu 12 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM This performance will start promptly at 8:30pm Line-up: Stephanie Burrell - dance Finn Carter - piano About: This month, Finn Carter experiments with form […]

2 events, 13

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)
Fri 13 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)

Our monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting, hosted by Matthew Herd. The incredible Lily Lyons joins us this month for a London Jazz Festival special.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane
Fri 13 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane

Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) and Tony Kofi (saxophone), joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, present After John, a celebration of the visionary music Alice Coltrane created following the passing of her husband and greatest musical collaborator, John Coltrane.

1 event, 14

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)
Sat 14 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)

Following his sold-out appearances at the Vortex in 2022, legendary New York drummer Ari Hoenig returns with his acclaimed trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg.

2 events, 15

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special
Sun 15 November @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special

The LJO’s residency at the Vortex is a London jazz institution, producing great up-close-and-personal gigs since the club’s opening. Directed by Scott Stroman, today’s band is as vital as ever, featuring legendary soloists as well as exciting new talent. Their new Primetime album on Analogue/October records received rave reviews, and it will be follow by Between Earth and Sky later this season.

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026
Sun 15 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026

A wonderful evening of freely improvised music from Croatia, USA, Germany, New Zealand, UK

1 event, 16

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)
Mon 16 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)

Crow Culture are a trio made up of guitarists James Kitchman and Tara Cunningham, and drummer Will Glaser.

1 event, 17

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser
Tue 17 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser

Emilia Märtensson & Matt Robinson bring together lyrical songwriting, improvisation, and contemporary European jazz in music that is both intimate and expansive. Their long-standing musical partnership centres on a shared love of space, clarity, and expressive storytelling, creating performances that are immersive, spontaneous, and deeply connected.

1 event, 18

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth
Wed 18 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth

For one night only, saxophonist and bandleader Reiss Ellis Beckles presents a live performance of Oliver Nelson’s iconic The Blues and the Abstract Truth.

1 event, 19

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Córas Trio
Thu 19 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Córas Trio

Córas Trio reinvent the spontaneous. Deconstructed Irish traditional melodies emerge from blissful, otherworldly textures that foreground fiddle, guitar and percussion with transcendental electronics.

2 events, 20

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill
Fri 20 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill

For the 2026 London Jazz Festival, the curators of The Downstairs Living Room warmly invite you to an evening of Joni Mitchell classics, paired with their own original songs.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project
Fri 20 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project

Marking the 20th anniversary of avant-garde master György Ligeti’s passing, pianist Bruno Heinen—described by The Guardian as “eclectic, eccentric, and unobtrusively erudite”—brings a thrilling rhythmic experiment to The Vortex Jazz Club.

1 event, 21

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
James Allsopp Group
Sat 21 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
James Allsopp Group

For this performance we will be playing music from our forthcoming album “The Forest Speaks” set for release on London based Batov records in 2027.

1 event, 22

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 22 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

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.

0 events, 23
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1 event, 25

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Milena Granci – To Some Place New
Wed 25 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Milena Granci – To Some Place New

French-Italian pianist and composer Milena Granci presents her debut album, “To Some Place New”. Blending jazz with folk and cinematic influences, she creates an immersive and emotionally rich sound world.

2 events, 26

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger
Thu 26 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music   Line-up: Steve Noble - Drums Tom Challenger - Tenor saxophone Caius Williams - Double bass About Steve Noble […]

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock
Thu 26 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock

Guitarist Hannes Riepler leads a quartet of distinctive voices from the contemporary London jazz scene, bringing together original music that is lyrical, searching, and rhythmically alive. The band moves fluidly between composed material and open improvisation, balancing melodic clarity with moments of raw intensity and play.

1 event, 27

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)
Fri 27 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)

A fantastic double bill featuring two of the most innovative and most distinctive groups in UK creative music. Both have been touring debut albums this year and feature superb line-ups of heavy weight improvisers

1 event, 28

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Mark Kavuma Quintet
Sat 28 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Mark Kavuma Quintet

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.

2 events, 29

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show
Sun 29 November @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show

What do modernist poetry and music have to say to each other? How far away is the late 20th century? Why stage modernist music and opera? What happens to making art when people give up on social democracy?

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 29 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | TA 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.

0 events, 30

1 event, 1

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet
Tue 01 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet

Fabienne Ambuehl is a pianist and composer known for her vibrant contemporary jazz, weaving together elements of poetry and storytelling.

2 events, 2

6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch
Wed 02 December @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch

Joe Boyle's Union present "Welcome to the New World", the debut album from British Double Bassist Joe Boyle.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell
Wed 02 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell

A trio that re-weaves many strands. The three initially performed together as part of the Chris Burn Ensemble in the late 1990s. In 1984 Butcher and Durrant began an influential trio with guitarist John Russell which performed for 15 years.

1 event, 3

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Karim Saber Quintet
Thu 03 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Karim Saber Quintet

Guitarist and composer Karim Saber brings together a group of acclaimed London based musicians for a night of original music.

1 event, 4

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi
Fri 04 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi

Pianist and composer Basil Hodge has been a mainstay of the British Jazz scene since the early nineties. The band will play Basil’s compositions from his critically acclaimed album 'A Point of Reference'.

2 events, 5

2:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring
Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam
Sat 05 December @ 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring
Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam

Join a collective of musicians who met through the Vortex jazz club in imagining future standards.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Phil Robson’s Organ Trio
Sat 05 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Phil Robson’s Organ Trio

Phil Robson, an incredibly versatile and creative guitar player as well as composer, named Musician of the Year at 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, plus winning Album of the Year in 2015

2 events, 6

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra
Sun 06 December @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra

Two great bands: the London Jazz Orchestra, directed by Scott Stroman, host the award-winning young players of the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra, directed by Martin Hathaway, for a first set.

7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session
Sun 06 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Vortex Jam Session

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:15 | TA 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.

Mon 26 October
Mon 26 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

KOPER8: Tom Rainey, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Ingrid Laubrock

Tue 27 October
Tue 27 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Shirantha Beddage “Departures” Album Release

Wed 28 October
Wed 28 October @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)

Thu 29 October
Thu 29 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

The Clore

Thu 29 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Josephine Davies’ Jazz Orchestra

Fri 30 October
Fri 30 October @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

Fri 30 October @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rob Luft Quartet

Sat 31 October
Sat 31 October @ 7:00 pm

Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party

Sat 31 October @ 11:30 pm

Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips)

Sun 01 November
Sun 01 November @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: The Pianists of the LJO

Sun 01 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Tue 03 November
Tue 03 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Kenny Warren / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle

Tue 03 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

London Ambient Orchestra Presents: An Evening of Improvised Music and Sonic Exploration

Wed 04 November
Wed 04 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Mark Lasis Quintet

Wed 04 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller

Thu 05 November
Thu 05 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Speyer’s Space Trio

Thu 05 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

ONMO

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Fri 06 November
Fri 06 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Colin Webster / Matthew Grigg / Caius Williams / Fabian Neubauer

Fri 06 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Jochen Rueckert New Quartet

Sat 07 November
Sat 07 November @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tom McCredie – Jazz Workshop

Sat 07 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Leo Richardson Quartet

Sun 08 November
Sun 08 November @ 7:00 pm - 11:15 pm

Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell

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Tue 10 November
Tue 10 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

ONe_Orchestra New

Wed 11 November
Wed 11 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Crowley / Bonney / Brice / Harlan

Wed 11 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Family Band

Thu 12 November
Thu 12 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Finn Carter & Stephanie Burrell

Fri 13 November
Fri 13 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Dalston Song Club: Lily Lyons (Downstairs)

Fri 13 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

After John – Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane

Sat 14 November
Sat 14 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)

Sun 15 November
Sun 15 November @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special

Sun 15 November @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026

Mon 16 November
Mon 16 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)

Tue 17 November
Tue 17 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson featuring Adam Waldmann, Max Luthert & Will Glaser

Wed 18 November
Wed 18 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Reiss Ellis Beckles presents Blues and The Abstract Truth

Thu 19 November
Thu 19 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Córas Trio

Fri 20 November
Fri 20 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

The Downstairs Living Presents: Songs of Joni Mitchell with Rebecka Edlund and Immy Churchill

Fri 20 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Heinen / Vogel / Hitchcock / Bareket / Calderazzo / Akki : The Ligeti Project

Sat 21 November
Sat 21 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

James Allsopp Group

Sun 22 November
Sun 22 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Wed 25 November
Wed 25 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Milena Granci – To Some Place New

Thu 26 November
Thu 26 November @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Steve Noble, Caius Williams & Tom Challenger

Thu 26 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Hannes Riepler Quartet feat Alex Hitchcock

Fri 27 November
Fri 27 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Out Front + Olie Brice Quartet (Double Bill)

Sat 28 November
Sat 28 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Mark Kavuma Quintet

Sun 29 November
Sun 29 November @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The Commission for New and Old Art presents: I Am Nobody – London Show

Sun 29 November @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Tue 01 December
Tue 01 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet

Wed 02 December
Wed 02 December @ 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Joe Boyle’s Union – Album Launch

Wed 02 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell

Thu 03 December
Thu 03 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Karim Saber Quintet

Fri 04 December
Fri 04 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Basil Hodge Quartet Featuring Tony Kofi

Sat 05 December
Sat 05 December @ 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam

Sat 05 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Phil Robson’s Organ Trio

Sun 06 December
Sun 06 December @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

London Jazz Orchestra with the Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra

Sun 06 December @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Vortex Jam Session

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Mon and Tues: Closed
Wed and Thurs: 6pm - 11pm
Fri and Sat: 6pm - 2pm
Sun: 12pm - 12am

Contact Us:

E: info@vortexdownstairs.co.uk
T: 020 7923 9532

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