Programme
The complete guide to this month's gigs
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The Vortex Jazz Club
Established In North London for over 20 years, the club is a beacon for contemporary jazz in the capital.
With live performances seven nights a week the Vortex programmes cutting-edge jazz alongside contemporary folk and world music.
While it places a strong emphasis on, and provides support for, young local talent, it also regularly features leading world-class artists, both from the UK and overseas.
From the UK, Stan Tracey, Tony Kofi, Evan Parker, Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, Mercury Music Prize Nominated Polar Bear and Zoe Rahmann, John Taylor and Gwilym Simcock and award-winning saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock have appeared at the club.
From abroad, the club has connections with New York downtown scene musicians such as Tim Berne and Claudia Quintet, as well as European groups such as [em], radio.string.quartet, Lotte Anker and Wolfgang Muthspiel.
There is something to appeal to all musical tastes: straightahead, big-band, contemporary, piano trio, vocal, free-improvisation, world-music, Gypsy/East European and folk-orientated.
Gillett Square
Formally launched in November 2006, Gillett Square is London's newest town square and the first of a promised hundred new town squares across the capital. Housing Dalston Culture House, The Bradbury Street Workspace, small retail units and a small car park, it is a vibrant urban area.
Dalston Culture House
The Vortex Jazz Club is housed in Dalston Culture House, a stunning four-storey cultural and arts workspace designed by Hawkins/Brown architects.
Exploring Routes in Jazz
Exploring Routes in Jazz was an innovative summer project for young people aged 13–18 who worked with professional jazz musicians.
Nine talented young people participated in an intensive week of vocal and instrumental workshops at the Vortex and performed at the club on Friday 7th August.
Media partners
The Vortex Jazz Club gratefully acknowledges financial support
from
the PRS for Music Foundation
The Vortex is a member of
the Europe Jazz Network
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