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Fri 29 March 2024

Sun-Mi Hong Quintet

The Sun-Mi Hong Quintet is an emerging addition to the European scene of improvised and contemporary jazz music. The Quintet walks the line between elaborate composition and the great void that is improvised music.

Dalston Song Club

Two singer songwriters join Matthew Herd to perform in the round as part of our intimate, late night series. This month features Immy Churchill and Arun Thavasothy.

Sat 30 March 2024

Georgia Mancio Quartet

Multi-award-winning jazz vocalist, lyricist and producer, Georgia Mancio, is a supreme storyteller, creating work of authenticity, adventure, beauty and bite. Whether interpreting her own luminous originals or standards, Georgia’s evoking performances connect deeply with her audiences and linger long in the mind.

Sun 31 March 2024

Vortex Jam Session with Helena Kay

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Tue 02 April 2024

Midweek Downstairs Jam

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.

Wed 03 April 2024

Liam Noble & Geoff Simkins

Taking their name, and not much else, from a late Victorian circus act involving the catching of turnips on a fork wedged between his front facing incisors, Noble and Simkins wind and swoop their way around melodies from classic standards to 80s pop.

Thu 04 April 2024

Chris Montague / Ted Morcaldi Guitar Duo

Together Montague and Morcaldi blend electric guitar, classical guitar and sonic exploration within a broad repertoire from Joni Mitchell and The Beatles, Bill Frisell and Ralph Towner, to original compositions and improvisations.

Dunajska Kapelye

Join longstanding Vortex favourites Dunajska Kapelye for a night of authentic Balkan and East European folk, Klezmer, Hotclub jazz and the odd standard.

Fri 05 April 2024

Paula Rae Gibson – Loving in Real Time – Album Launch

Album launch for the whispery, noir-ish, avant-garde singer Paula Rae Gibson with avant Memorymoog synth innovator pianist and improviser Matthew Bourne will deliver a night of extreme intimacy and bravery, with special guest Alex Bonney.

Sat 06 April 2024

Sun 07 April 2024

London Jazz Orchestra Mid-Season Highlights

The band’s 32nd season at the Vortex has featured a rush of new music, with great new pieces arriving at every gig.  This month the band takes stock, pulling them together (with some LJO favourites) into a special set for the Easter season.

Vortex Jam Session

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Mon 08 April 2024

TALKING THE GROOVE – BOOK LAUNCH and PERFORMANCE

Join us to celebrate Jazz In Britain latest publication, ‘Talking the Groove – jazz words from the Morning Star’, a compendium of Chris Searle’s reviews and interviews from the last few years. Featuring a performance by a quartet of musicians, all of whom feature regularly throughout the book: John Edwards, Mark Sanders, Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston.

Tue 09 April 2024

Midweek Downstairs Jam

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.

Wed 10 April 2024

Loz Speyer’s Tumbatareco + Aurelie Freoua + Alex Ward

Join us for this triple bill featuring performances from Loz Speyer (trumpet), Marcio Mattos (double bass), Dave Fowler (drums) & Alex Ward (electric guitar) with live painting from artist Aurelie Freoua

Thu 11 April 2024

Joel Ross ‘Good Vibes’ (1st Show)

Vibraphonist Joel Ross comes to the Vortex with his longtime band “Good Vibes” featuring Jeremy Corren on piano, Kanoa Mendenhall on bass and Jeremy Dutton on drums, as part of a European tour celebrating the release of their latest album “nublues”.

Joel Ross ‘Good Vibes’ (2nd Show)

Vibraphonist Joel Ross comes to the Vortex with his longtime band “Good Vibes” featuring Jeremy Corren on piano, Kanoa Mendenhall on bass and Jeremy Dutton on drums, as part of a European tour celebrating the release of their latest album “nublues”.

Fri 12 April 2024

Hannes Riepler Quartet

Guitarist Hannes Riepler returns to the Vortex with a quartet featuring Tom Barford (sax), Oli Hayhurst (double bass) & Joel Barford (drums).

Sat 13 April 2024

Brice, Dunmall, Sanders & Yeoh

Pianist & composer Nikki Yeoh returns to the Vortex for an unmissable night with an incredible line-up featuring Olie Brice (bass), Paul Dunmall (saxophone) & Mark Sanders (drums).

Sun 14 April 2024

Vortex Jam Session

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Mon 15 April 2024

Rakvere Funkfest presents: Anatole Muster (2 shows)

At just 22 years old, Swiss London-based producer and accordion phenomenon Anatole Muster is already making waves in the internatonal music scene! With his fresh take on modern jazz, he’s garnered praise from the likes of Jamie Cullum and collaborated with heavyweights like Tennyson, Kiefer, and Louis Cole! 

Tue 16 April 2024

Wed 17 April 2024

Heinen / Challenger / Heath / Cleasby

Bruno Heinen joins forces with ECM recording artist Tom Challenger to play arrangements of Horace Silver, Bobby Hutcherson and Dorothy Ashby alongside originals from the co-leaders with a fiery young rhythm section of Kobe Heath and Will Cleasby.

Shirley Smart Sextet

Acknowledged as one of the UK’s most versatile and creative cellists, trailblazing cellist and composer Shirley Smart’s sextet features a heady blend of North African and Middle Eastern grooves and jazz.

Thu 18 April 2024

Ronan Guilfoyle’s Bemusement Arcade

Ronan Guilfoyle who has been a major figure in Irish jazz for more than thirty years, presents Bemusement Arcade, his innovative new quartet devoted to expanding the rhythmic language of jazz via the tradition of blues, swing and standards.

Di-Cysgodion

Di-Cysgodion, led by Welsh bass player/composer Huw V Williams features Mike De Souza and Billy Marrows both on electric guitar, Jay Davis on drums and Huw V Williams completing the line up on electric bass.

Fri 19 April 2024

Gareth Lockrane Quintet feat. Nick Costley-White, Ivo Neame, Oli Hayhurst and Gene Calderazzo

Gareth Lockrane is a flautist, pianist, composer/arranger and educator and has had a richly diverse life as musician since studying jazz at the Royal Academy of Music in the 1990s (and also a masters in film scoring at the National Film & Television School), working in many different collaborations and projects.

Sat 20 April 2024

Lulu Pierre Quartet

After a sold-out show back in October, Lulu Pierre returns to the Vortex with the experienced piano accompanist Alex Webb and his trio. She will perform evergreens from the Great American Songbook, heartbreaking Torch songs and some surprising non-jazz repertoire choices.

Sun 21 April 2024

Mopomoso / April

Come & join us for another magical Mopomoso featuring this month: John Butcher (sax), Phil Durrant (mandolin/electronics) & Mark Wastell (percussion) + N.O.Moore (guitar), Dom Lash (bass) & Roger Turner (percussion) + Mike Adcock (accordion/piano) & Stuart Wilding (percussion) 

Vortex Jam Session

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Tue 23 April 2024

Royal Academy of Music Free Improv Group

Come and hear the great improvisers of the future share their talent in a programme led by Moss Freed and Academy alumnus Chris Williams. This programme represents the culmination of workshops with this special group of Royal Academy of Music students.

Wed 24 April 2024

Jesse Doniach Trio

Hailing from Hackney, East London, pianist Jesse Doniach is quickly emerging as one of the bright young talents in London’s vibrant jazz scene. Graduating from Trinity Laban conservatoire in 2021, he has since accumulated a breadth of performance experience.

Swing You Sinners

Swing You Sinners is inspired by the collectivism heard in the early jazz recordings of Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Cab Calloway, and how these tunes can be brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century by a group of forward-thinking improvisers: Andrew Woodhead, George Crowley, Sam Wooster, Nick Jurd & Jeff Williams.

Thu 25 April 2024

In the name of Ra

An up-and-coming quartet hailing from around the UK and beyond, RA are coming to the Vortex! Taking influence from jazz, world and free music we provide an eclectic, vibrant sound fusing strong, driven rhythms with broad and expansive melodies.

Fri 26 April 2024

Laura Jurd Trio + James Kitchman

Playing a wide array of tunes from English Renaissance Melodies to American Spirituals, trumpet player Laura Jurd is joined by her regular trio of Ruth Goller – bass and Corrie Dick – drums, alongside special guest James Kitchman on guitar.

Sun 28 April 2024

Vortex Jam Session

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Tue 30 April 2024

Tom Barford Quintet

Join this stellar line up of Tom Barford (Bill McHenry, Gerald Cleaver, Billy Cobham), James Copus (Jacob Collier, Orlando Le Flemming, Mingus Big Band), Ivo Neame (Hermeto Pascoal, Kenny Wheeler and Gilad Hekselman), Tim Giles (Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Bobby Wellins) and Dave Whitford (Marc Coplan, Bill Frisell, Dave Liebman, Chris Cheek) as they play an exciting set of Tom’s new original material.

Wed 01 May 2024

Jakub Klimiuk Quintet featuring Mark Lockheart – ’(un)balanced’ Album Launch

A London-based guitarist Jakub Klimiuk celebrates the release of his quintet’s latest album ’(un)balanced’. The band, joined by the outstanding saxophonist Mark Lockheart as a special guest, will perform Jakub’s original compositions that blends melodic themes with experimental sonic escapades, merging scripted forms and improvised sections.

Thu 02 May 2024

Fri 03 May 2024

Emma Rawicz Quintet (1st Show)

Multi-award winning young saxophonist & composer Emma Rawicz returns to the Vortex with a formidable quintet featuring: Ivo Neame (piano), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Kevin Glasgow (bass) and Marc Michel (drums).

Emma Rawicz Quintet (2nd Show)

Multi-award winning young saxophonist & composer Emma Rawicz returns to the Vortex with a formidable quintet featuring: Ivo Neame (piano), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Kevin Glasgow (bass) and Marc Michel (drums).

Sun 05 May 2024

Vortex Jam Session

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Wed 08 May 2024

Blueblut / Seb Rochford – Pamelia Stickney Duo – DOUBLE BILL

A very special double bill featuring Mark Holub’s trio Blueblut, emerging from Vienna’s thriving underground music scene + a duo between drummer Seb Rochford & Pamelia Stickney on theremin who first played together at the suggestion of Brighton’s Loop Festival, and subsequently recorded an album.

Thu 09 May 2024

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