Anyinke Martins (vocals) Singer, songwriter and producer AYINKE MARTINS is the leading light in Nigerian jazz music. She fuses various African musical styles to create NAIJA JAZZ (Naija meaning…
John Russell continues to host the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music.
Red Kite is a sextet led by pianist Esben Tjalve joined by the highly skilled musicians and seasoned lights of the UK jazz scene: Fulvio Sigurta (trumpet), Ross Hughes (bass clarinet and Sax), Hannes Riepler (guitar), Jasper Høiby (bass) and Tim Giles (drums).
THE HI-LIFE ORCHESTRA takes the magical sounds of hi-life and update it with modern grooves that drives you crazy with its infectious riffs and blazing horn lines. This is a re-birth of Hi-Life that continues to play important roles in shaping the future sounds of West Africa. Expect to hear classics from the hi-life’s incredible musical history.
Shake the September melancholy with the gorgeous songs of favourite singers such as Arleta, Paspala, Galani, Alexiou amongst others and beloved composers Hadjidakis, Loizos, Hadjinasios to name but a few!…
This month Evan Parker invites Trance Map + Matthew Wright – electronics and bassist Adam Linson to join him for an evening of free-improv.
“These Guys Are Super Badass!” Vancouver International Jazz Festival – June 2014 Since their formation in 1996 Partisans have been thrilling audiences with their ferociously energetic performances. Hailed as breaking…
The September edition of Grass Roots will feature a ferocious outfit named Rhinoceros. Led by tenor saxophonist Damon Oliver, this septet's high-energy but controlled sound seamlessly connects the dots between contemporary jazz, rock and electronic music.
A quartet of heavyweights join forces to explore the music from UK musicals through the ages…
Theo May’s original music for Odd Unit is rich weave of Jazz, Folk and Classical music- difficult to pigeon-hole into any one genre, but immediately recognisable and striking in its…
The Shape of Jazz to Come presents: ‘Seven Japanese Tales’ a project created by Joe Downard whose compositions were inspired by the writing of Japanese author Junichirō Tanizaki’s ‘Seven Japanese Tales’.
‘Award winning pianist Richard Fairhurst, is a powerful keyboard virtuoso capable of both meditation and funkiness, but he is as sophisticated a composer as he is a player. He is one of the UK’s most innovative pianists‘ (John Fordham, The Guardian)
Dan Messore’s latest album on Babel is based on a surf-oriented organ trio – guitar, Hammond organ and drums. “It’s fair to quote names like Pat Metheny and the aforesaid…
Blow the Fuse presents The Casimir Connection album launch as part of the ‘Resistance’ series – 30 years of Blow the Fuse 1989-2019.
Teshay Makeda (vocals) Roots Souljahs Ray is committed to nurturing new talent under his Club Skaaville promotional banner with his collaborator M-Press Lee. This evening’s performance introduces new…
Streetwise singer Sarah Gillespie returns to the Vortex with a great band including Kit Downes, Chris Montague, James Maddren and Ruth Goller. Unmissable
Pete Gavin – Electric Bass Thomas Lumley – Tenor Saxophone Aubin Vanns – Electric Guitar Matt Davies – Drums Formed by electric bassist Pete Gavin, They Will Flock play music…
NIRAN OBASA (piano/keys), DARLINGTON JOSEPH (bass) and STANLEY OHIOS (drums) A New Direction in African jazz with SPECTRUM SPECTRUM are pianist/keyboardist NIRAN OBASA, electric bassist DARLINGTON JOSEPH and…
Part of a new monthly residency curated by saxophonist Rachael Cohen which celebrates the art of the duo. Two groups will perform, often including an established duo alongside a pairing…
Kaja Draksler – Piano Petter Eldh – Double Bass Christian Lillinger – Drums Kaja Draksler, Petter Eldh and Christian Lillinger are among the most thrilling, deep, and versatile figures to…
The Brass Monkeys are an eclectic improvising brass band influenced by jazz, blues, reggae, country, free improvisation, soul, folk …… Performing an exciting mix of original material and unusual classics.…
Fronted by House Band Paul Westwwod’s Jazz Fx we welcome… Joe Diodato Trio Joe Diodato is an Italian born singer/songwriter and composer. His Trio performs live original compositions, and also…
Ed Jones :Tenor/Soprano Saxophones Ross Stanley:Piano Riaan Vosloo:Double Bass Tim Giles:Drums An award winning Uk jazz saxophonist/composer who has been based in London for over 25 years. He works in…
Girl Plays Jazz Project Introduction to Jazz workshop for girls aged 8 to 16 years. The girls learn to play different styles including swing, funk and free jazz, with the support of…
David was born and brought up in the suburbs of SW London. Both his parents were music teachers and to him music was just a way of life – lessons,…
Comprising leading figures from the UK’s improvised music scene, Union Division present Micromotives: a daring and anarchic approach to collective spontaneous composition, with improvisation and sociality at its core. Following…
Pianist Barry Green returns to the Vortex in trio format with drummer Jeff Williams and saxophonist Steve Buckley. Barry studied classical and jazz piano at the Guildhall School of Music…
Award winning pianist and composer, Nikki Iles brings her 20 piece Jazz Orchestra to the Vortex marking a new chapter in a long and distinguished career in British Jazz, gathering…
Emulsion is… a celebration of the adventurous spirit & the open mind an experiment a group of like-minded musicians a cross-genre new music platform a specialised and unusual development opportunity…
The London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions, at 28 years old, is London’s longest jazz residency. Under the direction of Scott Stroman, the band seems to go from strength to strength,…
The core team consists of Orphy Robinson, Cleveland Watkiss, Tori Handsley and Paul Bradshaw who are joined by an array of guests. You never know who’s going to drop in. In essence the team strive to…
Line-up: Alice Leggett – sax Rick Simpson – piano Calum Gourlay – bass Jon Scott – drums The Alice Leggett Quartet will be playing a combination of Alice’s original compositions,…
Cuban meets top jazz improvisers as Loz Speyer’s Time Zone launch their latest album
A welcome return of pianist Barry Green’s outstanding sextet. Barry Green (Piano) Miguel Gorodi (Trumpet) Sam Braysher (Alto Saxophone) Tom Barford (Tenor Saxophone) Flo Moore (Bass) Will Glaser (Drums) Since…
John Russell continues to host the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music.
Our monthly residency continues for a big band initiated by bassist Calum Gourlay, known for his great work with Thelonious, an award-winning solo album and more. “I want it to…
Two time Grammy winning Nigerian percussion wizard Lekan Babalola brings his acclaimed LEKAN BABALOLA’s OGUN | OSUN project to London. Lekan Babalola is well known for his innovative musical style,…
The 17-piece Mo Jazz Orchestra are joined by fabulous singer Catherine Lima for another Sunday afternoon of fantastic Big Band tunes. With an eclectic repertoire, the band has regularly performed…
This five-piece UK Jazz band, consisting of just horn section and drums, combine the energy and intensity of dance music with the spontaneity and freedom of a live group. Having no chordal instrument, results in a no safety net, nowhere to hide, raw and untempered ride.
In 2017, Danish percussive pioneer Peter Bruun set out on an ambitious adventure with three like-minded improvisers. Under the ‘All Too Human’ banner, their first album (2017’s ‘Vernacular Avant-garde’) succeeded…
The Austrian jazz scene is as vibrant as any in Europe for now, coming with a recent heritage including Joe Zawinul, the Vienna Art Orchestra and Wolfgang Muthspiel. This is…
Kjetil A Mulelid – piano Andreas Winther – drums Bjørn Marius Hegge – double bass Kjetil says… This is my own piano trio with musicians that are involved in…
Line-up: Stefanos Tsourelis, guitars and oud Dave Jones, bass Eric Ford, drums Born in Larisa, Greece, he has been playing music from the age of 10. He took his first…
Brian Marsella makes his UK debut, en route from Berlin Jazz Festival. He has appeared recently in John Zorn’s European tour and recorded two albums on Tzadik. “Exuberant….flamboyant….extrovert” (Financial Times)
A boxing ring is set on stage. Six musicians are set in the middle. Live audio samples are used. Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali takes you through his mind as I K A R A I sets his most legendary fight to music. Our new concert, MUHAMMAD, is a full-length musical telling of Ali’s movements and thoughts in the 1974 world heavyweight championship fight he ultimately won.
Line up: Zhenya Strigalev – saxes, electronics Jamie Murray – drums JZ Replacement is a high energy and intense newly formed project, having just successfully played the Love Supreme festival,…
Calum Gourlay – Double Bass Martin Speake – Saxophone Hans Koller – Euphonium/Piano Dave Ingamells – Drums Thelonious formed in 2015 to study and play the music of one of…
The origins of The Organisation go back a over a decade and grew from Simon Fernsby’s memorable ‘Manhattan Project’ sessions which were a staple of jazz in South London throughout…
This year for the EFG London Jazz Festival, the Vortex Jazz Club are hosting a series of late night shows featuring some of the most exciting up-and-coming artists in the…
The London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions, at 28 years old, is London’s longest jazz residency. Under the direction of Scott Stroman, the band seems to go from strength to strength,…