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Fri 09 October 2026

Jay Verma

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Jay Verma is a London-born South Asian pianist and songwriter, renowned for a rare and distinctive harmonic language that has led to collaborations with Ganavya, SAULT and Unknown T, among others.

Dalston Song Club: Blasus

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TBlasus (Welsh: ’tasty/delicious’) are an emerging UK genre bending, alt-folk band based in London and South Wales, led by Welsh vocalist and songwriter Emma Davidson. From their roots at music college in Wales, they showcase a unique, personal sound, celebrating their stylistic diversity.

Thu 08 October 2026

Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | American cornetist Stephen Haynes is an improvisor, organiser, and recording artist. Over the last 45 years he has worked with Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, George Russell, Butch Morris, Rhys Chatham, Gunter Hampel, LaMonte Young, Earle Brown, Tyshawn Sorey, and Adam Rudolph amongst other luminaries at the vanguard of creative music.

Jascha Briand Quartet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TDanish guitarist and composer Jascha Briand brings his music to London for a special evening of contemporary jazz. Drawing on his experiences from the European and New York jazz scenes.

Wed 07 October 2026

Owen Snider Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Owen Snider’s music is a contemporary vision of jazz guitar, lyrical and exploratory, grounded in groove and harmonic colour. His compositions and improvisations reveal a deep connection to the post-bop and modern jazz traditions.

Leo Morland Quartet

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | TLeo Morland is a guitarist and composer from South London, known as an idiosyncratic player and a catalyst for esoteric, intense, and satisfying moments of group improvisation.

Sun 04 October 2026

Vortex Jam Session

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

Sat 03 October 2026

Julian Siegel Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | With the Julian Siegel Quartet, the BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel can be heard alongside some of this generation’s most distinctive voices, creating an in-demand Quartet on the UK and European Jazz scene.

Fri 02 October 2026

Sean Payne Quartet

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | “Sean Payne is an extremely gifted and promising young musician with a tremendously strong command of the Saxophone. Check him out!” – Chris Potter

Thu 01 October 2026

Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Future Myth is a bold new project from pianist and composer Rick Simpson, bringing together ten of the UK’s most compelling improvisers for an exploration of collective spontaneity and Simpson’s own written material.

Wed 30 September 2026

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.

Tue 29 September 2026

Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)

Doors Open 19:45, Music Starts 20:30 | Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.

John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders

Doors Open 18:45, Music Starts 19:15 | Ziv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player, composer, improviser, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel, studied and became part of Amsterdam’s creative music community.

Sun 27 September 2026

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.

Sat 26 September 2026

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.

Fri 25 September 2026

Joe Herbert “Blind Eyes”

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:00 PM – 1 set of music   Line-up: Joe Herbert – Guitar Matt Redmond – Saxophone Reuben Goldmark – Piano Toby Yapp – Double bass…

Thu 24 September 2026

Tom Barford Quintet

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM – 2 sets of music   Line-up: James Copus – Trumpet Tom Barford – Saxophone Ivo Neame – Piano Tim Giles – Drum kit…

Sara Dhillon Quintet

Expect an evening of vibrant originals, timeless jazz standards and groove-based Latin-inspired classics

Wed 23 September 2026

Harry Baker Trio

The Harry Baker Trio is a dynamic ensemble of the best of the London jazz scene, featuring Oren McLoughlin (drums) and Freddie Jensen (double bass – Emma Rawicz, Joe Farnsworth, Ant Law).

Noah Ojumu Quartet

Noah Ojumu is a London-based jazz drummer and composer whose quintet is defined by rhythmic melodies and dynamic interplay.

Tue 22 September 2026

Finn Carter Septet

Part of Finn Carter’s monthly residency at the Vortex showcasing a new project each month. This month he brings a four horn septet featuring some of the UK’s most exciting players.

Sun 20 September 2026

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.

Sat 19 September 2026

Fri 18 September 2026

Eddie Parker’s Airborn

Airborn is the new project led by flutist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Eddie Parker. A founder member of the acclaimed British jazz orchestra Loose Tubes.

The Downstairs Living Room: Georgia Morgan Turner

Georgia Morgan Turner is a guitarist, composer and artist. Through songwriting she tells stories drawn from a rich inner-world of folklore and mythology.

Thu 17 September 2026

Awen Ensemble

Awen Ensemble are an alternative folk-jazz outfit hailing from the North of England with roots that extend across the British Isles. Meaning ‘poetic inspiration’ in Welsh, the name Awen outlines the band’s intention to explore folkloric heritage, landscape and emotional processes through their music. 

Emma Coates

Originally from Leeds but now based in Berlin, singer and saxophonist Emma Coates weaves jazz and folk songwriting to create her unique, intimate sound, taking inspiration from the likes of Snowpoet, This Is The Kit and Joni Mitchell.

Wed 16 September 2026

Frederico Heliodoro Quartet

Celebrating ten years of international touring, the Brazilian bassist Frederico Heliodoro presents a new concert featuring music from his albums The Weight of the News, Máximos Eventos and Gávea Days Compact, alongside recent compositions written in Rio de Janeiro.

Tue 15 September 2026

Mon 14 September 2026

Estelle Kokot Remembered

Join us in an evening of varied performances to commemorate the unique South African jazz singer songwriter and composer Estelle Kokot.

Sun 13 September 2026

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.

Sat 12 September 2026

Henry Lowther’s Still Waters

Still Waters was born out a long association and friendship going back 40 years between Henry Lowther and Britain’s premiere bassist Dave Green.

Fri 11 September 2026

Queer Jazz: margomool

margomool is a British/Italian musician based in South-East London uniquely fusing jazz-inspired electronic music with hints of folk and soul.

Thu 10 September 2026

Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity

Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity is the sound of the chaotic, curious and sleepless mind of a Norwegian drummer and his friends, meeting up in a totally open minded musical setting, without genre limitations!

Wed 09 September 2026

Olga Amelchenko 4tet

The Olga Amelchenko Quartet presents a new repertoire from the upcoming album Touching the Invisible. Contemporary jazz combining memorable melodies, strong grooves and open improvisation.

Whirlpool: Jonah Phillips

Jonah Phillips is a London-based drummer, bandleader and arranger. With a background in fine art and film, Jonah is a recent graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. His work is influenced by the jazz tradition, fused with his interest in alternative songwriting, indie, post-punk, folk and electronica.

Tue 08 September 2026

Gotobeat Presents: Venice Jazz Quartet LIVE in London

Venice Jazz Club Quartet bring the spirit of Venice’s late-night jazz scene to the stage, blending timeless standards, refined musicianship and the unmistakable charm of one of Italy’s most atmospheric cities

Sun 06 September 2026

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.

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions – Coltrane at 100: Africa/Brass

On 1 September 1961 Impulse! Records released John Coltane’s first large-scale recording, Africa/Brass, featuring his working quintet including Eric Dolphy, framed by a large ensemble of brass instruments. LJO director Scott Stroman has revisited and expanded the arrangements for jazz orchestra, adding an orchestral version of Coltane’s Naima, recorded around the same time. 

Sat 05 September 2026

Vortex Lates: Klara Devlin – MILES 100

Continuing Laura Jurd’s celebration for Miles Davis’ Centenary, we are very pleased to welcome Trumpeter Klara Devlin and her quartet performing original compositions and arrangements inspired by bebop, blues and free jazz.

Laura Jurd – MILES 100

One of the UK’s most distinctive voices in jazz and improvised music, Mercury-nominated Laura Jurd’s unique approach to the trumpet is celebrated in the work that she creates.

Fri 04 September 2026

Sultan Stevenson (Two Shows)

Pianist Sultan Stevenson is one of the fastest emerging young artists on the London jazz scene and soon to be Europe.

Thu 03 September 2026

Bird Talk: Fergus Quill/Sam Eastmond

‘Bird Talk’ is a new album celebrating the eternal beauty of the language of Charlie Parker by producing new compositions based on the dadaist cut up technique used by William S. Burroughs.

Wed 02 September 2026

Bonney/Crowley/Doulton/Kitchman/Goller

Expect heavy grooves, lush ambient soundscapes, nuanced improvisation and melodies from the likes of Paul Motian, Ornette Coleman and Marc Ribot from this new ensemble of top UK improvisors.

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