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Tuesday 9 February | 8.30pm | £10 | Book online

Julien Lourau – Quartet Saigon

Julien Lourau is one of the finest-toned saxophonists in France. With Laurent Coq (piano), Thomas Bramerie (double bass) and Otis Brown III (drums), he presents his Quartet Saigon – named after the location of their first gig, in Vietnam.

Their name also gives an indication of the project’s themes which range from abstract to more colourful salvoes. Lourau is ethereal on the soprano and earthy on the tenor sax, having played and toured internationally with Marc Ducret, Henri Texier, Abbey Lincoln, Vincent Courtois, Bojan Z and Ari Hoenig amongst others. Not to be missed.

'Dark, atmospheric, with multiple layers of sounds and weird samples, yet this never overshadows the sheer beauty of Lourau's melodies' (Jazzmann).

See Chris Parker's review of Quartet Saigon CD.

    

 

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March preview

Monday 1 | 7.30 & 10.00pm

Buffalo Collision

Wednesday 3 | 8.30pm

Vijay Iyer/Rudresh Mahanthappa

Monday 15 | 8.30pm

Antonio Forcione (solo)

Tuesday 16 | 8.30pm

Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale

Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 | 7.30 & 10.00pm

Hairy Bones

See the March programme for booking and full details

Gig reviews by Chris Parker

Trichotomy

Tuesday 2 February

Given that Trichotomy cite EST, Radiohead and fellow Australian trio the Necks as among their chief inspirations, it might have been predicted that the last-mentioned band (whose modus operandi, after all, is unequivocally grounded in spontaneity and mutual interaction) would provide a model for Trichotomy live performances; in the event, however, although their overall performance approach is a little (rhythmically) looser and more harmonically adventurous than their album sound, they stick more closely to the musical script than expected.

See the complete review.

New CD reviews by Chris Parker

Rachel Brand  Find Yourself In My Shoes

Singer Rachel Brand came to jazz singing late, after a career in business, via the Fionna Duncan Jazz Workshop and the Guildhall School, but she handles a standard ('I Didn't Know What Time It Was', 'I Got Lost in His Arms', 'It Never Entered My Mind') with energetic wit, grace and aplomb; addresses blues-based material (Oscar Brown's 'Humdrum Blues') with finely judged robustness, and sings less familiar material (Ben Watt's paean to simple pleasures, 'On Box Hill') with sensitivity and intelligence.

The Vortex Jazz Club gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS Foundation.

The Vortex is a member of the Europe Jazz Network

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Thursday 11 February

Annie Whitehead Quartet

A powerful mixture of African grooves, blustery free jazz, almost Ellingtonian expressionism at times and bursts of driving blues' (The Guardian Guide).

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Fri 12 & Sat 13 February

Gilad Atzmon

Orient House Ensemble

Jazz, electronica, Arabic music, shifting between jazz-noir, catchy world grooves and hard-blowing heavy metal bebop.

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Sun 14 February

Barb Jungr

Share a great Valentine's night with some of the most poignant and beautiful love songs from Barb's collection including songs by Porter, Harburg, Dylan, Cohen and Costello

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