Line Up Loz Speyer – trumpet, flugel Chris Biscoe – alto sax, alto clarinet Rachel Musson – tenor, soprano sax Olie Brice – double bass Gary Willcox – drums The…

Pete Hurt has a reputation as one of the leading jazz composers, and is known from his work with the London Jazz Orchestra and Still Waters. At the end of…

An evening devoted to Monk featuring The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall under the direction of Trudy Kerr and Gareth Lockrane and featuring jazz piano professor Liam Noble.

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…

Wiesendanger, Rüegg, Burgoyne . Chris Wiesendanger – Piano Xaver Rüegg – Bass Phelan Burgoyne – Drums After his trio with Rob Luft and Martin Speake, and an invitation to Jorge…

Vlad Miller – piano Les Booth – six- string electric bass Dave Rohoman – drums Adrian Northover – saxes Vladimir Miller is a pianist, composer and bandleader whose bands blend…

Annie Whitehead Deirdre Cartwright Alison Rayner Winston Clifford Annie Whitehead: Trombone virtuoso best known for her engaging mix of African grooves, blues, ska and Ellingtonian expressionism. One of the UK’s…

Sam Watt was born in Birmingham in 1989, he studied at Leeds College of Music before continuing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music with a scholarship. He graduated…

Hannes Riepler makes a habit of teaming up with some of the great saxophonists around, such as Chris Cheek. Here he joins with Peter Ehwald from Berlin to play their…

Let Spin is tight British punk-jazz quartet formed in 2012 by Led Bib saxophonist Chris Williams and former Acoustic Ladyland bass guitarist Ruth Goller, with the similarly adventurous Manchester duo…

Singer Stefania Arcieri brings a star-studded band to support her powerful vocals With Gareth Lockrane (flute), Nathaniel Facey (sax), Sandro Zerafa (guitar), Sam Leak (piano), Dario di Lecce (bass), Shane…

Filomena Campus vocals Steve Lodder piano Dudley Phillips double bass Mark Mondesir drums Blending Italian tradition with standards and improvisation – jazz in its truest mesmerising definition. A perfect way…

Led by guitarist Andrea Rinciari, this young quartet’s music  is based around the American Jazz Tradition of the late 50s and 60s, heavily influenced by some of Andrea’s all time…

Alabaster dePlume is part performance poet, part jazz saxophonist and part singer/songwriter. He also has an enviable ability to bring the right guests at the right time.

Line up: John Edwards (bass) Paul Lytton (drums)  

Another chance to hear this exciting blend of music from twenty horns, featuring jazz, African and Latin grooves, under the leadership of trombone virtuoso Annie Whitehead and supported by the…

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  A new quartet with top young saxophonist Helena Kay, a former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the year, and pianist Barry Green. With Tim Giles (drums), Jeremy Brown (bass).…

One of our most innovative improvisers, saxophonist Evan Parker, returns for his monthly session at the Vortex

Nigerian juju singer TOPE TEN TEN is one of the new wave of singers from Nigeria that are upgrading the juju music of King Sunny Ade and Chief Ebenezer Obey…

A new collaboration of Cleveland Watkiss, who is a musician who has the ability to seamlessly merge classical and hip-hop vocalistic technique, with Benet McLean – known mainly as a…

Acclaimed pianist and composer Antonio Zambrini presents at the Vortex his creative take on some of the most iconic film soundtracks of the Italian neorealism. This project of rediscovery originated…

For this special ‘upstairs’ centenary gig, Thelonious joins forces with New York guitarist and Monk expert Steve Cardenas. Steve Cardenas is THE expert on Monk’s music, but lso one of the top guitarists in New York, playing with the likes of Paul Motian and more.

In addition to the amazing compositions and his beautiful playing, the band take great inspiration from Monk’s legendary advice to Steve Lacy, from 1960

Having just broken on the scenes in Cambridge and Bedford, this up-and-coming soulful duo are returning to London and will be showing their positive vibes. www.zoeandzara.com/

Jeff Williams (drums), John O’Gallagher (sax), Josh Arcoleo (sax), Kit Downes (piano), Sam Lasserson (bass) “Williams’ British quintet features some of the UK’s leading players in guitarist Phil Robson, rising tenor…

Warriors international presents – Freedom: The Art of Improvisation loft Jam session. The monthly open-minded Freedom Improv session. Curated  by Cleveland Watkiss, Orphy Robinson and Tori Handsley plus DJ Paul Bradshaw. There’s an opening…

Celebrating their prize-winning success at Bucharest Jazz Competition, the duo of Miriam Ast and Victor Guttierez will perform an intimate set in the Vortex. Both graduates of the prestigious course…

Led by guitar legend John Etheridge, the Blue Spirits Trio includes Pete Whittaker (organ) & Nic France (drums) Drawing on a vast reservoir of musical experience spanning 43 years ,Etheridge…

Led by one of our favourite drummers, Mark Fletcher,  Fletch’s Brew makes a rare appearance outside Ronnie Scott’s where they play weekly. With a real superstar line-up: Mornington Lockett (Saxophone),…

What better way to escape the trials of the election than a night with one of our most imaginative musicians – pianist John Law? He returns with his a new…

François Carrier – sax Michel Lambert – drums John Edwards – bass Alexander Hawkins – piano François Carrier Early in 2002, saxophonist Carrier spent some months composing new works in Rome, having…

Now in its seventh year together the Alex Merritt Quartet (Alex on saxophone, John Turville on piano, Sam Lasserson on bass, Jeff Williams on drums) has developed a unique and…

A chance to hear the stars of tomorrow, as they undertake their final recital

A musical play by Brian Shaw, music by Daniel Shaw and more to celebrate the spirit of Angela Carrington.

The Moderately Optimistic Jazz Orchestra brings its candid sparkle to the Vortex once more, playing you tunes with rich melodies and joyful grooves. Our set includes epic arrangements by jazz…

JIM MULLEN – Guitar ZOE FRANCIS – Voice KATE WILLIAMS – piano MICK HUTTON – bass Joining Zoe this evening is multi award winning guitarist Jim Mullen, his career spans…