Singer/composer Fini Bearman- ‘unsurpassed beauty’ (Jazzwise), and pianist/composer Tom Hewson – ‘exhilarating’ (Jazzwise) present songs inspired by Salman Rushdie’s book, Midnight’s Children.

Seddik Zebiri – Vocal Mandol Oli Arlotto – Sax Dominic NToumos – Trumpet Nick Linnick – Guitar Yaz Fentazi – Bass Ayoze De Alejandro Lopez – Drums   Seeds Of…

A special one day festival showcasing the very best in Welsh jazz from the RWCWD and featuring current student ensembles, alumni and tutors.

A special one day festival showcasing the very best in Welsh jazz from the RWCWD and featuring current student ensembles, alumni and tutors.

This summer Inner Space take their album “Life on the Edge”, together with new collectively composed music, on an 11 date Arts Council funded tour, finishing at the Vortex.

A stalwart of the British jazz scene since the 80s, Pierre has been Saxophonist Courtney Pine’s guitarist for 25yrs. With 6 solo recordings to his name he continues to forge his own path.

Little Big, the new band from pianist/composer Aaron Parks, could in some ways be seen as a continuation of the trajectory set on his 2008 record “Invisible Cinema,” with a deeper commitment to melodic songwriting, modern rhythms, and immersive storytelling.

Electric bassist Emmanuel Adeniran and his band The Afrocentrics play the sounds and rhythms of the African diasporas taking in jazz, funk, afrobeat, salsa, reggae and adding a modern twist.

Zhu Xiao Meng (gu zheng – Chinese harp), Ruijun Hu (dizi, xiao – Chinese flutes)   Featuring gu zheng (Chinese harp) virtuoso Zhu Xiao Meng and Ruijun Hu on dizi…

Bring along an instrument and join gu zheng (Chinese harp) virtuoso Zhu Xiao Meng in a practical workshop exploring folk and classical Chinese music in relation to the Western tradition, jazz and improvisation. Admission Free.

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…

Award-winning saxophonist Helena Kay brings her trio back to the Vortex for a night of original music, featuring David Ingamells on drums and Ferg Ireland on double bass

Two long time collaborators and friends… Evan Parker Evan Parker returns for his monthly residency at the club. A major force in European improvising, Parker has collaborated with everyone from Cecil Taylor,…

Howard Riley (piano) Barry Guy (double bass) Lucas Niggli (drums) The working association of Howard Riley with Barry Guy started back in the 1960s. It may be relatively little known,…

A continuing series featuring some of the best from the world of free improvisation.

Jean-Michel Blais Dans ma main Dans ma main, the sophomore release by pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais, is an expansive album of post-classical piano with strands of electronic detail. Blending…

Virtuoso pianist Sorin Zlat returns to Vortex with Mikele Montolli on double bass and Andy Trim on drums. The trio will present in the concert new composition that will be on the new released cd.

The Quintet play a mix of originals and arrangements by Tom, including tracks from his debut album “No Excuses” which launched to a sell-out crowd at the Vortex in January.

Steadily building a following as it travels around the UK, The Perpetual Motion Machine blends improvisational rock with jazz, surrounding listeners with its stereoscopic twin guitar/twin tenor sound.

Refined, soulful, captivating…these are a few words fans use to describe the inspired contemporary jazz group from Bari, Italy.

Exciting sounds of jazz, afrobeat, blues and latin tunes.

Bassist Calum Gourlay’s big band is a band of energy and joy, having developed over the course of over a year at the Vortex. He brings stunning arrangements and a…

A continuing series featuring some of the best from the world of free improvisation led by John Russell.

Junior Guildhall Jazz Groups. Small bands from the Guildhall School’s Junior Jazz Course

A performance by Paul Dunmall is always a pleasure. For tonight, he has put together some of the finest jazzbased improvisors in the UK today.

Talinka transcends beyond musical boundaries and creates a natural continuum between ethnic, jazz, tango, folk and early music. The outcome is a natural breathing, deep and spacious sonic adventure.

Jay Davis’s Local Yokels is formed from an inquisitiveness about people, where they come from and how this affects their personalities and lives in general. Compositions include pieces using melodies overheard being hummed by strangers in the street, a robotic construction from a laptop and a three year olds’ piano improvisation.

Voted by the Evening Standard one of the Top 6 Uk jam sessions. Led by Orphy Robinson, Cleveland Watkiss, Tori Handsley, and with Paul Bradshaw spinning great sounds.
 

The LJO finish their 2017-18 season at the Vortex with an up-close-and-personal performance featuring a host of great soloists including Henry Lowther, Martin Speake, Pete Hurt, Tori Freestone and others.

PERFORMANCE STARTS 8PM Dunja Botik  – vocals Solon Lekkas – vocals Kyriakos Gouventas – violin Vaggelis Pashalidis – santur Giorgos Alevizakis – guitar Dunja Botic – vocals   Solon Lekkas…

Siv Øyunn Kjenstad – celebrated singer and percussionist from Norway – meets UK pianist organist and composer Kit Downes. Both will play solo, with a collaborative set at the end of the concert.

Piano and drums duo tackle, with joy and bezazz, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Simon and more, moving between rambunctious abandon and pointillistic pianissimos, deep grooves to pastel soundscapes. For the second half, they will be joined by trumpeter Chris Batchelor.

A chance to hear the stars of tomorrow, as they undertake their final recital. Schedule 15:35 – Thomas Smith (Sax) 16:40 – Robin Porter (Sax) 17:45 – Daniel Smith (Sax) 18:50 – Christopher Williams…

Zhenya Strigalev, with a mesmerising tone and technique on alto sax, bids farewell to London with a line-up of friends that is truly awe-inspiring and will give us great pleasure. It includes Tom Harrison sharing with Zhenya on his ‘alto box’, but also Seb Rochford, one of our greatest drummers, Chris Batchelor (trumpeter wtih Pigfoot) and more. Not to be missed.

Featuring steel pan virtuoso Daniel Louis (St Lucia), South African trumpeter Claude Deppa and Latin percussionist Carlos Fuentes, second in a series of monthly Friday night performances with outstanding improvising…

Celebrating album launch of acclaimed Israeli bass player, composer, producer. Donin brings bass to the forefront with distinctive powerhouse grooving and song structures backed by high energy band

Trumpeter Sean Gibbs leads a 5 piece playing original music, interweaving jazz with influences from blues, rock and more.

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

Vula Viel is a unique sound and music based around the Dagaare Gyil, or xylophone from Upper West Ghana.