We are in an interdependent world, not just economically but also creatively. When able financially, we happily invite some of the great musicians around to play at the club. And […]

The EFG London Jazz Festival ends soon. We have enjoyed it at the Vortex so far. Such a diversity, within a world where we can offer good value to you […]

The EFG London Jazz Festival has landed! 16 days of carefully curated gigs, all worth attending.  Indeed when Shabaka Hutchings was asked for recommendations on the official promotional video for […]

“Christmas is coming.”  So have you thought about Vortex merch? We have a great selection for you. T shirts, mugs and tote bags. All great value and every penny helps […]

In the promotional video for the latest EFG London Jazz Festival, Shabaka, when asked for his recommendations of what to attend, replies: “ANYTHING AT THE VORTEX.” Our active programme of […]

Allen Ginsberg, the beat poet, wrote: “Jazz gives us a way of expressing the spontaneous motions of the heart. It’s like a fountain of instantaneous inspiration that’s available to everybody.” […]

Amazingly for a venue that puts on over 300 concerts a year, The Vortex survives with just a small team of highly committed paid staff.  This week we finally say […]

Oliver Weindling writes: Whenever Tony Bianco played at the Vortex, you could always be guaranteed something extra would come from him. Never overpowering but always enhancing. We  particularly felt it […]

We feel proud of how so much of the UK jazz scene has benefited from the openness of the club, such as when we think about, for example, the London […]

The football season is upon us. It’s a sport which, in its structure, has many similarities to jazz. Not least, there are two halves each of 45 minutes: not much […]

We are delighted to draw your attention to the Vortex’s programme of gigs for November’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Our own “festival” is a self-contained series, celebrating our approach to […]

These newsletters have interesting concepts that they cover.. Be it AI, the relation to quantum physics, needs and wants of musicians of audiences. If  you’ve hit this by chance do […]

We are enormously proud of our strong links to the community of London jazz musicians. They so often come to help us out when necessary. This week is a great […]

The death of drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo has hit us hard at the Vortex. Originally from South Africa, he came as a member of the Blue Notes to London in 1965 […]

Dill sadly died on the same day as Louis. He’s remembered for his involvement with bands such as Paraphenalia and Nucleus, on bass. In fact he was known latterly as […]

Earlier this year, the Vortex received further international recognition when it was named one of the 45 best jazz venues by Downbeat magazine in the world outside the USA—a prestigious […]