Rachael Cohen (sax) Bruno Heinen (piano) George Crowley (sax) Dave Smith (drums) A new series of evenings curated by Rachael Cohen to showcase the art of the duo. Established pairings…

A thrilling take on the subject of the Seasons by Ben Wendel (Kneebody), with an all star band including Gilad Hekselman, Aaron Parks, Matt Brewer and Kendrick Scott

While trapped for several days on a bus with fifty children Mike decided to escape his reality the only way he knew how – by immersing himself in a mathematically…

Run Logan Run are a head on collision of pounding tribal drums and screaming guttural saxophone. Architects of intense contrast the duo’s diverse and precise instrumentation regularly flirts with fragility and raw power.

Grass Roots, our late night monthly jam session, returns in July with house band Beat Replacement, resident DJ Mr Boogie (Soulsa/Shoreditch Radio) alongside the Joe Diodato Quartet featuring Dylan Jones…

–Masters of melody from Norway with British jazz star Andy Sheppard. Returning to play in the UK after two sell-out shows in the London Jazz Festival last year.

Dave will talk about performance, specific to brass, but also encompassing work on other instruments. Topics like time, tone, practice, air flow, flexibility, articulation, and phrasing as they all interact…

Richard Jones – Violin Christian Miller – Guitar Shirley Smart – Cello Rooted in Parisian and American Jazz – but taking in the Chaabi music of Al- geria, Balkan folk…

Dave Douglas will talk about composition, including his own works and those of his colleagues. Dave will also give some hands-on direction for composers: suggestions, exercises, and ways of looking…

Following on from Dave Douglas’ masterclass in the afternoon, trumpeter Tom Dennis will be performing in the evening. Trumpet player Tom Dennis, has been a part of the London scene…

Alex Western-King Quartet presents Cannonball Reimagined -a night dedicated to reinventing and contorting the melodic creativity of Cannonball Adderley. Since forming in 2016 The Alex Western-King Quartet has gained a…

Our monthly Vortex residency with the master of free improvisation.

After a 3 year hiatus MOBO Award winning Kairos 4Tet, led by Adam Waldmann, return to present music from their upcoming 4th album, delving deeper in to the art of song. Regarded as one of a kind – Kairos 4Tet bridge the gap between classic and contemporary; the jazz orbit and folk lineage; with ferocious grooves, searching improvisations and melodies that linger long after the music stops.

Carol Grimes – Voice Deirdre Cartwright – Guitar Alison Rayner – Bass Jessica Lauren – Keyboards Winston Clifford – Drums     The return of the mistressful Carol Grimes, one…

Line up: Ian McGowan (trumpet) Hannah Marshall (cello) Marcio Mattos (bass) trio + John Rangecroft (clarinet) solo + Phil Minton (voice) John Russell (guitar) duo       Ian McGowan…

Romanian pianist Sorin Zlat returns to the Vortex, with his mix of lyricism, energy and awareness of his Balkan heritage.

Josephine Davies – saxophones, composer Brigitte Beraha – voice Alcyona Mick – piano Integrating music, poetry and spoken word, this latest project from composer and saxophonist Josephine Davies celebrates the…

An evening of live music influenced by the Jazz genre. Jazz Inc brings together a community of experienced artists, with leading Bass player Paul Westwood and his band in the driving…

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.

The return of Mercury-nominated cellist Ben Davis to the Vortex is to be celebrated. Here he performs in a double bill. First half music of Thelonious Monk, then the second with his own quartet.

The Orchid and The Wasp is:   Chris Sharkey (electronics/guitar) Mark Sanders (drums/percussion) Veryan Weston solo (piano)   The music was created in-residence at Chapel FM in Leeds and is…

A night for all the senses – art and music are created before our eyes. Led by Aurelie Freoua.

Louis Moholo-Moholo percussion Neil Metcalfe flute Caroline Kraabel alto sax, voice John Edwards double bass   A rare opportunity to hear this quartet of consummate and virtuosic improvisers, who first…

Angelica Sanchez – piano Mark Sanders – Drums Paul Dunmall – sax John O’Gallagher – sax Pianist/Composer/Educator Angelica Sanchez moved to New York from Arizona in 1994. Since moving to…

Christian Muthspiel – trombone, piano, e-piano Steve Swallow – bass guitar “On Simple Songs, Muthspiel and Swallow admirably demonstrate the beauty and perfection that the art of the duet can…

saxophonist Riley Stone-Lonergan brings his quartet to the festival for the first time, a stunning group of emotional breadth and intensity. His name is one the world will hear much…

Hosted by Huw V Williams, he chats to fellow musicians about life and music within the world of jazz and improvised music. Join for the first live recordings with musicians…