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SUMMARY:Vortex Collective presents: Future Standards & Downstairs Jam
DESCRIPTION:Doors 2:30 PM\, Music 3:00 PM\nAbout\n"Standards are engaging and accessible for musicians and listeners alike\, but nearly all of jazz’s standard repertoire is from a 50 year period ca. 1920 – 1970.\nAnother half century has since passed\, where new compositions have not been added to this shared language.\n\nJoin a collective of musicians who met through the Vortex jazz club in imagining future standards.\n\n3 – 7.30pm: accessible open jam session open to all to join in from 3pm\, for standards from the real book and "future standards". House band will play a number of future standards throughout the afternoon.\n\nFor more details on the future standards project\, including sheet music\, workshops\, and to suggest additions to the repertoire\, contact vortex.jazz.collective@gmail.com\n\n[embed]https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72DeFa18IBvWJD8P8pyX8T?si=e5YnxemiRMuh__x-7iaT_w&nd=1&dlsi=e80d6a1d1d3a46e8[/embed]
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SUMMARY:Byron Wallen’s Hurricane Bells
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nByron Wallen - Trumpet\nJonny Mansfield - Vibraphone\nDaniel Kempshell - Guitar\nMenelick Claffey - Bass\nZoe Pascal - Drums\n \nAbout\nBack in 2019 Filthy Lucre commissioned Byron Wallen to write music for 8 musicians responding to Peter Shenai’s "Hurricane Bells". Peter is a contemporary artist who has cast 5 bells\, whose shapes are modeled on the structure of Hurricane Katrina - the storm that devastated New Orleans in 2005. These cyclonic\, irregularly shaped bells produce a tonally complex web of sounds reminiscent of Chinese bells and gongs.\n\nGong instruments in general\, have this amazing political and communicative power: they memorialize\, they mark celebrations\, they sound alarms\, they call communities to gather around important issues.These bells based on the structure of Hurricane Katrina carry a powerful message and set of meanings with them.\n\nThis piece is an exploration of  the socio-political economic climate where their sound resonates. The reason "Hurricane Katrina" incurred such a huge loss of life and destruction was not because of the winds\, but because of the subsequent flooding\, due to insufficient levy infrastructure and the pathetic response of the US federal government.\n\nThis original work for an 8 piece band was set to premier in 2020 which was rescheduled at the Rick Mix in Feb 2022.\n\nThis is a quintet version.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OwWByo1-g8
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/byron-wallens-hurricane-bells/
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SUMMARY:Dalston Song Club: Harry Orme
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of music\nAbout\nDalston Song Club\n\nOur monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting\, hosted by Matthew Herd. This month brings the beautiful\, personal songs of Yorkshire-based Harry Orme.\n\nHarry Orme\n\nMarrying the immersive story-songs of Anais Mitchell and Andy Shauf with the fluid dexterity of guitar players such as Scott Matthews and The Tallest Man On Earth\, Leeds-based singer/songwriter Harry Orme has crafted a catalogue of songs that are as lyrically moving as they are mesmerising in their intricacy. These songs have kept him in good company – he's opened for world-renowned songwriters across the indie-folk spectrum\, including Big Thief\, Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek)\, Scott Matthews\, Tiny Ruins and Ciaran Lavery.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=latxV6cUTB4[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/dalston-song-club-harry-orme/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session with Sean Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\n\nHouse Band\nSean Gibbs - Trumpet\nLiam Dunachie - Piano\nAndrew Robb - Bass\nFinn Genockey - Drums\n\nAbout\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White\, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs\, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan\, each one hosting one session on rotation.\n\nIf you’re an instrumentalist – we can’t wait to welcome you back to the club – you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance!\n\nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-8-2026-05-10/
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SUMMARY:Midweek Downstairs Jam
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming and relaxed\, come for a drink\, sit back and enjoy the music\, or bring your horns\, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.\n\nFirst set from house band: David Miller (saxophone)\, Davide Melis (piano)\, Duncan McKenzie (bass) & Bobby James (drums) followed by a jam session till close.\n\nEntry is free all night 19:00 – 22:30.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/midweek-downstairs-jam-17/
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SUMMARY:Eleventh Hour Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\nLine-up:\nTrumpets:\n\nGabriel Taylor\, Iacopo Teolis\,\n\nEdouard Monnier\, George Hilliam.\n\nTrombones:\n\nMatt Seddon\, Charlie Mellon\,\n\nAndrew Cowie\, Sam Dawes.\n\nSaxes:\n\nDonovan Haffner\, Ashley Bonfante;\n\nNick Willsher\, Noah Chiari.\n\nRhythm Section:\n\nDom Howard (g)\, Lorenzo Bellini (p)\,\n\nChris Diamand (b)\, Luke McCarthy (d)\nAbout:\nEleventh Hour Jazz Orchestra is a new project co-led by bassist Chris Diamand and pianist Lorenzo Bellini. The big band features some of the most promising young stars of the UK and European jazz scenes\, with a modern sounds that is rooted in tradition.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/eleventh-hour-jazz-orchestra/
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SUMMARY:Li-chin Li / John Butcher / Julian Woods
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nJulian Woods - Guitar\nLi-chin Li - Sheng\nJohn Butcher - Soprano Saxophone\n\n \nAbout:\nThe second meeting of this truly unique improvising trio\, consisting of Paris-based Chinese traditional music performer and rising contemporary music star Li-chin Li on Sheng\, prolific free improviser and legendary innovator John Butcher on saxophones\, and eclectic multi-instrumentalist and Vortex Whirlpool alumnus Julian Woods on microtonal electric guitar.\n\nThe trio first convened in spring 2025\, playing to a packed house at Ryan's Bar in Stoke Newington as part of Julian's 'Matador' concert series.\n\nWhile conceived half a world away and nearly 3000 years apart\, the saxophone and the sheng (an ancient Chinese polyphonic free reed instrument) form a surprisingly natural sonic partnership in the hands of John and Li-chin\, with both exploring the full register and timbral possibilities of their instruments\, spurred on by Julian's dynamic and provocative guitar playing.\n\nLi-Chin Li is a Sheng performer from Taiwan. She majored in Chinese Music at the Tainan National University of the Arts. After graduation\, she worked for the prestigious Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.\n\nRecently\, she has been selected as a member of IRCAM concert de l'atelier d'improvisation\, ManiFeste-2022\, and she has guested with Ensemble LINEA and Ensemble CAIRN in 2022. She is a grantee of the Asian Culture Council in New York in 2023.\n\nJohn Butcher is well known as a saxophonist who attempts to engage with the uniqueness of time and place. His music ranges through improvisation\, his own compositions\, multitracked pieces and explorations with feedback and unusual acoustics. Since the early 80s he has collaborated with hundreds of artists – including Derek Bailey\, Rhodri Davies\, Andy Moor\, Phil Minton\, Christian Marclay\, Eddie Prévost\, Magda Mayas\, Spontaneous Music Ensemble\, Sophie Agnel\, Gino Robair\, Mark Sanders\, John Tilbury\, Okkyung Lee\, John Edwards\, Chris Corsano\, Polwechsel and Steve Beresford.\n\nJulian Woods is a musician\, composer and improviser based in London. In 2024\, he graduated with a distinction in Jazz Performance from the Guildhall School of Music in London. He has recently performed at the Vortex Jazz Club\, Cafe OTO\, Wigmore Hall\, Porgy & Bess (Vienna)\, INNtoene Jazz Festival\, and Pizza Express. He performs on guitars (microtonal or regular)\, bass guitars (fretted or fretless)\, and double bass.\n\nJulian's musical interests include microtonality\, free improvisation\, polystylism and maximalism. His influences include John Zorn\, Marc Ribot\, Anton Webern\, Gyorgy Ligeti\, Harry Partch\, John Cage and Alex Paxton. He is involved in a variety of projects\, including co-directing the London Improvisers Orchestra\, leading his own original music ensembles\, collaborating with the Guildhall New Music Society\, and was a member of the 2024-2025 cohort of the Vortex Jazz Club's Whirlpool Collective.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpZPm3hFqSw[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/li-chin-li-john-butcher-julian-woods/
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SUMMARY:Nikki Yeoh Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nNikki Yeoh - Piano\nEwan Hastie - Double bass\nMiranda Radford - Drum kit\nAbout:\nAward-winning pianist and composer Nikki Yeoh presents a new trio with bassist Ewan Hastie and drummer Miranda Radford. Having first crossed paths with Hastie at the BBC Young Jazz Musician competition\, Yeoh brings together three distinctive voices from the UK jazz scene. The trio blends composed material with improvisation\, drawing on jazz and contemporary classical influences to create intimate\, adventurous\, and richly interactive music.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/nikki-yeoh-trio/
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SUMMARY:Argia (Tara Cunningham / Caius Williams / Theo Guttenplan)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nTara Cunningham - Guitar\nCaius Williams - Double bass\nTheo Guttenplan - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nArgia is the trio of Tara Cunningham\, Theo Guttenplan\, and Caius Williams. They released their self-titled debut album in May of last year\, and plan to make music together forever.\n\n(image by Otis Blease)\n\n \n\nArgia by Argia
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/argia-tara-cunningham-caius-williams-theo-guttenplan/
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SUMMARY:Olie Brice Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nOlie Brice - Double bass\nRachel Musson - Tenor saxophone\nAlexander Hawkins - Piano\nWill Glaser - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nThe Olie Brice Quartet – featuring Rachel Musson\, Alexander Hawkins and Will Glaser – play music from their debut album 'All It Was'. Brice's most personal album to date - with most of the music written shortly after the death of his father - 'All It Was' combines powerful freedom and exploration with memorable melodies\, driving swing and emotional intensity. The quartet features three of Brice's closest colleagues\, all among the most exciting and creative improvisers around; Rachel Musson on tenor sax\, Alexander Hawkins on piano and Will Glaser on drums. Alex is recognised as one of the most important improvisers and composers of his generation\, leading his own bands as well as working with the likes of Louis Moholo\, Evan Parker\, Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith. Rachel recently received the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award\, and collaborates with Mark Sanders\, Pat Thomas and Cath Roberts among others and Will is possibly the most in-demand young drummer in the UK\, working widely in both the jazz and creative music scenes.\n\n“The work of a truly extraordinary quartet. All It Was will be one of the records of the year” – Richard Williams\, The Blue Moment\n\n“With this album\, Olie Brice achieves a remarkable synthesis of composition and improvisation\, intellect and emotion—reaffirming his place as one of the most versatile and compelling voices in contemporary creative music” – All About Jazz\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4cOwBLyQCA[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/olie-brice-quartet-2/
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SUMMARY:Queer Jazz (Faye Thompson / Yumé NET / Jonathan Enser / Arowah)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\nAbout:\nQueer Jazz\, founded by Tina Edwards and Arowah\, exists to platform\, nurture and celebrate the emerging queer jazz scene. For this night they have assembled a very special quartet of exceptional and experimental musicians from the emerging queer jazz scene.\n\nFaye Thompson\n\nFaye Thompson is a saxophone + electronics specialist from the North-East of England\, now based in South-East London. As a devotee to interfacing her horn and her effects rig\, she tends to have more in common with synthesists and sound designers than with other saxophonists\, using her body and lungs as the oscillator at the heart of the whole system. Through her\, influences from folk\, dub\, electronica\, and modern classical are all digested to culminate in a taste for performance prioritising colour and space – with her jazz credentials tucked away in her back pocket for when a bit of shredding is called for.\n\nYumé NET\n\nAs our lives move more and more online\, the boundaries between the natural and digital world become increasingly blurry. Yumé NET is interested in interrogating these boundaries. Whether it's in her research as a bioelectronics PhD student developing electronics that interface with the human nervous system. Or in her music\, where she crafts coruscating and otherworldly musical landscapes that explore what it means to be human in an increasingly online society. Using a meld of modern jazz and experimental electronic music as her framework\, Yumé sets out to tell stories about the very personal and very human aspects of her life (platonic love\, trans joy\, identity\, bigotry\, community) and how technology has transformed them. Tender but heavy\, calculated but full of love\, her music invites the listener to join her in exploring what lies between and beyond the 0s and 1s.\n\nJonathan Enser\n\nJonathan Enser (Nubiyan Twist)\, a multi-instrumentalist and composer. MATTERS UNKNOWN is the debut project from Jonathan Enser\, multi-instrumentalist and composer\, and the brass contributor to Nubiyan Twist. He has put together an ensemble that features some of the best musicians in the UK\, including Nerija\, Emma Jean Thackray\, Nala Sinephro and Noya Rao\n\nArowah\n\nArowah sees the role of an artist as a philosopher\, community builder and healer\, with their work being a meditation on the social and the spiritual. Having danced around many scenes and styles including jazz\, punk\, experimental\, classical\, disco and dance\, they have always remained uncategorizable\, defined only by fluidity.\nThey move freely from composing for orchestra to performing on line-ups with some of the UK’s most exciting DIY and indie bands\, and to playing Afro-Brazilian jazz mainstage at Brazil’s largest Black culture festival. A familiar face across several music scenes\, they’ve performed with Angel Bat David\, Rebecca Vasmant\, Jalen Ngonda and Liv Winter\, supported Ishmael Ensemble\, Lady Blackbird\, Steam Down and Public Service Broadcasting and been label mates with Sports Team\, English Teacher\, Binker and Moses and Theon Cross. Self-releasing various artist projects including Jelly Cleaver\, B.H.A.M. and All Day Breakfast Cafe\, they have amassed 17 million streams across all platforms.
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SUMMARY:Elina Duni & Rob Luft: Reaching for the moon
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nElina Duni - Vocals\nRob Luft - Guitar\nTom McCredie - Bass\nCorrie Dick - Drums\nAbout:\nIn 2017\, Elina Duni and Rob Luft's paths crossed at the Montreux Jazz Festival\, marking the inception of a unique project. They have since toured the world and released two critically acclaimed albums on ECM Records in a quartet formation.\n\nTheir upcoming 2026 album\, a stripped-back duo effort\, revisits the essence of their initial meeting.\n\nHere we can witness the stark beauty of Elina Duni’s vocals blending with Rob Luft's crystalline guitar lines in a mesmerizing dance. Together\, they weave a tapestry of songs that evoke the mystery and joy of the night\, the moon\, and the magic that lives within us all. This musical journey is a gentle caress\, a soothing lullaby that offers hope in the darkness\, reminding us of the solace of home.\n\nOn this particular occasion they are supported by one of the great contemporary UK rhythm sections - bassist Tom McCredie and drummer Corrie Dick.\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDjFKjAjQI4[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/elina-duni-rob-luft-reaching-for-the-moon/
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SUMMARY:Mopomoso: International Free Improvised Music – May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Doors 2:00 PM\nAbout\nWe are thrilled to present London to Brighton - a collaboration between London Mopomoso and Brighton Safehouse - via Spain and Sweden!\n\nMike Cooper (guitar) Spain\n+\nMatt Clark (guitar) Brighton and Khabat Abas (cello) London\n+\nTansy Spinks (elec violin) London\, Mark Wastell (perc) London\, Gus Garside (double bass) Brighton\, Adrian Southby (guitar) Brighton\n+\nPaul Pignon (wind) Sweden\n\n(not necessarily playing in this order)
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mopomoso-international-free-improvised-music-may-2026/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\n\nHouse Band\nTBC\n\nAbout\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White\, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs\, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan\, each one hosting one session on rotation.\n\nIf you’re an instrumentalist – we can’t wait to welcome you back to the club – you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance!\n\nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-8-2026-05-17/2026-05-17/
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SUMMARY:Loz Speyer's INNER SPACE with James Allsopp
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nLoz Speyer - Trumpet & Flugelhorn\nDee Byrne - Alto saxophone\nJames Allsopp - Tenor Saxophone\nLarry Bartley - Double bass\nGary Willcox - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nInner Space plays Jazz of a rare warmth and immediacy - compositions for improvisers with roots in both jazz and free playing. Speyer’s writing for the band creates space for the group to explore new areas and discover where the music might GO! - with a set of Jazz Portraits that celebrate the innovators of Free Jazz\, while drawing deeply on the Jazz tradition\, back to Bebop and New Orleans. Each piece evolves a life of its own as revealed in the here and NOW by these five distinctive musicians.\n\n"One of the happiest evenings I've heard in jazz for many a long night... Music as rare as this defies description. Go along and see them!” - Karl Dallas\, the Morning Star\n\nInner Space has been stirring things up lately as an augmented lineup playing the music of Sun Ra. On this night they return to their home ground as a quintet playing Speyer’s originals\, this time with special guest James Allsopp - “perhaps the most gifted British saxophonist of his generation\, not to mention the most adaptable” (Underscore music magazine). A star player in his own right\, James also featured in Loz’s earlier Sun Ra project\, Arkestration; and this new INNER SPACE collaboration is all set to fire up the bandstand with fresh ideas and new directions.\n\n“Three recordings in 20 years for Inner Space… indicates a patient cultivation of their art. And the way that the group sound remains identifiable even though Speyer is the only player all the band’s incarnations have in common shows the value of a clear musical vision…\n\n"The composing is reliably successful at offering engaging vehicles for extemporisation. But this dance between freedom and form needs more than that to succeed. Much of the time it relies on mainly motivic improvisation\, with its particular demands. Speyer leads the way in meeting them. Rather like the great Bobby Bradford to my ear\, just when you feel a solo excursion is beginning to fade he is able to apply the Ornette Coleman method of inflating another bubble of new melody\, apparently at will.\n\n"That’s something only the best players in this school can bring off consistently ... As the CD testifies\, it makes their live performance a richly rewarding affair. Hearing them do it again in person shows a band going from strength to strength.”\n\nJon Turney\, UK Jazz News\n\nwww.lozspeyer.com\n\nhttps://spherical-records.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-leipzig\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrHlioPv4I[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/loz-speyers-inner-space-with-james-allsopp/
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SUMMARY:Zak Scerri - In Case I Don't See You (Album Launch)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nZak Scerri - Guitar\nRoss Anderson - Double bass\nBilly Pod - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nZak Scerri is a guitarist and composer from Australia who now lives in London. His love for guitar began at age 12\, and he has built his music upon the rich jazz tradition while also taking inspiration from more modern and contemporary sounds. Zak’s trio is a vehicle for playing both jazz standards and his original compositions which draw on a wide range of influence from jazz\, rock and groove music.\n\nIn Case I Don’t See You is Zak’s second album and his first recording since relocating to London. This album features the talents of Ross Anderson on double bass and Billy Pod on drums.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/hpkbVJFd89U [/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/zak-scerri-in-case-i-dont-see-you/
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SUMMARY:TOMORROW’S WARRIORS presents FRONTLINE and YOUTH ENSEMBLE
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nYouth Ensemble \nDaniel Scott-Phillips - Drums\nFlo Valentine - Bass\nOtoné Yee-King - Keys\nLucas Heath-Ngugi - Guitar\nKassa Green-Jakcsi - Alto Sax\nCiara Osuagwu - Flute\nMarta Lopez-Baxe - Voice\n\nFrontline \nSophie Warner - Drums\nMia-Rae Daniel - Bass\nLana McIntosh - Keys\nKarely Paola - Guitar\nJulianna Galperina - Tenor Sax\nKiah Nakata - Flute\nSheryl Claros Marquina - Voice\nAbout:\nAs they celebrate their 35-year anniversary\, renowned jazz development organisation\, Tomorrow’s Warriors\, shines a spotlight on some of the finest young emerging jazz talent in London as two of their ensembles come to Vortex for this special double-header.\n\nTomorrow’s Warriors all-female development ensemble\, Frontline\, is rooted in the legendary Warriors tradition carrying the torch lit by those who came before them\, stepping into the spotlight with a sound that is entirely their own. Under the mentorship and musical leadership of acclaimed drummer Romarna Campbell\, the group weaves together their influences of jazz\, latin and contemporary music\, creating a fusion that feels both timeless and thrillingly alive.\n\nTomorrow’s Warriors Frontline don’t simply perform; they transform. With fresh arrangements\, original works and an infectious ability for musical storytelling\, very set is an experience not easily forgotten.\n\nTomorrow’s Warriors Youth Ensemble is a band punching well above their weight – a unique sextet aged 15-19\, the band boasts exceptional talent. They are one of Tomorrow’s Warriors flagship development groups\, mentored by Denys Baptiste – one of the most acclaimed British saxophonists of the 21st century – as well as Binker Golding\, Sultan Stevenson\, and Gary Crosby OBE.\n\nWith influences ranging from bebop and hard bop to spiritual jazz and fusion\, expect a varied\, dynamic\, and exciting set!\n\nMore about Tomorrow’s Warriors\n\nFor the last 35 years\, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz.\n\nFree access to Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 recipients and BRIT Awards Best Group 2025 winners Ezra Collective\, Moses Boyd\, Nubya Garcia\, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet\, ESKA\, Jason Yarde\, Denys Baptiste\, Robert Mitchell\, Soweto Kinch\, Shirley Tetteh\, Byron Wallen...the list goes on.\n\nTomorrow’s Warriors offers a pioneering\, free to access\, comprehensive programme of learning and training which champions and supports young Black and female talent and those who come from challenging circumstances that would be a barrier to accessing opportunities to pursue a music career.\n\n“Tomorrow's Warriors occupies a unique and vital space in our cultural landscape. Their work in helping positively shape future generations is of critical importance especially with the tribulations we currently face. Please keep supporting - each one\, teach one!” Gilles Peterson
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tomorrows-warriors-presents-frontline-and-youth-ensemble/
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SUMMARY:Golding\, Edwards\, Noble Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:30 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nBinker Golding - Tenor saxophone\nJohn Edwards - Double bass\nSteve Noble - Drums\nAbout:\nBinker Golding\, John Edwards & Steve Noble play an improvised set based on the music of their album “Moon Day”.\n\nMoon Day was released in 2021 on Byrdout records & was met with great critical acclaim\, becoming one of the most talked about free jazz releases of the year in the U.K\, ranking at number 4 on Mojo’s list of best jazz releases that year. The music consists entirely of free improvisation by the trio.\n\nJohn Edwards is a true virtuoso whose staggering range of techniques and boundless musical imagination have redefined the possibility of the double bass and dramatically expanded its role\, whether playing solo or with others. Perpetually in demand\, he has played with Evan Parker\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Sunny Murray\, Derek Bailey\, Joe McPhee\, Lol Coxhill\, Peter Brötzmann\, Mulatu Astatke and many others.\n\nBinker Golding is a tenor saxophonist & composer. With his ensemble Binker & Moses he has released five albums which have won a number of awards\, including a MOBO award in 2015. He also fronts his own group which was nominated for a Jazz FM award in 2020 for best album. He also received the Jazz FM award for instrumentalist of the year in 2020. He is also known for performing improvised music in a duo with Elliot Galvin.\n\nSteve Noble is one of the U.K’s most outstanding drummers & is renowned for being one of the most exciting improvisors on the U.K free jazz scene. He is perhaps best known for playing improvised music with the likes of Derek Bailey\, Joe McPhee & Peter Brotzmann. He also regularly appears with Matthew Shipp\, Ishmael Wadada\, Alex Ward & many others. He is also a prolific recording artist\, appearing on hundreds of recordings.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/golding-edwards-noble-trio-2/
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SUMMARY:M Field
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nMatthew Field - Guitar\n\nBand TBC\nAbout\nAnyone familiar with Matthew Field will know that staying in one lane isn’t really what he does. As the driving creative force behind Beatenberg\, he’s helped shape a whole new music lexicon. Over two albums\, the Cape Town-based trio alchemised a distinctive global sound\, fusing modern pop production with complex rhythms\, lilting indie rock and folk. His work with South African pop maverick Tresor\, meanwhile\, showed he could take his magpie approach and ear for a winning melody into a whole new sphere.\n\nMusic was present from the very beginning. Field’s mother\, a visual artist\, would play Bach and Mozart while she worked in her studio as he drew nearby. His pianist father later became a jingle writer and began getting Field to help him while he was still in early high school. Though he admits he sometimes complained\, the experience proved invaluable. It also gave him access to a recording studio\, a place which\, when he was there on his own\, “became a very free and exciting place for me.”\n\nThat rich creative upbringing has helped shape one of the most distinctive voices in modern South African music. Field’s songwriting has produced the country’s biggest ever airplay hit\, Pluto\, and helped Beatenberg win seven SA Music Awards for their 2014 debut\, The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg.\n\nNow comes a new chapter. M Field places his songwriting in a new sonic world — one that is lusher\, richer and even easier to sink into — while still carrying the melodic instinct and adventurous spirit that have always defined his music.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSomGzKZVQ[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/m-field/
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SUMMARY:The Flame (Robert Mitchell\, Olie Brice\, Johnny Hunter)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nRobert Mitchell - Piano\nOlie Brice - Double bass\nJohnny Hunter - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nRobert Mitchell is an award-winning pianist/keys player\, composer\, curator\, poet\, and author. He released 16 albums of his own projects\, four poetry books and played in 100+ projects as a sideman and performed in 40+ countries. Robert also leads TRUE THINK\, Epiphany3 and Little Black Book. He is a professor at Guildhall School Of Music And Drama\, Mentor/Task Force Member at Black Lives In Music\, YMM teacher and Steinway Artist. Robert has won – BBC Jazz Awards (Innovation\, as part of the F-ire Collective)\, Best Jazz Album (BBC DJ Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards)\, a Paul Hamlyn composition award and has been nominated for many including 2017 British Jazz Composer Award. He is artst-in-residence at Morley College (2024/5).\n\nThe Flame have released two highly acclaimed live albums on 577 Records (NYC).\n\nOlie Brice is a double bassist\, improviser and composer. Raised in London and Jerusalem\, he now lives in Hastings.\n\nOlie Brice leads a Quartet featuring Rachel Musson\, Alexander Hawkins and Will Glaser\, (their debut album “All It Was” will be released in 2025) and an improvising trio with Rachel Musson and Mark Sanders (“Immense Blue”\, 2024). He has also led a trio\, quintet and octet which can be heard on albums including “Fire Hills” and “Day After Day”.Brice performs with a wide range of creative improvising musicians\, including legends of the music and his peers. Frequent collaborators include Mark Sanders\, Paul Dunmall\, Rachel Musson\, Tobias Delius\, Cath Roberts and Luis Vicente. He has also appeared with the likes of Evan Parker\, Tony Malaby\, John Butcher\, Trevor Watts\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Ken Vandermark\, Eddie Prevost and Louis Moholo. He is part of several ongoing improvising ensembles including Somersaults (with Tobias Delius/Mark Sanders)\, a Trio with Ziv Taubenfeld & Kresten Osgood\,and the Flame. Brice is also in demand as a bass player in creative Jazz bands led by many artists\, including Dee Byrne’s Outlines and Nick Malcolm’s Out Front.\n\nJohnny Hunter is a northern UK-based drummer/composer who comes from a background of both Avant-Garde and the more mainstream Jazz. His own “chordless” quartet\, set up to explore the freedom and limitations of having no chordal instrument\, have been recorded and broadcast by BBC Radio 3\, and have performed in London’s Ronnie Scott’s\, the Manchester Jazz Festival\, Birmingham Jazzlines (Symphony Hall)\, Liverpool International Jazz Festival\, among many others. He leads the piano trio Fragments\, originally a workshop band formed to research and develop new approaches to improv and composing for improvisers. Outside of his own music\, Johnny performs in many other groups including with Revival Room\, a contemporary organ trio; Misha Gray’s Prehistoric Jazz Quintet\, Liverpool-based group inspired by John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders; Cath Roberts’s Sloth Racket; The Spirit Farm\, an Improv group with Adam Fairhall\, Christophe de Bezenac\, Corey Mwamba\, Anton Hunter and Dave Kane; John Pope Quintet; Nat Birchall; Engine Room Favourites\, AACM inspired Free Jazz; the Blind Monk Trio ; Swiss-UK collaboration MoonMot; Beck Hunters with Mick Beck and Anton Hunter; Skamel\, a Ska/Jazz/Dub ensemble inspired by the French Reggae group Raspigaous.\n\nTowards The Flame\, Vol. 1 by The Flame (Robert Mitchell\, Neil Charles\, Mark Sanders)
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/the-flame-robert-mitchell-olie-brice-johnny-hunter/
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SUMMARY:Julian Siegel Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nJulian Siegel - Tenor saxophone\nLiam Noble - Piano\nOli Hayhurst - Double bass\nGene Calderazzo - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nWith the Julian Siegel Quartet\, the BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel can be heard alongside some of this generation’s most distinctive voices\, creating an in-demand Quartet on the UK and European Jazz scene. The band features inspirational pianist Liam Noble\, his fluid touch and dazzling imagination perfectly complementing Siegel’s music and playing\, and providing a perfect foil for the many directions the music can turn. With the creative spark of dynamic drummer Gene Calderazzo and the deep groove of bassist Oli Hayhurst dove-tailing perfectly with Siegel and Noble this is unquestionably one of the UK’s most exciting and powerful quartets.\n\nFollowing up from their London Jazz Award winning album Urban Theme Park (Basho Music)\, 2018 saw the release of VISTA\, the second album of the Julian Siegel Quartet and the first on the Whirlwind Recordings label. The album features ten of Julian’s compositions plus an arrangement of Bud Powell’s ‘Un Poco Loco’. This acoustic set of music moves freely through varied sound worlds and colours\, from undercurrents of bop to searching ballads and joyful melodies.\nSince the release of VISTA\, the band has performed internationally at Jazz Festivals including INNtöne Jazz Festival in Austria\, Made in The UK at the Rochester International Jazz Festival\, the Jazz Standard NYC\, JazzFestival Goettingen in Germany\, Limerick Jazz Festival Ireland\, UK’s Love Supreme Festival 2019\, Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival\, Manchester International Jazz Festival and many other UK shows included in an extensive 2018 – 2019 Arts Council England UK Tour. The Quartet was featured on the cover of UK’s Jazzwise Magazine in February 2018 and VISTA was included in Jazzwise’s Top 20 Jazz Albums of the year.\n\n“Expressive direct music…. tightly wound post-bop\, pensive improv. and more.”\nJohn Fordham\, The Guardian – – – – Jazz Album of the Month\, February 2018\n\n“A great quartet with an enthralling agility.” – – – – In Music\n\n”Exciting\, dynamic music with improvisation at its centre.”– London Jazz News\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkhCtwIWU1o[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/julian-siegel-quartet-16/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\n\nHouse Band\nTBC\n\nAbout\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White\, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs\, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan\, each one hosting one session on rotation.\n\nIf you’re an instrumentalist – we can’t wait to welcome you back to the club – you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance!\n\nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-8-2026-05-17/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Midweek Downstairs Jam
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming and relaxed\, come for a drink\, sit back and enjoy the music\, or bring your horns\, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.\n\nFirst set from house band: David Miller (saxophone)\, Davide Melis (piano)\, Duncan McKenzie (bass) & Bobby James (drums) followed by a jam session till close.\n\nEntry is free all night 19:00 – 22:30.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/midweek-downstairs-jam-18/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Poppy Helmer Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nPoppy Helmer - Flute\nTom Shooter - Piano\nGenevieve Namazzi - Double bass\nNoah Ojumu - Drums\nAbout:\nPoppy Helmer is a flautist and saxophonist from Brighton\, now based in London where she studies jazz at Trinity Laban. With the help of her band\, her playful and charming compositions\, such as 'Polar Bear With Rollerskates (In Disguise)' and 'Little Legs'\, are brought to life. Her influences include Eric Dolphy\, Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk.\n\nWhilst at Trinity Laban\, Poppy has been a member of the Jazz Orchestra\, under the direction of Byron Wallen\, Bruno Heinen and Percy Pursglove. In addition\, she has recently recorded flute on Olivia Murphy's 'Siren Cycle'.\n\nAs well as conservatoire training\, her music education has been shaped by mentorship from Tomorrow's Warriors. In 2025 she had the privilege of making her debut abroad with the Tomorrow's Warriors 'Frontline' ensemble at Le Petit Faucheux in Tours\, France.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/7W-bVo5IdRc[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/poppy-helmer-quartet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260527T223000
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SUMMARY:Noga Ritter Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nNoga Ritter - Voice\nTomer Eldor - Piano\nGiuliano Osella - Drum kit\nGiovanni Cresseri - Bass guitar\n\n \n\n \nAbout\nAfter spending the past months in Brazil recording her upcoming album and collaborating with renowned artists including Brazilian legend Chico César\, London-based singer-songwriter and bandleader Noga Ritter returns to one of her favourite venues with her beloved quartet.\n\nAt this special concert\, Noga will perform music from IMA alongside brand new material from her upcoming album recorded in Brazil — presented for the first time in London.\n\nNoga released her debut album IMA (Galileo Music\, 2023) to critical acclaim\, featuring award-winning artists Tony Kofi\, Byron Wallen and Seckou Keita. Her work received international press reviews\, and since its release she has toured across the UK\, Europe\, Senegal and Brazil\, including a sold-out show at the EFG London Jazz Festival and appearances on BBC One.\n\n“An immensely promising debut and dizzyingly diverse listen… a writer of serious potential” – Jazzwise\n\n“Irresistible sound\, music that defies any musical genres” – Jazz FM\n\nBlending jazz with global influences shaped by her travels\, international collaborations and life in multicultural London\, Noga’s music moves between intimacy and powerful collective energy. Singing in English and Hebrew\, her songs weave deeply personal stories with wider global and social themes\, creating performances known for their emotional depth and strong connection with audiences.\n\nThe evening will also feature a unique live recording and filming of her new song Rehumanise\, a response to the ongoing war and the dehumanisation we are witnessing across the world. In the song\, she asks “how can we rehumanise?” and invites the audience to take part by singing together. By joining\, you become part of this collective moment — and of a song calling to reconnect with our shared humanity\, to be released as a single and video.\n\n \n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZrfc9WILdc[/embed]\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbQ4CrDYeO0[/embed]\n\n[embed]https://open.spotify.com/album/1pjBAh5A9THFN6gwCjevgs?si=UbKAZczZTDyi3_3NXi7Z6g[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/noga-ritter-quartet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:EXTRA - Peter Evans/Petter Eldh/Jim Black (2 Shows)
DESCRIPTION:Timings:\n1st Show\nDoors 7:00 PM\, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set of music\n2nd Show\nDoors 9:00 PM\, Music 9:30 PM – 1 set of music\n \n\n\n\nLine-up:\nPeter Evans - trumpet\nPetter Eldh - bass\, sampler\nJim Black - drums\, laptop\nAbout:\nIn EXTRA\, three of contemporary music’s most fearless improvisers collide in a sonic high-speed chase that redefines what a jazz trio can be. Far from revisiting standards or offering tidy interplay\, the group constructs an explosive\, multilayered language where glitchy electronics\, hardcore grooves\, and unruly textures crash into one another—often within a single phrase.\n\nThe band fuses Evans’ sculptural trumpet vocabularies with Eldh’s hyperactive bass playing and Jim Black’s volatile rhythmic outbursts. The result is a kinetic\, shape-shifting sound world where every moment is packed with risk and surprise. Each musician pushes the others into new terrain: Evans fires compressed bursts of sound or labyrinthine melodic spirals\, Eldh loops\, twists\, and distorts the pulse\, while Black triggers acoustic and electronic ruptures that defy easy categorization.\n\nDescribed as “relentless in the best way” (Free Jazz Collective)\, EXTRA creates music that is at once deeply technical and gleefully anarchic. It is a band with no brakes\, where even moments of silence feel charged with potential energy. Their debut album\, EXTRA (2024\, We Jazz Records)\, has been called “one of the best jazz records of the year” (Monolith Cocktail)\, celebrated for its urgent pace and wild\, genre-bending unpredictability.\n\nEXTRA isn’t just a band—it’s a dare. For listeners ready to be hurled into the unexpected\, this trio offers the thrill of pure musical combustion\, with no safety net in sight.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVMsgT9Hq0s&t[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/extra-peter-evanspetter-eldhjim-black/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Peter Evans & Evan Parker
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 3 sets of music\n1st Set - Peter Evans (Solo)\n\n2nd Set - Evan Parker (Solo)\n\n(Not necessarily in that order)\n\n3rd Set - Peter Evans & Evan Parker (duo)\nAbout:\nEvan Parker and Peter Evans have a relationship going back over 20 years to the early 2000s\, when the (then) young trumpeter sought out a major influence and inspiration. Over the intervening years\, the two have worked together in countless configurations including the collaborative group Rocket Science (with Craig Taborn and Sam Pluta)\, Parker's famed Electro-Acoustic Ensemble\, trio with Okkyung Lee\, quartet with Barry Guy and Paul Lytton\, and many more throughout Europe\, UK and Canada. This will be their first duo concert in the UK.\n\nPeter Evans: https://www.peterevanstrumpet.com/about-peter-evans\nEvan Parker: http://evanparker.com/biography.php
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/peter-evans-evan-parker/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260530T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260530T223000
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SUMMARY:The Pocket Ellington
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nAlex Webb piano/MD - Piano\nOllie Wilby - Baritone saxophone\nAndy Davis - Trumpet\nDavid Lalljee - trombone\nDave Green - Double bass\nRobert Fowler - Tenor Saxophone\nWinston Clifford - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout\n‘A terrific band with a rhythm section as good as any on the planet’ – Blue Light\, magazine of the Duke Ellington Society UK\n\n'It's hard to think of a better way to experience the magic of Ellington\, given that the maestro and his associates are all gone; it's the closest thing we'll get to experiencing live Duke in 2025' - Jazzwise\n\n‘A wonderful night’s live music paying tribute to one of the greats’- ArcanaFM\n\n‘The Pocket Ellington\, as the pianist Alex Webb calls his septet devoted to the music of the immortal Duke\, turns out to be a very good idea’ – thebluemoment.com\n\n‘It's called 'The Pocket Ellington'\, but there is nothing about this band that is small. A big sound and some really high-quality arrangements wowed the audience’ - Hilaryseabrook.blogspot.com\n\nBorn out of pianist/arranger Alex Webb’s love of Ellington\, The Pocket Ellington manages what ought to be impossible – creating a classic Ellingtonian sound with just four horns and a rhythm section. But with a top-drawer horn section\, and with veteran bassist Dave Green and powerhouse drummer Winston Clifford providing the swing\, the group does justice to classic Ellingtonia - and a lot more.\n\nGreat charts from the 1930s\, 1940s and 1950s – Main Stem\, Rain Check\, Cotton Tail\, Chelsea Bridge\, Such Sweet Thunder and others - are presented in clever new arrangements which evoke the period but also offer solo space to these top-flight musicians.\n\nThe repertoire also includes pieces from artists and arrangers who were influenced by the Duke – Charles Mingus\, Thelonious Monk and Gil Evans. It’s a big sound from a pocket band.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/NlMkkJDkn9k?si=_2BMlBxyeJ0qgKvP https://youtu.be/FTPh6U_bw6Y?si=LZfEvBjLS-53UE7v[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/the-pocket-ellington/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260531T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260531T223000
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\n\nHouse Band\nTBC\n\nAbout\nA weekly session on Sunday evenings\, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White\, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs\, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan\, each one hosting one session on rotation.\n\nIf you’re an instrumentalist – we can’t wait to welcome you back to the club – you can attend for free if you’re planning on playing with the house band. No need to book in advance!\n\nOur dear Vortex members are also welcome to these sessions free of charge.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-8-2026-05-17/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260602T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260602T200000
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SUMMARY:Bruno Heinen Trio ft. Nasheet Waits & Rio Kai
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:30 PM\, Music 7:00 PM - 1 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nBruno Heinen - Piano\nNasheet Waits - Drums\nRio Kai - Double bass\n\n \nAbout\nRenowned pianist Bruno Heinen joins forces with legendary New York drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason Moran\, Andrew Hill\, Fred Hersch) and the formidable\, groove-heavy double bassist Rio Kai.\n\nExpect a masterclass in dynamic interaction and rhythmic exploration. This trio balances Heinen’s lyrical\, classically-informed compositions with the raw\, avant-garde energy of the New York jazz lineage. From intimate melodic passages to explosive improvisations\, this performance promises a deep\, telepathic dialogue between three of the most compelling musicians working today.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/cTwpzhmM_aA?si=dwNWbY0r-uId_5jZ[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/bruno-heinen-trio-ft-nasheet-waits-and-rio-kai/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260603T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260603T201500
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SUMMARY:Kassa GJ Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nKassa Green-Jakcsi - Alto saxophone\nDiarra Walcott-Ivanhoe - Piano\nRio Kai - Double bass\nLuke McCarthy - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nKassa Green-Jakcsi is a talented 17-year-old alto saxophonist from London. Born and raised in Hackney\, he began taking saxophone lessons at age 8.\n\nInspired by the likes of Kenny Garrett\, Immanuel Wilkins\, and Herbie Hancock\, Kassa’s growing reputation as an innovative composer with a powerful approach to improvisation has already had many in the London jazz scene anticipating an exciting musical journey ahead.\n\nHe has performed at numerous venues and events including Barbican\, 606 Club\, Love Supreme Festival\, and Brick Lane Jazz Festival\, and alongside established UK jazz musicians such as Gary Crosby\, Byron Wallen\, Rod Youngs and Mark Kavuma to name a few.\n\nHe is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and attending the Tomorrow’s Warriors jazz programme.\n\nAt the Kassa GJ Quartet’s debut performance at the Vortex Jazz Club\, Kassa will be showcasing a set of his original compositions with remarkable depth and energy. He will be accompanied by a formidable band consisting of Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe on piano\, Rio Kai on double bass\, and Luke McCarthy on drums.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/ACY00k_f1k4[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/kassa-green-jakcsi-quartet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260603T223000
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SUMMARY:Andrea Di Biase's Oltremare
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nAndrea Di Biase - Double bass\nIvo Neame - Piano\nJames Allsopp - Tenor Saxophone\nMichael Chillingworth - Alto Saxophone\nJon Scott - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nOltremare is an Italian word meaning "oversea". The Band plays on the differences of Andrea Di Biase's two musical worlds\, divided by the sea: one is rooted in his native Italy with the melodic and poetic approach of Italian masters such as Nino Rota and the band's first pianist Antonio Zambrini; the other is rooted in UK\, his country of adoption\, with the harmonic and rhythmic intuitions of British artists such as Kenny Wheeler\, who invited Andrea to play with his Trio at Vortex in 2011.\n\nAndrea's idea of building a bridge between two sides of the sea is reflected in the choice of surrounding himself with the most refined British improvisers: the inventiveness of star pianist Ivo Neame\, the lush sound of virtuoso saxophonist James Allsopp\, the blistering speed of alto saxophonist Michael Chillingworth and the unrelenting energy of Gogo Penguin's drummer Jon Scott.\n\nOltremare Quartet’s first album "Uncommon Nonsense" was released by Babel Label. The band will premiere at Vortex a new repertoire they are about to record for their second album.\n\n 
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/andrea-di-biases-oltremare/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260604T201500
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SUMMARY:Kit Downes/Alex Ward/John Edwards
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nKit Downes - Piano\nAlex Ward - Clarinet\nJohn Edwards - Double bass\nAbout:\nPianist and improviser Kit Downes is playing again downstairs at the Vortex\, as part of a series of improvised nights that have so far featured Tom Challenger\, Sally O Reilly\, Benedict Taylor\, Tara Cunningham just to name a few. This time Kit is joined by the unique clarinetist Alex Ward and double bass legend John Edwards for a set of exploration and spontaneity.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/kit-downes_alex-ward_john-edwards/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Tara Minton Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nTara Minton - Harp\nMiguel Gorodi - Trumpet\nJohn Williamson - Double bass\nDavid Ingamells - Drum kit\nErnesto Marichales - Percussion\n\n \nAbout\nCelebrated jazz harpist and vocalist Tara Minton presents her new album\, “The Devil Invites You To Dance”. Written in México City in July 2023\, the suite captures a soul’s journey through the Underworld of shadows and desire. Diving deep into Aztec mythology and Latin American dance traditions\, Tara Minton and her band lead the listener through a dark and joyous exploration of what it means to be human. Beyond "should" and "shouldn't" is the place where we meet ourselves.\n\nTara Minton is a Melbourne born harpist\, vocalist and composer based in London. She is proudly endorsed by Les Harpes Camac and holds a master's degree in jazz performance from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Sought after as both a harpist and vocalist\, Tara has worked with Björk\, Eska\, Stan Sulzmann\, Geoff Gascoyne\, Emma Rawicz\, Alice Zawadski\, Trish Clowes\, Faris Ishaq\, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars\, Opera North\, The Royal Ballet and The Australian World Orchestra.\n\nIn July 2023\, with the help of "Asociaión Latinoamericana Del Arpa" Tara spent two weeks in México City to compose a new suite of music\, "The Devil Invites You To Dance." The music is a marriage between Latin American and British jazz cultures\, exploring Méxican mythology\, joy\, self expression and desire. Tara returned to México City in October 2025 to present the record in concert at Foro del Tejedor.\n\n“Otherworldly” - The Sunday Times\n“Ethereal and free-spirited” - Mojo\n“Bewitching” - Jazzwise\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i6sBw2D3GE&list=RD_i6sBw2D3GE&start_radio=1[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tara-minton-quintet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Downstairs Living Room: Immy Churchill presents Songs That Shaped Me
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\nAbout\nSongwriter and vocalist Immy Churchill presents an evening of acoustic singer songwriters; debuting songs from her upcoming EP alongside the music of artists that shaped her own writing. She will be drawing upon her love of songwriters from the 60s and 70s (Joni Mitchell\, Nick Drake and James Taylor) and will be accompanied by acoustic guitar and piano on this summer's evening.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/downstairs-living-room-immy-churchill-presents-songs-that-shaped-me/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Grifton Forbes-Amos
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nGrifton Forbes-Amos - Trumpet\nJames Akers - Saxophone\nJay Verma - Piano\nMatt May - Bass guitar\nJansen Santana - Drum kit\nLuke McCarthy - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nThe artist Grifton Forbes-Amos is a trumpet player from the UK. His projects merge the differing aspects of Jazz whilst including the soulful playing within other genres like Gospel and Soul Jazz Additionally\, he pays homage to the styles of his Latin influences which culminates in a fusion that creates a form of Jazz that’s like candy to your ears. Something that is sweet\, that you can enjoy listening to the compositions and brought to its pinnacle through the solos. His music intends to take you on a euphoric journey leaving you smiling from ear to ear and always wanting more.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sMJd7Oxor8&t=4s[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/grifton-forbes-amos-3/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260606T223000
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SUMMARY:Rebecka Edlund with Hans Koller Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nHans Koller - Piano\nJohn O'Gallagher - Alto saxophone\nLouis Koller - trombone\nRebecka Edlund - voice\nTom Sheen - Double bass\nSacha Harlan - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout\nPianist/composer Hans Koller returns to the club with his long-time musical collaborateur\, saxophonist John O'Gallagher in a new band featuring the amazing vocalist Rebecka Edlund\, the brilliant rhythm section of Tom Sheen (bass) and Sacha Harlan (drums)\, plus the exciting new trombone player on the scene\, Louis Koller - featuring new and old compositions around the poetry of Fernando Pessoa\, Joseph Brodsky\, and Friedrich Hölderlin.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/uTi5F-qPxC4?si=vutkIUlaqEcyZ6e8 https://youtu.be/KDD4KHosZlY?si=3SRhFKaQZ3D6gdp4[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/rebecka-edlund-with-hans-koller-quintet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260607T180000
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SUMMARY:London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions - "celebrating Stan Sulzmann"
DESCRIPTION:Doors 3:30 PM\, Music 4:00 PM - 2 sets of music\nAbout\nThe London Jazz Orchestra\, drawn from the capital's top soloists and writers\, is celebrating its 35th year. For 15 of those years\, Stan Sulzmann was featured soloist and composer; his journey in big band writing actually began when he started arranging for the LJO. Stan\, as saxophonist and composer\, is universally acclaimed - worldwide - as one of the finest and most original musicians in jazz\, and his sound and compositions are fundamental to the band’s uniqueness. His music is one of the pillars of band’s repertoire and this gig features some of his very best.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/london-jazz-orchestra-vortex-sessions-celebrating-stan-sulzmann/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260609T223000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T161535
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SUMMARY:Midweek Downstairs Jam
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming and relaxed\, come for a drink\, sit back and enjoy the music\, or bring your horns\, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.\n\nFirst set from house band: David Miller (saxophone)\, Davide Melis (piano)\, Duncan McKenzie (bass) & Bobby James (drums) followed by a jam session till close.\n\nEntry is free all night 19:00 – 22:30.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/midweek-downstairs-jam-19/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260610T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260610T223000
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SUMMARY:Matt Anderson Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nMatt Anderson - Tenor saxophone\nAlberto Palau - Piano\nJay Davis - Drum kit\nWill Harris - Double bass\n\n \nAbout:\nCelebrating ten years together as a band\, the Matt Anderson Quartet performs selections from their three albums as well as new material. Their latest release Live at Leeds Jazz Festival was awarded four stars by Jazzwise\, who also praised the “well-integrated\, swinging and supremely confident ensemble… [with] a soulful depth to his musicality that underpins the academic attention to detail”. Performing mostly original music\, the roots of jazz are never far away\, with a rhythmic feel and blues sensibility that is anchored in the tradition\, however the music also expands into other areas such as modal and contemporary harmony and British folk-style melodies\, giving the group a distinctive identity.\n\nBorn in the North Yorkshire Moors\, the son of a music teacher and based in Leeds for a time\, Matt has lived in London since 2015. Becoming part of the fertile jazz scene in the capital\, he has since performed with artists/bands such as Greg Hutchinson (with the Jiannis Pavlidis Quintet)\, Ivo Neame\, the Gareth Lockrane and Calum Gourlay big bands\, Jamie Doe’s Magic Lantern and Hannes Riepler\, and he has also toured in New Zealand\, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. In 2023\, he became a D’Addario Woodwinds artist and was also made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for contributions to the music industry.\n\nThe band met during Masters studies at the Royal Academy of Music in 2015\, forging an instant bond which has kept them together since. Alberto Palau is an immensely talented pianist originally from Valencia\, Spain. Now based in London\, his experiences living in Boston and New York and working with artists such as Perico Sambeat and Charles McPherson make him much in-demand from leading British musicians. Jay Davis is one of the busiest drummers on the London scene\, featuring for example in Mark Lockheart’s Shapeshifter and his own group BadTrad. Will Harris’ remarkable bass playing has put him in high demand in the South-West where he has been based for many years\, and after spending time in London he has become an increasingly popular choice of bassist in the capital as well.\n\nWorking together frequently over the past ten years\, the band have developed a deep connection\, touring extensively across the U.K. as well as appearing at venues such as the Bimhuis\, Amsterdam; Jamboree\, Barcelona and Jimmy Glass\, Valencia and receiving support from Help Musicians and Arts Council England.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM4fawOZzi8[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/matt-anderson-quartet-3/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260611T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260611T223000
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SUMMARY:Paul G. Smyth at 50
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Dawid Laskowski\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 3 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nPaul G. Smyth - piano\nBenedict Taylor - viola\nDaniel Thompson - guitar\nÁine O’Dwyer - harp\nJohn Edwards - bass\nMark Sanders - drums\n\n\n\nAbout\n“one of the great contemporary pianists” - The Free Jazz Collective\n\nTo mark his 50th birthday\, one of Ireland's most distinctive improvising pianists\, Paul G. Smyth\, returns to the Vortex for an evening of sets with old friends and close collaborators. Described by The New York City Jazz Record as "a revelation" whose "approach to the piano is utterly original\," Smyth has released critically acclaimed albums with Peter Brötzmann\, Evan Parker\, Chris Corsano\, John Wiese and John Russell on his Weekertoft label and has performed across Europe with Charles Gayle\, Derek Bailey\, Keiji Haino\, Wadada Leo Smith and Okkyung Lee.\n\nThe evening opens with Smyth’s “newest trio with oldest friends\,” featuring violist Benedict Taylor and guitarist Daniel Thompson. Taylor is a composer and improviser whose work extends across contemporary dance\, film\, theatre and art installation. Thompson\, founder of Empty Birdcage Records and co-organiser of the Shoreditch Church Concert Series alongside Taylor\, has collaborated with Evan Parker\, John Edwards\, Steve Noble and Alex Ward among many others.\n\nÁine O’Dwyer is a multi-disciplinary artist\, a musician\, composer and performer whose work is informed by both the conceptual concerns of sound-art and traditional compositional techniques\, embracing the broader aesthetics of sound and its relationship to environment\, time\, audience and architecture. The breadth of her practice makes this first-time duo a very exciting prospect.\n\nSmyth’s long-standing trio with bassist John Edwards and drummer Mark Sanders has been making what The Morning Star called the “music of an awakened universe” for more than a decade. Edwards\, active since the 1980s\, is one of Europe's most renowned players in creative free jazz\, with collaborations including Peter Brötzmann\, Joe McPhee\, Evan Parker and Roscoe Mitchell. Sanders brings a career spanning multiple genres to his free improvisation work\, having performed with Roscoe Mitchell\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Derek Bailey and Shabaka Hutchings\, and appears on over 170 releases. This trio continues to push their music into deeper levels of interplay and imagination with each reunion.\n\nJoin us at the Vortex on 11 June to celebrate fifty years of one of Ireland's most distinctive musicians.\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_MpPfskA4k[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/paul-g-smyth-at-50/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260612T223000
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SUMMARY:Leo Richardson Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nLeo Richardson - Tenor saxophone\nRick Simpson - Piano\nDave Whitford - Double bass\nJoel Waters - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout\nLondon-based saxophonist Leo Richardson presents his high-octane quartet performing entirely original music\, firmly grounded in contemporary hard bop. The music is very much inspired by the hard bop and post-bop era of jazz\, with strong melodies\, exciting interplay\, and a modern edge. Known for his powerful sound\, melodic clarity\, and deep roots in the hard bop tradition\, Richardson leads a band that delivers music of intense energy\, and strong collective identity. The band will be performing new material gearing up to their next album recording\, alongside some music from their most recent record “Move”.\n\nThe Quartet’s debut album “The Chase” was the first debut album to receive 5 from The Sunday Guardian/Observer. The album was selected by The Times newspaper as one of the Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2017 and one of the Top 100 Albums of all music genres. The success of the album and the tour led to the Quartet’s debut performance at the 2018 Love Supreme Jazz Festival. The Leo Richardson Quartet released their second album Move in 2019 to critical acclaim\, receiving 5 in BBC Music Magazine.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://open.spotify.com/album/72Stxg5A1bHIQxvx6CvDGy?si=V5gofYKsRYG1c95Vu0ek6Q[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/leo-richardson-quartet-5/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260613T223000
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SUMMARY:Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nJim Mullen - Guitar\nZoe Francis - Vocals\nRoss Stanley - Organ\nAbout:\nZoe Francis (vocals)\, met multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen in 2013\, they have recorded and toured 4 albums together\, including album "The Very Thought of You" recorded live at 606 club. Zoe Francis vocal journey began in New York\, attending the weekly workshops of Barry Harris\, and jam sessions throughout Manhatten\, Brooklyn and Harlem\, performing with musicians including Harry Allen\, Harry Whittaker\, Joe Cohn.\n\nJim Mullen also spent some time in New York\, touring the USA several times. He has recorded and toured the globe with artists including Brian Auger\, AWB\, Gene Harris\, Mose Allison\, Terry Callier\, Jimmy Smith\, Kokomo\, Frank Wess\, Herbie Mann\, Georgie Fame\, Robert Palmer\, Claire Martin. Jim shared a 15 year partnership with UK saxophonist Dick Morrissey\, in much loved band Morrissey Mullen throughout the late 70's/80's.\n\nMuch in demand Ross Stanley (organ)\, is also an accomplished pianist/composer. Known for his flowing creativity and lyrical phrasing. Working with misicians including Bobby Wellins\, Nigel Price\, Trish Clowes\, Dennis Rollins\, Stan Sulzman.\n\nTonights trio have recorded and toured 2 albums together\, "Blue Town" & more recently "Somewhere in The Night". The combination of Zoe's warm\, beautiful voice\, Jim's blues drenched melodic lines\, and Ross's rich layers of harmonic sound\, add a fresh take on a great choice of classic songs!
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/zoe-francisjim-mullenross-stanley/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260617T223000
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SUMMARY:Raffy Bushman - New Life Album Launch
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nRaffy Bushman - Piano\nMatt Davies - Drums\nAlec Hewes - Double bass\nAbout:\nAcclaimed UK pianist Raffy Bushman has been a key voice in the UK jazz underground for several years. From his early piano trio projects – rooted in exploring the symbiotic relationship between jazz and hip-hop – through to his innovative classical crossover explorations with his string quintet\, NuShape Orchestra and Unit 31\, he’s an artist steeped in the jazz tradition of re-contextualisation\, innovation and exploration.\n\nFast forward to 2026\, and Raffy has returned to where he started – back with his trusted piano trio\, but this time with the weight of many more years of creative and lived experience behind him. Him and his band with celebrate the release of his debut album 'New Life' with a performance at the Vortex Jazz Club.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtDfiB9BonM[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/raffy-bushman-new-life-album-launch/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260618T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260618T223000
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SUMMARY:Sun-Mi Hong's NOCTILUME feat. Mette Rasmussen
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nMette Rasmussen - Alto saxophone\nKeisuke Matsuno - Guitar\nSimon Jermyn - Bass guitar\nSun-Mi Hong - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nNOCTILUME is a band where composition and improvisation meet somewhere in between\, shaped by layered electric sound and a shared sense of exploration. The music draws from wide\, cinematic post-rock atmospheres and psychedelic rhythms\, moving naturally between quiet\, fragile moments and more intense\, physical peaks.\n\nSun-Mi Hong:\n\nSun-Mi Hong\, an acclaimed Korean drummer based in Amsterdam\, is a rising star known for her boundless creativity and infectious energy. Winner of prestigious awards including the Edison Award and the SENA Dutch Jazz Competition\, Sun-Mi's music blends rooted grooves with exhilarating outbursts.\n\nMette Rasmussen:\n\nMette Rasmussen is a Danish saxophone player based in Trondheim\, Norway. She works in the field of improvised music\, drawing from a wide range of influences\, spanning free jazz to textural soundwork. Rasmussen works on exploring the natural rawness of her instrument - experimenting on what the saxophone is capable of in sound and expression\, with and without preparations. Always exploring\, pushing\, collaborating\, from (free) jazz to noise\, from punk to soundart!\n\n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/g2rPxZExzlM?si=EjWcEqeTqpb3X2CD[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/sun-mi-hongs-noctilume-feat-mette-rasmussen/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260619T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260619T223000
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SUMMARY:Nick Ramm Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nNick Ramm - Piano\nPete Wareham - Tenor saxophone & Flute\nByron Wallen - Trumpet\nTom Herbert - Double bass\nCorrie Dick - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nNick Ramm Ensemble is proud to present fresh compositions drawing from Ramm's roots in souful piano and contemporary jazz\n\nThis all-acoustic line-up of piano\, double bass and drum kit is augmented by two horns – tenor saxophone and trumpet. In much of the writing you will hear the horns playing together like\, for example\, in the Miles Davis bands of the fifties and sixties. Aside from modern jazz roots\, stylistically\, the material draws from a wide palette of influences: Brazilian\, Cuban\, Ghanaian music\, contemporary funky flavours\, minimal and abstract moments.\n\nMany of the main themes are written in the minor key but balanced by another section with brighter tonalities. The fast paced hard bop number 'Payroll'\, the laid back high-life groove of 'Song For My Father' and the slow cycles of 'Little White Petals' are three contrasting examples from the set.\n\nThe band has come about thanks\, in part\, to his residency at live music venue Mu.ldn in Haggerston\, London\, where\, since 2023\, he performs often as a duo or trio. After months of playing covers or sometimes improvising freely\, new melodies and riffs crystallised and a whole set was formed. The group concept was then enlarged to a five-piece which makes up the ensemble.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaOieEELMZA[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/nick-ramm-ensemble/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260620T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260620T223000
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SUMMARY:David Austin Grey - A Hologram Maze
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nDavid Austin Grey – Piano/Synthesizer\nSam Wooster – Trumpet\nShivraj Singh – Double bass\nNathan England-Jones – Drum kit\n\n \nAbout\n“A band with crazy telepathy who really enjoy the music.”\nMr. Scruff\n\nA welcome return to the Vortex from this highly acclaimed Birmingham-based ensemble Led by pianist/composer David Austin Grey\n\nThis close-knit group of the UK’s finest improvisers bring a deep sense of understanding and common purpose to each composition.\n\nThe music unfolds equally in gently weaving turns and dynamic sweeps as they navigate different moods and emotions; from sweet and tender\, through to frenetic\, assertive energy.\n\nThe band draws from contemporary jazz\, alongside hip-hop\, electronica\, bebop\, minimalism and romantic classical music\, producing warm\, reflective\, open-hearted and lyrical jazz.\n\nThis appearance sees the band performing all-new material from their forthcoming album release.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho_JOcfFhoI[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/david-austin-grey-a-hologram-maze/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260623T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260623T223000
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SUMMARY:Midweek Downstairs Jam
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming and relaxed\, come for a drink\, sit back and enjoy the music\, or bring your horns\, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.\n\nFirst set from house band: David Miller (saxophone)\, Davide Melis (piano)\, Duncan McKenzie (bass) & Bobby James (drums) followed by a jam session till close.\n\nEntry is free all night 19:00 – 22:30.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/midweek-downstairs-jam-20/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260623T194500
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SUMMARY:Evelyn Axton with strings
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\nLine Up:\nEvelyn Hill - Vocals\nLior Solomons-Wise - Piano\nEdouard Le Feuvre - Double bass\nOllie Barnett - Drums\nSonas Quartet - Strings\nAbout:\nFollowing the release of her debut EP 'The Birds' in May\, Evelyn will be performing her songs with a full band\, accompanied by a string quartet\, for the very first time. Featuring every artist who performed on the EP\, this gig will reflect the full scope of the EP's soundworld\, and celebrate the players who made it happen. From lapsteel to bass clarinet\, this is going to be a beautiful representation of how the songs have blossomed through collaboration.\n\nEvelyn is a London-based jazz vocalist and songwriter whose solo work blends the beauty and narrative of American and British folk songwriting with jazz. She is influenced by songwriters such as Joni Mitchell\, Carole King\, Labi Siffre and Nick Drake. Her vocal style is shaped by these artists alongside the jazz tradition\, taking inspiration from the greats - Ella Fitzgerald\, Chet Baker\, Carmen McRae.\n\nEvelyn’s music is marked by the jazz harmony she studied at the Guildhall School of Music\, but her lyrical vulnerability sets her apart. Originally from the Lake District\, her work is centred in nature\, taking inspiration from contemporary poets like Wendy Cope\, and using this interconnection to explore her own interior world.\n\nHaving performed at renowned venues such as The Troubadour and the Vortex Jazz Club\, Evelyn is set to release her debut EP The Birds in May 2026. Gaining traction with Cerys Matthews on BBC 6 Music and Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2\, this year she will perform and launch her EP across the UK. She has sung with orchestras\, choirs\, and many larger ensembles\, but this is the first time she has forged ahead as a solo artist.\n\n‘this voice […] will stop you in your tracks […] just that essence of a jazz singer - someone who’s able to capture the moment\, capture what they’re feeling in the moment\, and able to use their voice exactly how they want to - but also with that gorgeous songwriting as well’ - Jamie Cullum\, The Jazz Show on BBC Radio 2\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n9Dkr0ph_Y[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/evelyn-axton-with-strings/
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SUMMARY:Fergus McCreadie - Solo
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:15 PM\, Music 8:00 PM - 1 set of music\nAbout:\nMercury Prize-shortlisted pianist Fergus McCreadie returns to the Vortex for a very special solo show\, exploring improvisation across jazz and classical styles through the music of Brahms. Fergus will perform Brahms’ Op. 10 Ballades\, and take them as the musical DNA of his own improvisations around them.\n\nIn the first performance of this kind\, this promises to be a unique show\, not to be missed.\n\nFergus McCreadie\n\nWith a unique blend of Jazz and Scottish folk that evokes his country’s sublime landscapes\, Fergus McCreadie has developed a truly distinct voice in piano writing that is capturing the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide.\n\nReleased to instant critical acclaim\, Fergus’s 2022 album ‘Forest Floor’ (Edition Records) catapulted him into the international spotlight. The album topped the UK Jazz & Blues charts\, prompted sold-out performances across the UK\, praise from BBC 6Music\, The Times\, NME and earned him a 2022 Mercury Prize shortlist nomination\, the 2022 Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year Award as well as the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award - the first jazz artist ever to be awarded the prize.\n\nFergus’s latest album ‘The Shieling’ (Edition Records) marks a powerful step-change for the trio - recorded in a remote cottage in North Uist\, in the Outer Hebrides\, the music drew on the wild\, elemental beauty of the surroundings to create a deeper sense of space and openness that proved an immediate success with critics and audience alike: the album shot to #1 in the OCC Jazz & Blues Chart\, prompted a studio interview with Cerys Matthews on BBC 6 Music\, was in heavy rotation on the Jazz FM A-list and was named one of Assai Records’ Albums of the Year.\n\nFergus also made his film score debut in 2025\, with a significant contribution to the soundtrack of Spike Lee’s film Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington & A$AP Rocky\, which the trio recorded at the Manhattan Centre in New York. A huge champion of Fergus’s music\, Spike Lee also used Fergus’s song ‘Windshelter’ in a tribute video to Carmelo Anthony filmed for his induction into the NBA Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/fergus-mccreadie-solo/
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