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SUMMARY:Noah Ojumu Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nNoah Ojumu - Drums\nSonny Caplan-Higgs - Alto Saxophone\nOlivia Hughes - trombone\nTom Sheen - Double bass\n\n \nAbout:\nNoah Ojumu is a London-based jazz drummer and composer whose quintet is defined by rhythmic melodies and dynamic interplay. For this gig\, he's written a brand-new set of music composed specifically with these musicians in mind. His compositions draw on the groove-oriented music he grew up with\, merged with a later passion for jazz and the avant-garde\, resulting in a vibrant\, exploratory sound.\n\nAlongside his own project\, he has performed with various ensembles\, including Koller/Kofi/Gourlay/Ojumu Plays Monk\, Mark Kavuma Quartet\, and Nu Civilisation Orchestra. Noah’s compositional and improvisational approach has been particularly influenced by the mentorship of Tom Challenger\, playing in Challenger’s Brass Mask and Build a Band.\n\nPhoto Credit - Taylor Hylton\n\n \n\n[embed][/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/noah-ojumu-quartet-2/
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SUMMARY:Harry Baker Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nHarry Baker - Piano\nOren McLoughlin - Drums\nFreddie Jensen - Double bass\n\n \nAbout\nHarry Baker is an award-winning British pianist and arranger active at the highest levels of both jazz and classical performance. Harry has worked with Jamie Cullum\, Misha Mullov-Abbado\, Kit Downes\, Gareth Lockrane and others at venues including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club\, King’s Place\, Wigmore Hall\, Royal Festival Hall and Konzerthaus Berlin. A regular cross-genre collaborator with international solo cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason\, recent touring highlights (featuring the music of Bach\, Pat Metheny\, Bill Evans and original works) include Edinburgh International Festival\, Lucerne Festival and Verbier Festival.\n\nThe Harry Baker Trio is a dynamic ensemble of the best of the London jazz scene\, featuring Oren McLoughlin (drums) and Freddie Jensen (double bass - Emma Rawicz\, Joe Farnsworth\, Ant Law). Inspired by artists ranging from Keith Jarrett to Cecile McLorin Salvant and Bon Iver\, the group showcases Harry’s versatile and high-profile work as a composer and arranger: his work has been performed by Jess Gillam Ensemble\, London Philharmonia Orchestra\, The King’s Singers and at the BBC Proms. The Harry Baker Trio have featured on Decca Classics\, and Harry’s piano arrangements have been played on BBC Radio 3 and published by ABRSM.\n\nAs a large ensemble leader\, Harry released his debut EP\, ‘The Floating Boy’\, a suite for big band and voices performed by the Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and vocal group The Oxford Gargoyles. The album launch was accompanied by a feature interview in London Jazz News and was played on Jazz FM\, leading presenter Helen Mayhew to comment that “the future of British jazz is in very capable hands.”\n\nHarry is also a passionate advocate for music education. He holds the position of Lecturer in Music at Pembroke College Oxford\, where he is the Jazz lead at the Faculty of Music\, and is the Founder and Director of the Oxford University Jazz Scheme.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbh5dY6Zrg&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrybakermusic.com%2F[/embed]
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260924T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20260924T201500
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SUMMARY:Sara Dhillon Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nSara Dhillon - Piano\nAlex Wardill - Tenor saxophone\nMatt Smith - Trumpet\nMo Cook - Bass guitar\nTaro Bariquelo - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nSara Dhillon\, pianist\, composer and bandleader\, has appeared at the London Jazz Festival\, Ronnie Scotts\, the Jazz Cafe\, and Eventim Apollo and performed with artists including Joss Stone and Jocelyn Brown. She debuted as a West End composer scoring a contemporary version of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the Noel Coward Theatre on St. Martin's Lane and has been guest musical director for NYJO in a sold-out show at Ronnie Scotts. Accompanied by Matt Smith on trumpet\, Alex Wardill on tenor sax\, Mo Cook on bass\, and Taro Bariquelo on drums\, and a guest vocalist joining\, expect an evening of vibrant originals\, timeless jazz standards and groove-based Latin-inspired classics.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzNVqcybww[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/sara-dhillon-quintet/
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SUMMARY:Tom Barford Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nJames Copus - Trumpet\nTom Barford - Saxophone\nIvo Neame - Piano\nTim Giles - Drum kit\nJonny Wickham - Double bass\n\n \nAbout:\nThe Tom Barford Quintet bring a bold\, modern approach to jazz\, mixing up-tempo grooves\, rich harmonies\, and spirited improvisation. Known for their tight interplay and adventurous compositions\, the group creates music that feels fresh\, unpredictable and full of energy. As Jazzwise says\, “You rarely get mirth and musicality so enmeshed\, the band are evidently having the best of times as they move between tight ensemble shapes and splendidly rapturous solo spaces".\n\nTom Was the winner of the 2017 Keeny Wheeler prize and has since released albums with label such as Edition Records and Whirlwind Recordings. Come and hear his latest compositions with this all star line up of musicians.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BY1TQSs708&time_continue=0&source_ve_path=MjE0Mjgz&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.staplefordgranary.org.uk%2F[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tom-barford-quintet-3/
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SUMMARY:Joe Herbert "Blind Eyes"
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:00 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nJoe Herbert - Guitar\nMatt Redmond - Saxophone\nReuben Goldmark - Piano\nToby Yapp - Double bass\nJosh Walker-Martin - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nJoe Herbert presents his new album\, Blind Eyes\, with an expanded line-up for one show. Expect an evening of adventurous genre-blurring compositions and high energy playing.\n\nJoe Herbert is a guitarist and composer bringing together the rhythmic language of contemporary jazz with the weight\, atmosphere and darkness of grunge and rock. His music is built on deep grooves and an instinct for spontaneity\, drawing as much from Radiohead\, Jeff Buckley and Nirvana as it does from London’s jazz scene.\n\nRecorded with long-standing collaborators Toby Yapp (bass) and Josh Walker-Martin (drums)\, Joe’s second album explores the guitar trio as both a live band and a studio project. Layered guitars\, subtle textures and carefully shaped dynamics sit alongside improvisation to create a sound that feels expansive without losing the immediacy of three musicians playing together.\n\nThe music moves between tightly constructed compositions and open improvisation. Influences from modern jazz\, rock\, funk and ambient music meet in a distinctive band sound.\n\nAt the heart of the project are musicians who have developed their own musical language over years of playing together. Whether in the studio or on stage\, the focus remains the same: making music that is direct and adventurous.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/IYR_XwPDgHM?si=cVIiGO5MVKgricra https://joeherbertmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/album/4Vy0h1XYvk602HQcI2pGq6?si=9TL_WHkbT5CS3yix7cHCTw[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/joe-herbert-blind-eyes/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Songwriters in Jazz - featuring Fini Bearman\, Amena & Rosa Witts
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 3 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nFini Bearman - Solo Voice & Guitar / Piano\nAmena (trio) - Voice\nRosa Witts (band tbc) - Voice\n\nAbout\n\n\nSinger-songwriter & jazz musician Fini Bearman presents this very special\, one-off night triple bill\, celebrating songwriters working in the spaces between jazz\, indie & pop-folk music.\n\nShe will be performing a solo-set of her music; brand new songs as well as material from her 5th album\, ‘Last night of the World’. Influenced by a range of styles & a diverse spectrum of artists including Madison Cunningham\, Paul Simon and Adrienne Lenker.\n\n\n‘Adventurous\, beautiful music with great musicianship & improvisation’ – (Jamie Callum\, BBC radio 2)\n\n‘An exceptional\, unforgettable and profoundly beautiful collection of songs‘ – (Jazzwise)\n\nFini will be joined for this very special\, one-off night by Amena & Rosa Witts.\n\nAmena is a talented singer and songwriter from Cairo\, Egypt. Growing up in the vibrant city\, she developed a love for both Arabic and Jazz music. She aims to bring together the best of both worlds creating music that blends her cultural roots with the harmony and rhythms of Jazz. In her newest project\, she’s drawing inspiration from pioneers of early Egyptian/Levantine Folk music like Sayed Darwish and Rahbani Brothers. She's set to infuse their timeless compositions with her own twist\, in addition to channeling their spirit in her own original compositions.\n\nRosa Witts is a London-based vocalist and songwriter whose debut solo project blends British and American folk songwriting with the warmth and improvisatory spirit of contemporary jazz\, rooted in intimate storytelling and rich vocal harmony. Currently working towards her debut EP\, Rosa’s performance at the Vortex offers an early glimpse into her sound\, with influences including Becca Stevens\, Eva Cassidy\, and MARO. Having sung alongside artists such as Snowpoet\, Hayden Thorpe\, and The Wild Violets\, this show marks the first chapter of her own artistic voice\, praised for a tone that is “powerful and nuanced.”\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/hXX-JZLf00w?is=QJWudEjBY5YzdJKY https://youtu.be/Bh4Ao5LtMP8[/embed]\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/Bh4Ao5LtMP8[/embed]\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/dZh78eDXMwo?si=LxwfnepPlr4MTMkd[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/fini-bearman-4/
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SUMMARY:Tom McCredie - Jazz Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Looking to join a jazz band\, meet other musicians and play more jazz? This new workshop at the Vortex is a relaxed\, welcoming community for musicians who want to play\, learn and develop together.\n\nWe’ll rehearse jazz standards\, work on improvisation and ensemble playing\, and build towards forming regular groups. The aim is to create a supportive jazz community where musicians can meet each other\, make music and\, over time\, have opportunities to perform together.\n\nThe workshop is open to instrumentalists with some playing experience. You don’t need to be an experienced jazz player — just bring your instrument and a willingness to learn.\n\nLed by jazz bassist\, guitarist and educator Tom McCredie.\n\nFirst workshop: 26th September 2026 - 14:30-15:30pm
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tom-mccredie-jazz-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Gary Crosby & Denys Baptiste presents Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nGary Crosby - Double bass\nDenys Baptiste - Tenor saxophone\nRod Youngs - Drum kit\nAndrew Mccormack - Piano\n\n \nAbout:\nBassist\, band leader and co-founder of Tomorrow’s Warriors\, Gary Crosby OBE teams up with Mercury Prize nominee and MOBO award winning saxophonist Denys Baptiste to lead an all-star quartet for this celebration of the life and music of the legendary Sonny Rollins.\n\nMarking the both the passing of Rollins earlier this year\, and the 70th anniversary of his iconic Saxophone Colossus album\, Gary and Denys will be joined by Andrew McCormack (piano)\, and Rod Youngs (drums)\, as the explore his incredible musical legacy.\n\nDiscussing the impact that Rollins had on him as a musician\, Crosby explains "Sonny Rollins was more than the Saxophone Colossus; he was a colossus of imagination and invention. For me\, his greatest lesson was that true artistry comes from having the courage to find your own voice."
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/gary-crosby-denys-baptiste-presents-sonny-rollins-saxophone-colossus/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20260927T194500
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\nHouse Band\nTBC\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-09-13/2026-09-27/
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SUMMARY:John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nJohn Edwards - Bass\nZiv Taubenfeld - Bass clarinet\nMark Sanders - Drums\nAbout:\nZiv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player\, composer\, improviser\, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel\, studied and became part of Amsterdam's creative music community in The Netherlands and recently relocated to Portugal. Movement is at the core of Taubenfeld's universal vision.\n\nHis projects include compositions for large and small ensembles\, solo work\, music for film and various improvised settings. Taubenfeld's works were performed at venues and festivals across Europe\, including North Sea Jazz Festival (NL)\, Saalfelden (A)\, Visual Sound (DE)\, Bimhuis (NL)\, and Jazzdor (FR) among others.\n\n"we can listen to the music of bass clarinetist Ziv Taubenfeld for a glimpse of the paths Dolphy may have continued to explore" - Mark Corroto\, All About Jazz\n\nRecent collaborations include Dudù Kouate\, Michael Formanek\, Steve Swell\, Ab Baars\, Hamid Drake\, Michael Moore\, Ada Rave\, Luis Vicente\, Wilbert de Joode\, Kresten Osgood\, Frank Gratkowski\, Olie Brice\, Jeff Williams\, Helena Espvall\, Tobias Delius\, Carlos "Zingaro"\, Marta Warelis\, Rozemarie Heggen\, and Onno Govaert among others.\n\nJohn Edwards - perpetually in demand\, he has played with Evan Parker\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Sunny Murray\, Derek Bailey\, Joe McPhee\, Lol Coxhill\, Louis Moholo\, Peter Brötzmann\, Mulatu Astatke\, Jonny Greenwood and countless others.\n\n"I think John Edwards is absolutely remarkable: there’s never been anything like him before\, anywhere in jazz." - Richard Williams\, The Blue Moment\n\nMark Sanders has worked with a host of renowned musicians including Derek Bailey\, Henry Grimes\, Mathew Shipp\, Evan Parker\, Roswell Rudd\, in duo and quartets with Wadada Leo Smith and trios with Charles Gayle with Sirone and William Parker.\n\n“ubiquitous\, diverse and constantly creative\, drummer Mark Sanders always outdoes himself\, whether playing with restraint or erupting like a dynamo.” Bruce L Gallenter\, Downtown Music Gallery. NY
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/john-edwards-ziv-taubenfeld-mark-sanders/
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SUMMARY:Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nXhosa Cole - Saxophone\nTim Giles - Drums\nCalum Gourlay - Bass\nAbout:\nXhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.\n\nWinner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year\, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra\, Jazzlines Ensemble and Birmingham Music Service. Having grown up in Handsworth and first played the Tenor at Andy Hamilton's Ladywood Community Music School\, he's now among a long legacy of Birmingham Saxophonists including Soweto Kinch and Shabaka Hutchings. Xhosa has performed twice at the BBC Proms\, Composed music for the Ripieno Players\, a Birmingham Based String Orchestra\, recorded saxophone for Mahalia’s debut album ‘Love and Compromise’\, completed a 22 date UK tour\, all along side his studies as a scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Xhosa Also received the Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2019 and Jazz FM 'Breakthrough act of the year'.\n\nXhosa's earliest memories of the arts are with ACE Youth Dance group. However\, since playing in Holyhead School's Jazz band with Ray Prince and Sid Peacock he decided to pursue music and joined the Jazzlines Ensemble\, Birmingham Schools Symphony Orchestra\, Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra among others. Xhosa attended courses with the National Youth Jazz Collective and National Youth Wind Orchestra. He is now finishing his degree in Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London alongside a wide spectrum of work writing and performing across the UK. in 2019 Xhosa received the Parliamentary Jazz award for 'Best Newcomer”.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/xhosa-cole-presents-freemonk-residency-day-1/
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SUMMARY:Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 2)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nXhosa Cole - Saxophone\nTim Giles - Drums\nCalum Gourlay - Bass\nAbout:\nXhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.\n\nWinner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year\, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra\, Jazzlines Ensemble and Birmingham Music Service. Having grown up in Handsworth and first played the Tenor at Andy Hamilton's Ladywood Community Music School\, he's now among a long legacy of Birmingham Saxophonists including Soweto Kinch and Shabaka Hutchings. Xhosa has performed twice at the BBC Proms\, Composed music for the Ripieno Players\, a Birmingham Based String Orchestra\, recorded saxophone for Mahalia’s debut album ‘Love and Compromise’\, completed a 22 date UK tour\, all along side his studies as a scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Xhosa Also received the Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2019 and Jazz FM 'Breakthrough act of the year'.\n\nXhosa's earliest memories of the arts are with ACE Youth Dance group. However\, since playing in Holyhead School's Jazz band with Ray Prince and Sid Peacock he decided to pursue music and joined the Jazzlines Ensemble\, Birmingham Schools Symphony Orchestra\, Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra among others. Xhosa attended courses with the National Youth Jazz Collective and National Youth Wind Orchestra. He is now finishing his degree in Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London alongside a wide spectrum of work writing and performing across the UK. in 2019 Xhosa received the Parliamentary Jazz award for 'Best Newcomer”.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/xhosa-cole-presents-freemonk-residency-day-2/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Rick Simpson’s ‘Future Myth’
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nRick Simpson - Piano\nNathaniel Facey - Alto saxophone\nTom Challenger - Tenor saxophone\nRiley Stone-Lonergan - Tenor saxophone\nTori Freestone - Flute\nAndre Canniere - Trumpet\nCharlotte Keeffe - Trumpet\nNathaniel Cross - Trombone\nDave Whitford - Double bass\nWill Glaser - Drums\nAbout:\nFuture Myth is a bold new project from pianist and composer Rick Simpson\, bringing together ten of the UK’s most compelling improvisers for an exploration of collective spontaneity and Simpson’s own written material. Balancing rich compositional structures with open-ended freedom\, the music thrives on the dynamic interplay between individuals and the ensemble as a whole.\n\nThe line up of leading UK musicians each bring their distinctive approach to this fluid and ever-evolving sound world and are given free reign to lead the ensemble as they wish.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/rick-simpsons-future-myth-3/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Sean Payne Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nWill Barry - Piano\nDave Whitford - Double bass\nFinn Genockey - Drum kit\nSean Payne - Alto Saxophone\n\n \nAbout:\n"Sean Payne is an extremely gifted and promising young musician with a tremendously strong command of the Saxophone. Check him out!" - Chris Potter\n\n"Sean Payne is an absolute beast on the Saxophone. His jaw-dropping prodigious technique and smoldering passion for the music\, make him one of the brightest future stars of Jazz."\n- Seamus Blake\n\nSince starting the Saxophone at the age of 8\, and performing in the final of the first ever BBC Young Jazz Musician Of The Year (2014) at the age of 13\, Sean has worked regularly as a freelance musician around the UK and Europe.\n\nSean was a member of Clark Tracey's Quintet (2017-2020) and alongside that\, has had sideman experience working with musicians such as Seamus Blake\, Gwilym Simcock\, Francesca Tandoi\, Soweto Kinch\, Laurence Cottle\, Pablo Held\, Nigel Hitchcock\, Kit Downes\, Peter Beets\, Benjamin Herman and Mark Nightingale\, to name a few.\n\nHe has also had the opportunity to sit in with many other notable players such as Joey Calderazzo\, Gregory Hutchinson\, Aaron Goldberg\, Scott Hamilton\, Jorge Rossy and Ben Van Gelder. Sean has performed in Venues across the UK and Europe\, as both a Sideman and a Leader. Some highlights include; Ronnie Scott’s\, Bimhius\, A Trane\, Stadtgarten\, The Royal Albert Hall\, Duc Des Lombards\, Telekom Forum Bonn\, Jazz A Vienne\, Festival Da Jazz St Moritz\, LantarenVester\, Sounds\, TivoliVredenburg\, Pizza Express Soho & King Georg.\n\nAt 18\, Sean was the youngest member of the first ever Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition\, held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Israel. Sean was a recipient of the Elton John Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music from 2018-2022\, and Graduated with First Class Honours. Whilst studying at the Academy; Sean had the opportunity to Study and Perform with Musicians such as Craig Taborn\, Dave Holland\, Chris Potter\, Will Vinson\, Tim Garland and Stan Sulzmann.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/hwqeqTVttGE?is=3mazWKm3tfuVt5Zg[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/sean-payne-quartet-2/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261003T223000
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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.\n\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-17/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster
DESCRIPTION:Doors 3:30 PM\, Music 4:00 PM - 2 sets of music\nAbout:\nBaritone saxophonist and woodwind specialist Mick Foster has underpinned the LJO’s sax section for over 25 years\, only the second player to hold the chair after Chris Biscoe. A fluent and melodic soloist\, his uplifting musical personality and catchy compositions make an essential contribution to the band’s original sound. This gig will feature Mick both as composer and soloist\, including a new piece for the occasion.\n\nDirected by Scott Stroman\, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music - and share it\, up-close-and-personal\, at its monthly Sessions at the Vortex Jazz Club. Check them out!
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/london-jazz-orchestra-vortex-sessions-featuring-mick-foster/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\nHouse Band\nTBC\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-09-13/2026-10-04/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Leo Morland Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of music\nLine-up:\nLeo Morland - Guitar\nGeorge Garford - Alto saxophone\nHuw V Williams - Double bass\nSacha Harlan - Drum kit\nAbout:\nLeo Morland is a guitarist and composer from South London\, known as an idiosyncratic player and a catalyst for esoteric\, intense\, and satisfying moments of group improvisation. He has studied with Percy Pursglove\, David Preston and John O’Gallagher\, and has performed with notable musicians from many corners of the UK jazz spectrum including Steve Noble\, Lucy-Anne Daniels and Mark Hodgson.\n\nHis quartet have developed a rough-edged and organic sound since forming in 2024\, with closely interwoven polyrhythmic parts and searing melodic pathos hurtling through a chimeric set of original music. Each member\, steeped in respectively unique branches spanning free improvisation\, modern jazz\, the contemporary European scene\, and folk music\, informs the vision of the band\, resulting in an intentionally unique aesthetic formed of broad-ranging influences.\n\nThey will be presenting a combination of music they have been developing since their formation\, new music written for this occasion and interpretations of compositions by great 20th century composers Ravel and Wayne Shorter.\n\nSupported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/leo-morland-quartet/
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SUMMARY:Owen Snider Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nOwen Snider - Guitar\nDuncan Eagles - Tenor saxophone\nBilly Pod - Drum kit\nJonny Wickham - Double bass\n\n \nAbout:\nOwen Snider’s music is a contemporary vision of jazz guitar\, lyrical and exploratory\, grounded in groove and harmonic colour. His compositions and improvisations reveal a deep connection to the post-bop and modern jazz traditions\, while pushing those ideas forward with fresh rhythmic and melodic nuance.\n\nWith influences ranging from Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter to Mark Turner and Joe Henderson\, Owen’s compositions reflect a love of both harmony and storytelling. On stage\, his playing balances detail and spontaneity\, shaped as much by the moment and his bandmates as by the written material.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7_Oy62OHkY[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/owen-snider-quartet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Jascha Briand Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nJascha Briand Soendergaard - Guitar\nLouis Sheridan-Wildi - Alto saxophone\nWill Sach - Double bass\nLuke McCarthy - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nDanish guitarist and composer Jascha Briand brings his music to London for a special evening of contemporary jazz. Drawing on his experiences from the European and New York jazz scenes\, Briand presents his original compositions alongside three leading musicians from London’s vibrant jazz community: Louis Sheridan-Wildi (alto saxophone)\, Will Sach (double bass) and Luke McCarthy (drums). The quartet explores improvisation\, interaction and spontaneity\, creating an intimate and dynamic meeting between the European and London jazz scenes.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1adXLPUi7s&list=PLVs_y6xjPvNtRURxNm3SHKrY2HdMjW7lX[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/jascha-briand-quartet/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nStephen Haynes\, Artur Majewski\, Charlotte Keeffe\, Al Bonney\, Sam Eastmond - cornets/trumpets/flugelhorns\nBenjamin Krauss - trombone\nAnnie Morris - tuba\nNoam Solomons-Wise - drums/percussion\nAbout\nAmerican cornetist Stephen Haynes is an improvisor\, organiser\, and recording artist. Over the last 45 years he has worked with Bill Dixon\, Cecil Taylor\, George Russell\, Butch Morris\, Rhys Chatham\, Gunter Hampel\, LaMonte Young\, Earle Brown\, Tyshawn Sorey\, and Adam Rudolph amongst other luminaries at the vanguard of creative music.\n\nThis special one-off date (Stephen's first appearance in London) features a specially assembled group of UK and European improvisers presenting Stephen’s Knuckleball project\, a modern take on the brass band grounded in Free Music practice.\n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/RsfUeivoKXA[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/stephen-haynes-and-knuckleball/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Dalston Song Club: Blasus
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM – 1 set of music\nAbout:\nBlasus (Welsh: ’tasty/delicious’) are an emerging UK genre bending\, alt-folk band based in London and South Wales. Led by Welsh vocalist and songwriter Emma Davidson\, Blasus comprises six musicians who met through the jazz\, folk and alternative music scenes. From their roots at music college in Wales\, they showcase a unique\, personal sound\, celebrating their stylistic diversity.\n\n“Silk Fishes” is Blasus’ debut album\, defying categorisation by presenting a diverse soundscape with emotional and complex storytelling at its heart. Capturing themes surrounding loss of identity\, love\, and personal exploration\, this album aims to take the listener through feelings of reflection and self acceptance. Celtic themes are splashed throughout in homage to Emma’s Welsh heritage and pride. \n \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/blasusband/\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBpY8LPwOcU[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/dalston-song-club-blasus/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Jay Verma
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nJay Verma - Piano & Voice - Piano\nLuke McCarthy - Drums\nEwan Hastie - Double bass\n\n \nAbout:\nJay Verma is a London-born South Asian pianist and songwriter\, renowned for a rare and distinctive harmonic language that has led to collaborations with Ganavya\, SAULT and Unknown T\, among others.\n\nInfluenced by the tradition of musical storytelling\, Jay blends piano-led composition with understated vocal narratives\, drawing subtle lines between jazz improvisation\, film scores and narrative hip-hop. His rhythmic sensibility is informed by his study of Konnakol\, the South Indian vocal percussion tradition\, as well as a longstanding love of grime.\n\nJay is set to announce an upcoming project in 2026\, citing influences including Keith Jarrett\, Randy Newman\, Sullivan Fortner and John Williams.\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUGl69Oj2Vg[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/jay-verma/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Orlando Le Fleming Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:00 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 2 sets of music\nLine-up:\nOrlando le Fleming - Double bass\nTom Cawley - Piano\nJames Maddren - Drum kit\nAbout\nPhoto Credit: Minna Hatinen\n\n"Outstanding” is an overused description but one that’s applied to bassist Orlando le Fleming so consistently that its justification can’t be denied. While living in New York he brought his inimitable personality to work on projects for the likes of Branford Marsalis\, Joey Calderazzo\, Antonio Sanchez\, Kurt Rosenwinkel\, Bill Charlap\, Billy Cobham\, Kevin Hays\, Wayne Krantz\, Jimmy Cobb\, Ari Hoenig\, Seamus Blake\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, Leslie Odom Jr\, Mark Turner and David Sanchez among many others.\n\nAs a leader he shines even brighter — his drum-less OWL Trio (with long time associates Will Vinson and Lage Lund) gained plaudits across the board for its hushed\, intimate atmosphere. Downbeat declared “Everything about this album\, is a resounding success. The music swings effortlessly\, every utterance is gorgeous and the recording is intimate and beautiful.”\n\nOther notable releases by Orlando include an Owl Trio record featuring the virtuoso vocalist\, Kurt Elling and in 2022 he teamed up with jazz legends Mark Turner and Jeff “Tain” Watts for the collaborative standards album Misterioso. In 2024 Orlando released Wandering Talk\, the third album of his Romantic Funk project\, born from residencies in New York’s legendary 55 Bar. This latest album includes London friends James Maddren and Tom Cawley with a surprise cameo from Coldplay’s Chris Martin.\n\nNow relocated back in the UK\, he balances his own projects while maintaining a busy touring schedule for international artists such as Shai Maestro\, Lage Lund and Walter Smith. Orlando has also built up a worldwide network of bass students through his teaching\, augmented by the release of his book Get It Together.\n\nHis new trio is a paring down of the Romantic Funk project\, focusing on the softer acoustic side\, performing original music and beautiful renditions of standards shrouded in subtle rhythmic shifts.\n\nOrlando will also be giving a bass masterclass at the Vortex from 2:30-5pm on Oct 10. To purchase tickets for that head over to https://www.orlandolefleming.com/bassmasterclass\n“ Mr le Fleming serves as the band’s grounding force” NY Times\n “A deep-toned walker with an impeccable sense of time” Jazz Times\n"Superb... a fresh mix of energy\, intelligence and groove."\n★★★★★ Jazz’n’More\n“An outstanding bassist takes a turn towards muscular fusion.” WBGO\n“Le Fleming’s compositions change texture\, tempo and mood\, conjoining narrative twists into an overarching form” Financial Times\n"Raw\, exciting\, authentic and vital."\n★★★★ The Jazz Mann\n 
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/orlando-le-fleming/
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session (ft. Eva Swiderski and Niklas Lukassen)
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\nHouse Band\nEva Swiderski - vocals\nOlly Chalk - piano\nNiklas Lukassen - bass\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-10-11/
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SUMMARY:Finn Carter - ‘Finding Home’ Album Launch
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nFinn Carter - Piano\nJosh Vadiveloo - Double bass\nKaidi Akinnibi - Tenor saxophone\nBlake Cascoe - Drum kit\nAbout:\nAs we move beyond the quarter century\, the London scene continues to provide a home for some of the most adventurous genre-blending sounds to be heard anywhere. Pianist/composer Finn Carter is at once right at the center of the capital’s jazz community\, regularly appearing at venues like Ronnie Scott’s and The Vortex\, and yet simultaneously inhabiting a space of his very own\, on his own journey that encompasses working with such musically sympathetic stars of the pop world as Loyle Carner\, Olivia Dean and Rex Orange County while honing his own uncompromising musical vision. On his new release Finding Home released by Whirlwind Recordings\, he’s joined by three musicians with a similarly eclectically unfettered approach to music making\, that embraces high-level complexity while maintaining a direct connection to the listener. Kaidi Akinnibi on tenor sax brings his distinctive\, light-as-air tone and compatible range of experience across musical genres\, while the rhythm team of Joe McLaren on bass and drummer Blake Cascoe provide a revelation in shifting texture and intensity\, always driving the music to greater heights. Finding Home is a powerfully characterful statement from a standout artist who’s crafted his own voice\, surrounded by a like-minded family of players.\n\nFinn’s music contains echoes of his inspirations - he names Alice Coltrane\, Andrew Hill and Jason Moran as favourites\, but transcends influence to make its own utterly individual statement. At the helm of this group of similarly uncategorisable musicians\, Finn Carter has delivered his most accomplished statement yet with Finding Home.\n“I’d be amazed if Londoner Carter doesn’t become the next most in-demand UK jazz pianist on the basis of this recording alone” – Stephen Graham\, Marlbank\n\n “A fabulously talented piano player” – Jamie Cullum\, BBC Radio 2\n\n “It’s terrific…Finn has an ear for melody and an ability to leave space and build mood.” – Eddie Myer\, Jazzwise\n\n “I have seen many established and renowned acts perform at Ronnie Scott’s since 1990 and never have I been so impressed” – DJ Fitzroy\, Soul Survivors Magazine\n\n\nPart of Finn Carter’s monthly residency at the Vortex\, showcasing a new project each month.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/finn-carter-finding-home-album-launch/
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SUMMARY:Mali Sheard
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nMali Sheard - Soprano and Alto saxophone\nKeira Chakraborty - Flute\nKyle Osborne - Piano\nGeorge Balmont - Bass guitar\nLuke McCarthy - Drum kit\nAbout:\nMali Sheard is a London based saxophonist and composer highly focused on finding a sense of creativity\, expression and freedom within music. Coming through Tomorrows’ Warriors with a strong sense of community and gathering wisdom from mentors including Gary Crosby OBE and Binker Golding\, she continued her studies with scholarship at the prestigious Royal Academy Of Music with inspiring tutors such as Nikki Iles and Giacomo Smith. She has a wide range of influences\, such as Paul Desmond\, Frank Sinatra\, Brian Blade and Antonio Carlos Jobim\, that can be connected by their emphasis on melodicism.\n\nThis led to the development of her artistic voice\, writing meaningful music personal to her experiences and performing this with her band. Having grown up surrounded by nature at home in Hertfordshire and when visiting the Yorkshire Dales\, the natural world holds a huge significance in her life and music. Hayfever\, her debut album\, introduces her sound to the world with an eclectic and lively set of compositions. The meaning of the album title\, refers to how good changes can be uncomfortable\, portrayed by the unpleasant hay fever symptoms that accompany the warmer\, brighter days. Tracks When The Sun and Breathe feature field recorded birdsong and rain from her local childhood forest\, bringing a personal connection to the music. The music encourages listeners to reflect on life so far\, allow themselves to feel and continue onwards feeling uplifted.\n\n[embed]https://open.spotify.com/artist/66q0zLT9GiNLjB2OwdM0q7[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mali-sheard/
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SUMMARY:Finding Ways
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nSebastian Rochford - drums\nAnders Christensen - bass guitar\nTara Cunningham - guitar\nDavid Preston - guitar\n\n \nAbout:\nSebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music\, an extraordinary drummer\, composer\, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations. With a career spanning collaborations with Patti Smith\, Damon Albarn\, Brian Eno\, Adele and Grace Jones\, and his 2023 ECM duo album A Short Diary with Kit Downes\, an album written for his father described as a “ quiet masterpiece” \, Rochford has carved out a unique space in contemporary music.\n\nFinding Ways\, his new major project\, marks a bold new chapter for Seb Rochford. The first album focuses on the guitar\, featuring among others\, the dynamic lineup of Tara Cunningham\, David Preston\, Adrian Utley (Portishead)\, and Simon Tong(The Verve\, Gorillaz)\, exploring various combinations and layering up to three guitars at once. The result is a striking blend of jagged experimental grooves and raw emotional depth\, with an unaffected\, pedal-less sound that evokes a timeless\, exploratory edge. Rochford’s music\, as ever\, defies categorisation—a sound that feels alive\, fractured\, and profoundly human\, and all mixed by the singular talent and master of sound\, Tchad Blake.\n\nThe title Finding Ways refers to a frame of mind he chose to adopt after multiple significant life events happening in a small amount of time. "It’s about finding ways to keep ourselves moving forward and buoyant\, transforming life’s challenges into something meaningful\, also in a practical\, everyday type of way.\n\nIn Finding Ways\, it’s direct\, energetic music that refuses to be boxed in\, a reflection of Seb Rochford's trailblazing spirit. For fans of his previous work and newcomers alike\, this album is a testament to his ongoing quest to find emotional truth in sound.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynRyL19Z0fQ[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/finding-ways/
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SUMMARY:Shirley Smart Sextet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nShirley Smart - Cello\nAlistair Martin - Trumpet\nJames Arben - Tenor Saxophone\nJohn Crawford - Piano\nMarcus Penrose - Double bass\nDemi Garcia Sabat - Drum kit\nAbout:\nShirley Smart’s Sextet draws on a background of 10 years living in Jerusalem and working with the overlapping worlds of jazz\, Arabic\, Turkish and North African music. Her music draws upon this rich tapestry of influences to create an evening of vibrant melodies\, grooves\, swing and lively improvisation.\n\nShowcasing her unique ability to explore the potential of the cello in a jazz context\, performing multiple roles as bassist\, lead and soloist on the instrument\, and featuring also some of the UK’s leading lights in world-influenced jazz\,this dynamic group promises an evening of inspired music-making.\n\nOriginally trained under Raphael Wallfisch at the Guildhall School of Music\, and Janos Starker in Paris\, Shirley subsequently moved to Jerusalem\, where she worked with some of the region’s leading artists\, including Avishai Cohen\, Omer Avital\, Khaled Jubran\, Sabreen and Yasmin Levy.\n\nSince moving back to London from Jerusalem\, Smart has established herself firmly on both the jazz and world music scenes working with artists including Mulatu Astatke\, Neil Cowley\, Robert Mitchell\, Misha Mullov-Abbado\, Nikki Yeoh and Alice Zawadzki. Current projects in which she is involved also include Issie Barratt’s Interchange Dectet\, which releases its debut album ‘Donna’s Secret’ in 2020 2019\, and Nikki Yeoh’s trio project Cafe Oran which debuted at the Ronnie Scotts International Piano Trio Festival in 2019. She also appears as a guest on the upcoming NYJO album\, and a duo album with pianist Robert Mitchell is planned for release later in 2021.\n\nShirley has appeared at numerous festivals in the UK and abroad and recent highlights include the Cheltenham Festival\, EFG London Jazz Festival\, Birmingham Jazz Festival Scarborough Jazz Festival\, Vivacello Festival in Moscow\,Biennale and Klaipedia Cello Festival in Lithuania.\n\nShe is also a keen educator\, and has given workshops for the National Youth Jazz Collective\, Jazzlines\, Trinity Laban and Kent University\, She is a Professor of Improvisation and Musicianship RCM and Jazz Musician-in-Residence at St. John’s College\, Cambridge.\n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/QGWpPby3fE0?si=bZhBC4yB77vjSvZj[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/shirley-smart-sextet-5/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Henry Spencer 'The Defector'
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nHenry Spencer - trumpet\nKarim Saber - Guitar\nJamie Murray - Drum kit\nMatt Robinson - Piano\n\n \nAbout\nHenry Spencer brings his band to perform before leaving to tour Europe again later this year. Henry Spencer launched his latest album ‘The Defector’ (“A masterpiece” - Jazz in Europe) following international touring\, TV and radio broadcasts and the increase of audiences and followers worldwide. He worked with multi-GRAMMY Award winning Dave Darlington in New York (whose credits include Miles Davis\, Herbie Hancock\, Wayne Shorter) for his previous releases\, receiving critical acclaim internationally:\n\n“Spencer is one of the great talents of the British jazz scene drawing a high level of recognition. Listen to Spencer’s genius” – InMusic(DE)\n\n“Contender for Album of the Year” – All About Jazz\n\nFor The Defector Henry Spencer collaborated with Jon Kelly (credits include; Michael Jackson\, Kate Bush\, Paul McCartney\, John Lennon\, Richard Ashcroft)\, co-producer Paul Whalley (platinum-selling producer regularly working with high profile international artists) and composer George Stevenson (commissioned by London Symphony Orchestra\, Royal Scottish National Orchestra among others).\n\n“Dazzling” - The Guardian & The Observer\n\n“Big music that demands a big setting – major festival stages and theatres beckon.” - Jazzwise\n\n“New heights. He climbs very close to the summit here with The Defector. The result\, in a word\, is intense.” - All About Jazz\n\nHenry’s unusual and personal approach gives the music its rare\, impactful strength; emotionally drawing in as well as exhilarating the listener. He says: “I’m most interested in music that’s driven by sincere emotional intent and deals with genuine experience. I want to draw in the listener so they engage with the music\, relating it to their own personal experience – with as much emotive clarity as if the music had lyrics. It’s an outlet\, a release.”\n @henryspencermusic\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0b9i9lXZo0[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/henry-spencer-the-defector-3/
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SUMMARY:MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Doors 2:00 PM - 4 sets of music\nAbout\nMopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!\n\n\n\nLine-Up\nmcddavid (guitar etc) & Pascal Marzan (10-string microtonal guitar)\n+\nLawrence's 85th Birthday concert: Viv Corringham (voice)\, Lawrence Casserley (signal processing instrument)\, Harri Sjöström (sax) & Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice)\n+\nAlan Wilkinson (reeds)\, Dave Tucker (guitar)\, Roger Turner (perc)\n+\nPascal Marzan\, Lawrence Casserley\, Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg\, Philipp Wachsmann (violin)\n\n(not necessarily playing in this order)
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mopomoso-international-free-improvised-music-october-2026/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\nHouse Band\nTBC\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-09-13/2026-10-18/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nAureliano Zufolo - Trumpet\nLouis Koller - Valve Trombone\nJohnnie Diallo - Piano\nFlo Valentine - Double Bass\nEllis Gates - Drums\nAbout:\nAureliano Zufolo is a rising British Jazz trumpeter and ensemble musician based in London preparing to commence his studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in September. Having featured in Jazzwise magazine’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come 2026”\, he is also a member of the Mic Collins Legacy Jazz Orchestra\, the Ciara O sextet alongside various solo projects. Aureliano Zufolo has played in various London Jazz venues such as Ronnie Scott’s\, Pizza Express and the 606 Jazz Club under the tutelage of youth development organisations Tomorrows Warriors and NYJO.\n\nLouis Koller\, born in London in 2012\, began playing piano at a very young age and took up the trombone at six. Inspired by Charlie Parker and Fats Navarro\, he quickly developed a remarkable fluency in the bebop language on both valve and slide trombone. Aged eight\, he earned a place at the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy. At 12\, Louis became the youngest person ever to reach the semi-final of the BBC Young Jazz Musician competition. His early mentors included Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi\, with whom he continues to perform from time to time. Now 14\, Louis is a member of Tomorrow’s Warriors\, holding a chair in their flagship TW Big Band as well as studying in Sultan Stevenson’s class alongside Aureliano. He has already performed with leading musicians from the UK and internationally\, including Tom Challenger\, Steve Berry\, John O’Gallagher\, Xhosa Cole and Rebecca Edlund.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/louis-koller-aureliano-zufolo/
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SUMMARY:Street Life - The Randy Crawford Project
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nIneza - Voice\nAdam Dyer - Piano\nMarco Punzi - Electric guitar\nJaz Moss - Bass guitar\nAdam Woodcock - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nFew artists have blended jazz\, soul and R&B with the grace and emotional honesty of Randy Crawford. From the soaring One Day I'll Fly Away to the unmistakable groove of Street Life\, her music remains as compelling today as when it was first recorded.\n\nIn this special concert\, acclaimed vocalist Ineza and her outstanding quintet celebrate Crawford's remarkable catalogue through heartfelt\, jazz infused interpretations. Drawing on her own expressive style and love of storytelling\, Ineza brings a fresh perspective to these much loved songs while honouring the warmth\, sophistication and soul that define Crawford's music.\n\nA Rwandan born\, Belgian vocalist\, Ineza has earned widespread critical acclaim for her debut album IBUKA\, with Jazzwise naming her one of its Names to Watch 2026 and Jazz in Europe praising the album as "highly musical and genuinely fresh."\n\nExpect an evening of soulful ballads\, infectious grooves and timeless songs\, celebrating one of jazz and soul's most distinctive voices through the artistry of one of the UK's most compelling contemporary vocalists.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/YAg5_wi3X7A?si=u_8tHcrsrAReeeJa https://youtu.be/--_OPAIYprw?si=3fQAcqVF8AZh3Mel[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/street-life-the-randy-crawford-project/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Alex Bonney\, Tim Giles\, Alcyona Mick
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\nLine-up:\nAlex Bonney - trumpet\, cornet\, electronics\nTim Giles - drums\nAlcyona Mick - keyboards\, synths\, piano\nAbout:\nAlbum launch for 'Cascadian Echoes Suite' on the Earconnector label.\n\nThe album recording released and to be performed on this gig captures Alex Bonney\, Tim Giles and Alcyona Mick in their first meetings as a trio. A nod to a shared love of influences can be heard: 70's documentary soundtracks\, commune era Don and Moki Cherry and 80's Miles but also contemporary electronica and cinematic sound design. Rolling basslines\, grooves and soundscapes evoke an atmosphere inspired by 'Cascadia' - the name for the bioregion of the Pacific Northwest.\n\n \n\nCascadian Echoes Suite by Alex Bonney\, Tim Giles\, Alcyona Mick
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/alex-bonney-tim-giles-alcyona-mick/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261022T223000
DTSTAMP:20260923T143330
CREATED:20260828T105100
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T105100
UID:27653-1792698300-1792708200@www.vortexjazz.co.uk
SUMMARY:Somatiqi: "Ramsey's Theory" Live
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nMike Perry - Drums\nFaye Thompson - Alto saxophone\nSafiyya Babbio - fender rhodes\n\n \nAbout:\nSomatiqi performs original compositions from the upcoming album "Ramsey's Theory"\, exploring the dissonance between technology and the social sphere through jazz improvisation with live electronics\, synthesisers\, samplers\, sequencers and analogue effects chains.\n\nSomatiqi is the studio and live project of producer and drummer Mike Perry\, drawing influences from bass music\, dubstep\, DnB\, IDM\, jungle\, hip-hop and psychedelia. Incorporating uptempo dancefloor rhythms\, experimental sound design and abstract field recordings\, expect an energetic and immersive exploration of contemporary electronic styles.\n\nPerformed live as a collective\, the project features Faye Thompson on Alto Sax / Effects\, Safiyya Babbio on Keys / Synths and Mike Perry on Drums / Electronics.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/Ys3e1cVYIJY?si=7tiQVvlD6bfqWlXL https://open.spotify.com/album/1EElxpD81TC2XkhstTpEli?si=IKZ2MFxNQrussaqWehHCEg[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/somatiqi-ramseys-theory-live/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261024T223000
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SUMMARY:Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nTony Kofi - Soprano Saxophone\nLouis Koller - Valve Trombone\nHans Koller - Piano\nKobe Heath Ngugi - Double bass\nNoah Ojumu - Drums\nAbout:\nHans Koller collaborated with legendary American saxophonist Steve Lacy on the acclaimed 2004 album London Ear\, recorded shortly before Lacy’s death. This session featured original compositions by Koller and and Lacy\, alongside original arrangements\, highlighting a creative meeting between the Anglo-German composer/improviser and the pioneering soprano saxophonist.\n\nThis new project is a tribute to Lacy inspired by Koller's ongoing musical partnership with Tony Kofi and Noah Ojumu\, working on the music of Thelonious Monk.\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULhV7eJhz2U[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tony_kofi_and_hans_koller_celebrating-steve_lacy/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261025T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261025T223000
DTSTAMP:20260923T143330
CREATED:20260708T085759
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T184920
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\nHouse Band\nTBC\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-09-13/2026-10-25/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261026T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261026T223000
DTSTAMP:20260923T143330
CREATED:20260816T231829
LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T134425
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SUMMARY:KOPER8: Tom Rainey\, Giuseppe Doronzo\, Jannis Anastasakis\, Ingrid Laubrock
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nTom Rainey - Drums\nIngrid Laubrock - Soprano / Tenor saxophone\nGiuseppe Doronzo - Baritone Saxophone / ney anban\nJannis Anastasakis - Electric guitar / Live-electroncis\nAbout:\nEuropean premiere\n\nA transatlantic quartet wires the Mediterranean improv scene to the New York underground.\n\nWe call our communication wireless yet nearly everything we send to one another still crosses the ocean floor\, through a vast hidden network of submarine cables. Koper8 turns that invisible infrastructure into music: improvisation as live transmission\, with the noise deliberately kept in — the crackle\, the interference\, the sound of the ocean pressing on the line. Baritone and tenor sax run hot through hand-built pedals\, drums cutting in and out of the signal\, deep drones bending into psychedelia. Their debut LP Koper8 at Figure 8 studios in Brooklyn\, is out in October 2026 on Defkaz Records — and this album presentation marks the group's first appearance in Europe.\n\nFounders Giuseppe Doronzo (Tilda Swinton\, Hamid Drake) and Athens guitarist Jannis Anastasakis (Arve Henriksen\, Savina Yannatou) are joined by two mainstays of the New York scene: Ingrid Laubrock (Anthony Braxton\, Tyshawn Sorey) and Tom Rainey (Nels Cline\, David Torn).\n\n \n\n[embed]https://soundcloud.com/883593559/sets/nyc-4et-t-berne-g-doronzo-j/s-orGmsP5iPHz?si=223640fd1bd24bee80c11047ed6d0e21&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/koper8-tom-rainey-giuseppe-doronzo-jannis-anastasakis-ingrid-laubrock/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261027T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261027T223000
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SUMMARY:Shirantha Beddage "Departures" Album Release
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nShirantha Beddage - Baritone saxophone\nNick Smart - Trumpet\nNikki Iles - Piano\nConor Chaplin - Double bass\nJames Maddren - Drum kit\nAbout:\nAcclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage brings his brand of high-octane jazz to the Vortex Jazz Club for his first-ever UK show. In this new collaboration\, he is joined by celebrated UK artists Nick Smart (trumpet/flugelhorn)\, Nikki Iles (piano)\, Conor Chaplin (bass) and James Maddren (drums).\n\nThis concert will feature music from his new album\, "Departures"\, which includes Shirantha's originals and arrangements inspired by modern jazz and Sri Lankan traditional songs.\n\nShirantha Beddage is a baritone saxophonist\, composer and educator born in Eastbourne (East Sussex) and living in Toronto\, Canada. His original music combines hard bop and modern jazz to create a sound that is both accessible and sophisticated.\n\nHe has released three critically-acclaimed albums as a leader: Roots and Branches\, Identity (2013 JUNO nominee) and Momentum (2017 JUNO nominee). As a side musician\, he is featured on recordings with the Order of Canada Band\, Laila Biali\, Nancy Walker\, Mike Downes and many others. His compositions and arrangements have been featured at Carnegie Hall\, the Montreal Jazz Festival\, and on the soundtrack of the Emmy-winning TV series “Fargo”. He currently performs as the leader of his own quartet\, and as a side musician with ensembles such as the Carn-Davidson 9 and John McLeod’s Rex Hotel Jazz Orchestra. His newest album “Departures”\, featuring arrangements of Sri Lankan melodies and original compositions\, will be released on Rhea Records on October 16\, 2026.\n\nHe is Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. He previously held faculty appointments as Professor of Music at Humber College (Toronto\, Canada) and Director of Jazz Studies at the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music (Columbus\, Georgia\, USA). He also adjudicates regularly at festivals throughout the country including MusicFest Canada\, where he serves as Vice-Chairman of Instrumental Jazz.\n\nHe holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the Eastman School of Music\, a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from William Paterson University\, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Humber College.\n\nShirantha Beddage is a Yamaha saxophone artist and performs on the YBS-62.\n\n"Beddage has a well-developed identity on the demanding baritone\, playing with real power” (The Whole Note magazine\, Canada)\n\nDon't miss this rare opportunity to hear Shirantha in action!\n\n \n\n[embed]http://youtube.com/shirantha[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/shirantha-beddage-departures-album-release/
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SUMMARY:Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nTimings:\n*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time.\n1st Show\nDoors 7:30 PM\, Music 8:00 PM – 1 set of music\n2nd Show\nDoors 9:30 PM\, Music 10:00 PM – 1 set of music\n\n\n\nLine-up:\nCraig Taborn – Piano\nPeter Evans – Trumpet\nAbout:\nDuo featuring two groundbreaking pioneers from the New York avant-garde.\n\nCraig Taborn is being hailed as a ‘visionary of the current wave’ (Downbeat) because of his intriguing and concentrated style of playing in which he explores the tones and overtones of the piano in their smallest details. Over the last decade Taborn has refined and developed his approach\, attaining new high ground with his latest piano solo release “Shadow Plays”.\n\n\n\n\nPeter Evans is a composer\, trumpet player\, improvisor and bandleader based in New York City since 2003. Evans is part of a broad\, diverse scene of musical experimentation\, and his work cuts across a wide range of modern musical practices and traditions. Evans is committed to the simultaneously self-determining and collaborative nature of musical improvisation as a compositional tool\, and works with an ever-expanding group of musicians and composers in the creation of new music.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/craig-taborn-peter-evans-2-shows/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261029T201500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T211948
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SUMMARY:The Clore
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nYuma Angius-Thomas - Drums\nNahuel Angius-Thomas - Bassoon\nOliver Parikian - Piano\nAlex Gold - Bass guitar\n\n \nAbout:\nThe Clore is a London-based 4-piece band formed by Yuma Angius-Thomas (Drums)\, Oliver Parikian (Keys + Synth)\, Nahuel Angius-Thomas (Bassoon) and Alex Gold (Bass).\n\nThey take inspiration from traditional Jazz improvisation\, Soulful Sounds\, Funk\, and genre-bending fusion of sounds characteristic of the contemporary jazz landscape with influences from the eclectic vibes of the London Jazz scene.\n\nWith their distinctive and rhythm-fuelled sound which merges bassoon and synth melodies\, the quartet plays their own compositions and arrangements of pieces they love.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU6NWzIa70o[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/the-clore/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261029T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261029T223000
DTSTAMP:20260923T143330
CREATED:20260731T233257
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T142349
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SUMMARY:Josephine Davies' Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n\nLine-Up\nJosephine Davies - composer\, conductor\, tenor & soprano saxophones / Immy Churchill - voice / Alcyona Mick - piano / Gareth Fowler - guitar / Tim Giles - drums / Dave Whitford - bass / Mike Chilllingworth - alto and soprano saxophone / George Millard - alto saxophone\, clarinet\, flute / Riley Stone-Lonergan - tenor saxophone / Rob Cope - tenor saxophone\, flute / James Allsopp - baritone saxophone\, bass clarinet / Noel Langley - trumpet\, flugel / Miguel Gorodi - trumpet\, flugel / Nick Smart - trumpet\, flugel / Robbie Robson - trumpet\, flugel / Oli Martin - trombone / Matt Seddon - trombone / James Wade-Sired - trombone / Richard Foote - bass trombone\nAbout\nJosephine Davies' Jazz Orchestra: Pre-Recording Concert\n\nAward-winning saxophonist\, conductor\, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz Club for an exclusive sneak peek into her next major project.\n\nFollowing the widespread critical acclaim of her debut jazz orchestra release\, The Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite\, this special performance serves as the official pre-recording concert for the ensemble's highly anticipated second album. Be there to experience the evolution of this extraordinary project live before they head into the studio.\n\nDavies has spent 15 years mastering large-ensemble writing. Her work masterfully balances rich harmonies\, flowing melodies\, and creative textures. This night promises an up-close preview of her newest\, unreleased compositions.\n\nWhat the Critics Said About The Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite:\n\n"A landmark recording... Davies handles the large ensemble with confidence and aplomb." — Jazzwise\n\n"A superb achievement... intelligent and evocative... rich\, wide-ranging and colourful." — The Jazz Mann\n\n"Beautifully poised and crafted... music of great beauty and detail." — Jazz Views\n\n"Imbued with a form of poetic purity... an unapologetic style... enthralling." — Paris Move\n\nDon't miss this rare opportunity to witness one of the UK jazz scene's most distinctive orchestrators shaping her next masterpiece in real time.\n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/0Sy6CbxZP6w?si=01SsWeSFjmk2k-d3[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/josephine-davies-jazz-orchestra/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261030T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261030T223000
DTSTAMP:20260923T143330
CREATED:20260916T081009
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T081013
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SUMMARY:Rob Luft Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nRob Luft - Guitar\nJoe Wright - Tenor saxophone\nTom McCredie - bass\nCorrie Dick - Drums\nAbout:\nRob Luft\, recently crowned ‘Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards\, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in Europe of his generation. Hailing from London\, this award-winning young virtuoso has garnered consistent comparisons to legends such as Bill Frisell\, John Abercrombie & Pat Metheny.\n\nHis debut album\, "Riser\," released in 2017 on Edition Records\, made an enormous impact on the domestic and international jazz scenes\, and was selected by Downbeat Magazine as one of the finest albums of 2017. Winning the prestigious Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize at The Royal Academy of Music propelled Luft's career\, and at just 23 years old\, he presented a collection of originals showcasing a remarkable instrumental sound and compositional voice that reflected his individuality.\n\nHis highly-anticipated follow up album\, "Dahab Days\," showcased continuous artistic growth and musical exploration. Released on Edition Records in October 2023\, the album marked another significant milestone in his career. Around this time\, Luft's selection as a BBC New Generation Artist culminated with him being commissioned to compose a guitar concerto for performance at the 2023 London Jazz Festival with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.\n\nRecent collaborations with John Surman\, Anders Jormin & Elina Duni on Manfred Eicher’s legendary German record label ECM Records have further solidified his reputation and expanded his reach throughout continental Europe. He has toured with many leading international jazz artists\, to name a few: Aaron Parks\, Avishai Cohen\, Arild Andersen\, Django Bates\, Manu Katché & Ben Wendel\,\n\nOther accolades for Rob include the Silver Prize in The 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival\, adjudicated by British guitar great John McLaughlin\, as well as winning the Presto Music “Jazz Recording of the Year” 2020 for his collaborative album “Lost Ships” on ECM Records with Elina Duni\, Fred Thomas & Swiss trumpeter Matthieu Michel. In the summer of 2026\, he was named in Downbeat Magazine’s 74th Critics Poll as one of the Rising Stars of the electric guitar globally.\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0kq5Af_Aj4&list=RDJ0kq5Af_Aj4&start_radio=1[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/rob-luft-quartet-2/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261031T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261031T231500
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SUMMARY:Jeff "Tain" Watts - 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party
DESCRIPTION:Timings:\n*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time.\n1st Show\nDoors 7:00 PM\, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set of music\n2nd Show\nDoors 9:30 PM\, Music 10:00 PM – 1 set of music\n'After Mask' after-party with DJ\nDoors 11.30pm\, until 1.30am\nLine-up:\nJeff "Tain" Watts - Drums\nJason Rebello - Piano\nPaul Bollenback - Guitar\nOrlando le Fleming - Bass\nAbout:\nDrummer/composer drunkard Jeff "Tain" Watts presents his group "4-Tex"\, with Jason Rebello\, Paul Bollenback and Orlando le Fleming. An all star group\, it will draw upon compositions from the members\, with a focus on new Tainish music from the upcoming "After Mask". Inspired by results of the pandemic\, from sociopolitical conditions to salutes to the fallen\, it should be released by this special Halloween date. Masks encouraged.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/jeff-tain-watts-4-tex-two-shows-after-party/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20261101T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261101T223000
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SUMMARY:Vortex Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:15 PM\nHouse Band\nTBC\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-10-2026-09-06-2026-09-13/2026-11-01/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Mark Lasis Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nMark Lasis - Accordion\nsolly chappell - Guitar\nArtis Aleksejevs - Drum kit\nAlex Sibley - Alto Saxophone\nTBA - Bass guitar\n\n \nAbout\nLondon-based accordionist and composer Mark Lasis presents his quintet at the Vortex for the first time for a set of original compositions inspired by the sounds of 70s fusion paired with his roots as a classical musician.\n\nHaving picked up the accordion at the age of 9\, Mark Lasis discovered jazz as a teenager and currently studies at the Royal Academy of Music. His quintet's innovative sound\, combining unique instrumentation and mature original compositions\, has garnered them recognition as one of London's most promising emerging jazz ensembles and has led them to performing extensively throughout the UK at venues such as Jazztrain and festivals such as Brockley Max\, as well as participating in the King's Place Young Artist Platform.\n\nMark's aim is to present the versatility and expression of the accordion in the context of contemporary music\, changing the perception of the instrument.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/8bXNlC735mA?si=SdHpoYCXRZm3GDnE[/embed]\n\n \n\n[embed] https://youtu.be/Vp8HGbZhnsk?si=FRl_OJSsSoLqukjo[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mark-lasis-quintet/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20261104T223000
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SUMMARY:Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nRebecka Edlund - Voice\nLaura Jurd - Trumpet\nRuth Goller - Bass guitar\n\n \nAbout\nSwedish vocalist Rebecka Edlund weaves together the sonorities of experimental jazz and Scandinavian folk music. Since moving from Sweden to London in 2019\, Edlund has established herself as one of the UK’s boldest pioneers within vocal improvisation and songwriting.\n\nDrawing on the evocative edge of Nordic landscapes and the quirks of human nature\, Edlund’s music is defined by immersive storytelling\, expressive improvisations\, herding calls and bird whistles.\n\nEdlund’s recent ventures include performing with Ruth Goller’s Skylla and recording an album with an octet of notable musicians including Norma Winstone\, Jeff Ballard\, Iain Ballamy and Rob Luft. She curates the Downstairs Living Room Series at Vortex Jazz Club and teaches at the Faculty of Music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire.\n\nEdlund’s upcoming debut album\, Virgin Forest\, features the extraordinary musical minds of Laura Jurd\, Ruth Goller and Elliot Galvin. The album is a collection of letters to our younger and older selves\, reflecting upon the synergy between how we treat the home we have in nature and the one we carry within. The line-up for the 2026 November UK tour: Rebecka Edlund: vocals\, guitar Laura Jurd: trumpet Ruth Goller: bass\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/rSpwxdTO7RU?si=Ijx446Y9ykcQ-Rrt[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/rebecka-edlund-trio-ft-laura-jurd-ruth-goller/
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SUMMARY:Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell
DESCRIPTION:Timings:\nDoors 7:00 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of music (SOLD OUT)\n*New show added due to popular demand*\nDoors 9:30 PM\, Music 10:00 PM - 1 set of music\nLine-up:\nThurston Moore - Guitar\nMark Wastell - Percussion\nAbout:\nA very welcomed return to the Vortex for the exciting electric guitar and drums collaboration between Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell. They played to a sell out audience last December\, a show which was described as “deeply post-psychedelic\, dreamlike in atmosphere\, before expanding into the charming spasms of free jazz.”\n\nTwo vastly experienced masters of the craft.\n\nGuaranteed to be another sell out - don’t hesitate to book your ticket.\n\nPhotos by Sean Kelly\, Vortex Jazz Club\, December 2025.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUbYqrQDoqw[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/thurston-moore-and-mark-wastell/
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SUMMARY:Family Band
DESCRIPTION: \nDoors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nKim Macari - Trumpet\nRiley Stone-Lonergan - Tenor saxophone\nTom Rivière - Double bass\nSteve Hanley - Drum kit\n\n \nAbout:\nComprising four long-term collaborators and friends (thus the 'family' tag)\, the band takes as its starting point the freewheeling music of those musicians who\, back in the 1960s\, were at the forefront of the free jazz revolution\, but whose opening up of jazz's constraints is now recognised as not a break from the past but an integral part of the music's development. So Family Band doesn't recreate the work of Ornette Coleman and others\, but shares its powerful and freewheeling momentum - moments of fierce intensity\, introspection and the blues all combining into an emotionally complex and often cathartic whole.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynB37CklFdc[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/family-band-2/
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