Minimal Sound System
ElectronicDubFunk by Minimal_Sound_System on Mixcloud Free electronic dub funk DJ night in the Downstairs bar
Fri 11 April 2014
Keith Tippett Octet
Following a three night residency at the Vortex in August last year, at which he premiered a new piece; The Nine Dances of Patrick O’Gonogon with his Octet, we are…
Thu 10 April 2014
Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton
Evan Parker A major force in European improvising, Evan Parker has collaborated with everyone from Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley & Anthony Braxton, to Scott Walker, Robert Wyatt and Squarepusher. He is one…
Tots Tunes
NO TOTS TUNES TODAY – EASTER BREAK
Wed 09 April 2014
Penny Rimbaud’s L’Académie des Vanités
What was Penny Rimbaud’s ‘Last Amendment’, but is now ‘L’Académie des Vanités’, continue their quarterly residency with further adventures into the realms of words and music or, as Rimbaud puts…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tue 08 April 2014
Andre Canniere featuring Alice Zawadzki
Since his arrival in the UK, American trumpeter Andre Canniere‘s profile has been steadily rising, both as a solo artist and a collaborator. His album Forward Space, released in 2012 on the…
Veganistas at the Vortex
Vortex Downstairs Cafe is hosting a pop-up vegan night on Tuesday 8th April with guest chef, Kate Abildgaard. Kate has worked at the Russet in Amhurst Place and now works…
Mon 07 April 2014
Middlesex University Student Concert
We welcome back the students of Middlesex University and urge you not to miss this opportunity to see tomorrow’s rising stars. These fantastically high calibre students play in bands led…
Sun 06 April 2014
Jazz Jam w/ Hannes Riepler
Vortex’s acclaimed Sunday evening Jazz Jam session in the Downstairs bar. From 9 til late, put weekend to bed with a nightcap and some honest-to-goodness jazz, just like in the…
Vocals at the Vortex
Open mic night hosted by Romy Summers and the Bob Stuckey Trio: Bob Stuckey (piano), Jerome Davies (bass), Cheryl Alleyne (drums) Doors and singing list open at 7pm… come down early…
Sat 05 April 2014
Ghetto Lounge
Ghetto Lounge started as a DJ event in Café 1001, Brick Lane, East London to represent the very best music in Soul, Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Latin and Afrobeat since 2003. Ghetto…
Elliott Sharp: Two Night Residency
We’re thrilled to host a rare UK performance from one of the leading lights of the NYC Downtown scene, guitarist Elliott Sharp. In the UK to play the magnificent Frontears Festival…
Fri 04 April 2014
Elliott Sharp: Two Night Residency
We’re thrilled to host a rare UK performance from one of the leading lights of the NYC Downtown scene, guitarist Elliott Sharp. In the UK to play the magnificent Frontears Festival…
Thu 03 April 2014
Twins: Martin Speake & Scott Stroman Quintet
featuring: Alcyona Mick, piano Chris Laurence, bass Jeff Williams, drums & Martin Speake, alto sax Scott Stroman, vocals Speake (UK) and Stroman (US) were born on the same day: 3…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Wed 02 April 2014
Time Zone
Loz Speyer – trumpet, flugelhorn Martin Hathaway – alto sax, bass clarinet Stuart Hall – guitar Dave Manington – double bass Andy Ball – drums Maurizio Ravalico – congas Time…
Pop-Up Circus Soapbox Series
A new night giving voice to individual artists and performers. This month we have Chris O’Shea reading his short stories, Chloe Roach presenting her art, and Shiva Feshareki on her…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tue 01 April 2014
David Friesen Trio
“The David Friesen compositions are all gorgeous, rich and accessible, each tune more beautiful than the first and absolutely wonderful soloing and ensemble play at its highest level.” JM/Jazz Clubscene…
Mon 31 March 2014
Chaos Collective presents Corrie Dick Quintet + Matthew Herd’s ‘Seafarers’
A series of adventurous concerts, curated by the Chaos Collective. The Chaos Collective Something of a ‘secret weapon’ on the European music scene, the Chaos Collective is already making waves in London…
Sun 30 March 2014
Jazz Jam w/ Hannes Riepler
Vortex’s acclaimed Sunday evening Jazz Jam session in the Downstairs bar. From 9 til late, put weekend to bed with a nightcap and some honest-to-goodness jazz, just like in the…
Anita Wardell
Anita Wardell – vocals Robin Aspland – piano Flo Moore – bass Tristan Mailliot – drums Winner of the “Best Jazz Vocalist Category” in the 2013 British Jazz Awards, Anita Wardell is…
Sat 29 March 2014
Ian Shaw
One of Britain’s most inventive jazz vocalists, Shaw’s remarkable vocal range and mesmerising style has seen him breathe life into pop tunes and standards, reinventing even the most maudlin showtunes…
Fri 28 March 2014
The lost boyz (Stockist & iKut)
Will bring you a buzzing night of dancing and fun. Blending together a mix of funk, soul, reggae, hip-hop and more, sprinkled with homemade beats and scratch sauce. Hosted…
Norma Winstone / Nikki Iles / Stan Sulzmann
Re Person I Knew: Norma Winstone / Nikki Iles / Stan Sulzmann Tonight sees Winston, Iles and Sulzmann exploring the music of the late great Bill Evans. NORMA WINSTONE “Right…
Thu 27 March 2014
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Wed 26 March 2014
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tue 25 March 2014
Dan Messore’s View From The Tower
“View From The Tower” is a series of concerts exploring British jazz composers, with a particular look at those from the renown Babel Label. An adventure into some of the great…
Mon 24 March 2014
Trio Riot + Wolf Suit
Trio Riot Mette Rasmussen – alto saxophone Sam Andreae – tenor saxophone David Meier – drums Trio Riot formed in Helsinki in 2009, since then they have performed across Europe including…
Sun 23 March 2014
Jazz Jam w/ Hannes Riepler
Vortex’s acclaimed Sunday evening Jazz Jam session in the Downstairs bar. From 9 til late, put weekend to bed with a nightcap and some honest-to-goodness jazz, just like in the…
Collectress + Guests
Launching their debut album ‘Mondegreen‘, on Peeler Records. Collectress have been described as a cross between the Elysian Quartet and the Brontë sisters when possessed (FoxyDigitalis.com). They are a quartet of…
Sat 22 March 2014
DJ Fracttion
Reggae, Dancehall, R&B, Hip-Hop and a little Disco
Bobby Wellins Quartet
Bobby Wellins (saxophone) Andrew Cleyndert (bass) Paul Harrison (piano) Clark Tracey (drums) Bobby Wellins Possibly Wellins’s most famous recorded performance was his solo on Starless and Bible Black for Stan…
Fri 21 March 2014
Miss Soxee
Eclectic selection of various old classics and rare sounds.
Pigfoot
We’re delighted to host the launch of Pigfoot’s debut album “21st Century Acid Trad“. “Pigfoot’s debut album not only blows the cobwebs off eight favourites of the trad repertoire, it…
The Necks
—- Tickets are standing only —- Chris Abrahams (piano) Lloyd Swanton (bass) Tony Buck (drums) “The Necks are masters” The Guardian “entirely unique” Jez Nelson, BBC Jazz on 3 Following…
Thu 20 March 2014
Evan Parker & Black Top
Evan Parker invites Black Top invites Evan Parker. Continuing our monthly residency with saxophonist Evan Parker. Tonight Evan’s joined by Pat Thomas and Orphy Robinson. Founded by Pat Thomas (piano/electronics) and…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Wed 19 March 2014
Alexander Hawkins solo & Wolfram Trio
Part of a Match&Fuse tour Alexander Hawkins Alexander Hawkins is a composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader who is ‘unlike anything else in modern creative music’ (Ni…
Tots Tunes
For parents and babies/toddlers (0-5s) Created and led by Tara Franks. This joy-filled class offers the opportunity for parents to sing, dance and shake along to songs from around the…
Tue 18 March 2014
Lotte Anker / Mark Sanders / Adam Pultz Melbye
LOTTE ANKER Danish saxophonist and composer Lotte Anker is known for her intense playing and as one of the strongest improvisers in the freeform & improv field in Denmark. She works currently…
Mon 17 March 2014
Fringe Magnetic
Don’t miss Fringe Magnetic’s final London show as they launch their final album! “The grip of this oddly compelling music doesn’t loosen for a moment” Mojo Clocca is the third…
Sun 16 March 2014
Jazz Jam w/ Hannes Riepler
Vortex’s acclaimed Sunday evening Jazz Jam session in the Downstairs bar. From 9 til late, put weekend to bed with a nightcap and some honest-to-goodness jazz, just like in the…
Mopomoso
In a wide ranging programme all the groups playing tonight are making their Mopomoso debut. Utter Chaos – Andrea Caputo (guitar) / Massimo Semprini (sax) duo With a name that belies their articulate music this duo brings…
Put the Needle on the Record – Open Decks
A chance for vinyl collectors to share their musical passions. Selectors can bring up to 10 vinyls each. Hosted by Miss Soxee. Genres welcome are Jazz, Blues, Soul, Ska, Hip…