Rising guitar star Tom Ollendorff collaborates with one of the world’s great pianists, Aaron Parks for an unmissable run of concerts this March.

Join us for a celebration of International Women’s Day, featuring two of the world’s leading jazz musicians.

Join us for a celebration of International Women’s Day, featuring two of the world’s leading jazz musicians.

A vibrant London-based band come together to celebrate the art of group improvisation, combining original material with well loved standards. Driven and heartfelt music, played to feed the spirit.

Saxophonist Tim Whitehead returns to the Vortex with a quartet featuring: David Gordon (piano), Dave Whitford (double bass) & Tom Hooper (drums).

Guitarist Alex Lockheart takes centre stage for this month’s Whirlpool. He will incorporate electronics with improvised grooves, ambient soundscapes and spoken word poetry to create a special sound world, into which we are drawn.

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Lead trumpet Noel Langley co-founded the LJO with director Scott Stroman in 1991.  Celebrated for his beautiful sound and musicality, here we feature his compositions, many influenced by those of Kenny Wheeler – and fascinating re-compositions of music by Edward Elgar and Pete Saberton.

Ant & Alex join forces with bass hero Jasper Høiby and drum legend Sun-Mi Hong. They’ll be exploring entirely new music from the NEXT ‘Same Moon In The Same World’ album – which they are recording the two days after this concert.

Made up of long term collaborators and dear friends, the Annie Whitehead 4tet delivers a powerful and joyous mix of African grooves, blustery free jazz, Ellingtonian expressionism, reggae stylings and bursts of driving blues.

Trumpeter Alexandra Ridout brings to the Vortex her trio featuring frequent musical collaborator James Maddren, the great NYC bassist Hamish Smith and tenor saxophonist Tal Kalman as a special guest.

UK Drummer Shane Forbes (Empirical) will be presenting a brand new project with some of his favourite musicians on the jazz scene.

Join us for a different kind of evening at the Vortex, as Marble Sun unveil their second EP in a unique immersive listening experience.

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Award-winning saxophonist/composer Ed Jones returns to the quartet format with which he first made his name on the UK jazz scene over 30 years ago.

On this release tour of Tineke’s new album ARIA, the renowned Dutch saxophonist sets out on a journey of exploration and creative expression, accompanied by her new group featuring the talented and acclaimed David Doružka, Robert Landfermann and Tristan Renfrow.

Saxophonist Nick Willsher brings this exciting new project for his Vortex debut, performing original material inspired by the skies. Combining influences from folk and ambient with European jazz, the music promises a broad mix of sound-worlds.

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Rachael presents her trio featuring two of the brightest up and coming players on the London Jazz scene. They will play Rachael’s originals alongside her arrangements of loved and lesser known repertoire.

Henry Spencer recently launched his new album ‘The Defector’ following international touring, TV and radio broadcasts and the increase of audiences and followers worldwide. Tonight, he’s joined on stage by a fantastic band featuring: Ant Law (guitar), Matt Robinson (piano), Andrew Robb (double bass) & Dave Hamblett (drums).

The musical instrument as a quill. Clemens Kuratle constructs non-verbal discourse spaces in which perspectives are imbued with voice through sound.

Join us on Valentine’s night with Heidi Vogel, James Kitchman & Bruno Heinen for a soulful mix of jazz, Brazilian and blues standards made famous by Betty Carter, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Jobim and more.

Join us on Valentine’s night with Heidi Vogel, James Kitchman & Bruno Heinen for a soulful mix of jazz, Brazilian and blues standards made famous by Betty Carter, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Jobim and more.

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Bassist, band leader and co-founder of Tomorrow’s Warriors, Gary Crosby OBE teams up with Mercury Prize nominated and MOBO award winning saxophonist Denys Baptiste to lead an all-star quintet for this celebration of the great Wayne Shorter.

Sentient Beings gathers four strongly individualistic improvising voices from the US and UK (Faith Brackenbury, John O’Gallagher, Tony Bianco & John Pope) for a spiritual, intellectual, powerfully absorbing experience.

Maddy is a tenor saxophonist based in London, and has put together this band of some of her favourite musicians with the intent of exploring both new and old sounds in music. Will also feature some special guests – not one to miss!

Our Whirlpool series continues, with some new from the stars of the future! We’ve already had gigs that focus on the environment and children’s songs related to Sinterklaas in Netherlands. Come and find out what we have this month!!

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan and some guests, each one hosting one session on rotation.

Amongst the greats of their generation, saxophonist Pete Hurt and trumpeter Henry Lowther stand out as unique with their personal styles, sounds and virtuosity. Equally renowned as writers, their original music is a staple of the LJO’s repertoire, and this month we bring it to the fore.

The Reiss Ellis Beckles Group will be making their third appearance at Vortex Jazz Club after their last two sold out shows. Expect these talented musicians to explore virtuosic solos, original music and a few old classics from the Great American Songbook.

Pianist Joy Ellis and saxophonist Josephine Davis are joined by Calum Gourlay on bass and Adam Osmianski on drums to explore the incredible and dynamic music of Wayne Shorter.

A brand new quartet formed through Swiss/UK connections play the music of Bill Frisell plus original compositions by Chris Batchelor.

Join us as we celebrate 70 years since the late Ray Carless graced this Earth. An evening featuring friends, musicians and performers who participated in some of the many amazing recordings and live performances he was a part of.

The Vortex welcomes you for the second event of the Jazz and Wine tasting series on 30th January. Collaborating once again with our in-house expert Liv Kessler, we are showcasing…

An evening concert featuring friends and musicians who were involved in some of the many amazing recording projects for EMANEM. All proceeds from this event will go towards B’Tselem, a Jerusalem-based non-profit organisation whose stated goals are to document human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian.

The return of legendary British trumpet player Henry Lowther and his ‘Still Waters’ band feat. Pete Hurt (tenor saxophone), Barry Green (piano), Dave Green (double bass) and Paul Clarvis (drums).

Celebrating Choro, the vibrant beating heart of Brazilian music, Huw Warren’s latest project explores music from the 1880’s to the present day by composers such as Ernesto Nazareth, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Pixinguinha, and modern masters such as Guinga and Hermeto Pascoal.