Saxophonist Brandon Allen and pianist Tim Lapthorn have been performing together for 17 years. This new explosive quartet with Jeremy Brown (bass) and Chris Higginbottom (drums) features brand new material written by the leaders, channeling their respective influences.
A new project by Radhika de Saram featuring Zhenya Strigalev on saxophone, Ben Brown on drums and special guest Max Steinau on guitar. The group will perform Radhika’s original compositions from her upcoming debut album, influenced by jazz, world music and Sri Lankan folk song and rhythm.
Time Zone returns to the Vortex for the first time since the 2019 launch of album “Clave Sin Embargo” – with their own unique deep fusion of Cuban music and Jazz.
There are now so many ways to listen to music. From live through to physical, such as vinyl, to, nowadays, social media. How appropriate are they for different styles, including…
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Join drummer Phelan Burgoyne and his long time collaborators saxophonist Martin Speake and bassist / pianist Fred Thomas for an afternoon of original compositions.
This new project from drummer Andrew Bain will feature New Yorker Angelica Sanchez on piano playing a brand new set of music ahead of their June studio date.
Trumpeter/composer Sean Gibbs leads a big band featuring some of the UK’s leading jazz musicians. This will be their first gig following their critically acclaimed album Confluence, released with Ubuntu Music in November 2022.
We welcome back the World Music Big Band lead by Ian Bumstead on Tenor sax and featuring Alison Rayner on bass and Mark Huggett on drums.
More info coming soon
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
Our online discussion looks at the concept of ‘viral’ jazz, a term coined by Vijay Iyar. Often jazz found out about through TikTok or other social media. But what does…
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Come & join us for another super special Mopomoso: Phil Durrant (mandolin), Cath Roberts (sax) & Andrew Lisle (drums) + Charlotte Keeffe (trumpet) & Daniel Thompson (guitar)+ Martin Hackett (synthesisers)
“A saxophonist who embodies and transcends tradition” (The New York Times), James Brandon Lewis has become, in just over a decade, one of the most celebrated young artists in jazz. Tonight’s performance with his trio feat. electric bassist Josh Werner and drummer Chad Taylor coincides with the release of his new ANTI Records recording, “Eye of I”.
“A saxophonist who embodies and transcends tradition” (The New York Times), James Brandon Lewis has become, in just over a decade, one of the most celebrated young artists in jazz. Tonight’s performance with his trio feat. electric bassist Josh Werner and drummer Chad Taylor coincides with the release of his new ANTI Records recording, “Eye of I”.
Come down for a drink downstairs with performances from a rotating group of London-based singers and instrumentalists. Arrive early if you’d also like to join in for when the sets open to the floor – all welcome!
Bassist Michael Feinberg makes his Vortex debut with a tremendous supporting band; drummer Terreon Gully, sax man Noah Preminger, and pianist Eden Ladin. Feinberg is celebrating the release of his latest disc Blues Variant (Criss Cross).
Laura Jurd performs music from her new album with support from Dopey Monkey & Adrian Ortman
Two London-based ex-Tomorrow’s Warriors Tom Remon and Alex Ho join forces and explore standard repertoire and improvisations in the unusual but fairly explored guitar/piano duo. They are exploring this format on a 5 date tour across the UK
Join us for a special evening with British-Palestinian duo Ana Silvera x Saied Silbak & genre-crossing duo Balladeste, a collaboration between violinist Preetha Narayanan and cellist Tara Franks.
Tonight, music duo Sothiac are joined on stage by drummer Terry Day, saxophonist Paul Jolly & violinist Sylvia Hallett.
What is the latest definition of the term “jazz”? Many of the brand leaders/venues for jazz are now running much broader-based programming. It could be that the term ‘jazz’ has…
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Tonight, he teams up with top drummer Jamie Murray for a special late night performance!
Kit Downes joins forces with long-time collaborators Petter Eldh on bass and James Maddren on drums for a carefully assorted piano trio programme that treads gentle lyricism and bold creative outbursts in equal measures.
Pianist Sultan Stevenson is one of the fastest emerging young artists on the London jazz scene. His trio is already established as an outfit to catch when billed to play live and is being tipped for success on national and international stages.
Somersaults is the improvising trio of Tobias Delius of the ICP, with vortex regulars Olie Brice and Mark Sanders. They have released two albums, ‘Somersaults’ (Two Rivers, 2015) and ‘numerology of birdsong’ (West Hill Rcords, 2019).
A year on from the launch of their acclaimed album ‘Blink’, Brigitte Beraha and Lucid Dreamers return to The Vortex for an immersive evening of sonic exploration.
Join UK jazz stalwarts Empirical for a two-night celebration of their 15th anniversary at the Vortex.
In recent months we have seen very few journalists from ‘traditional’ media (such as newspapers and print magazines) at the Vortex. Are we doing something wrong? Or is the media…
Join UK jazz stalwarts Empirical for a two-night celebration of their 15th anniversary at the Vortex.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Moanin’, the classic album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, gets rethought and expanded for jazz orchestra in a vibrant new suite by director Scott Stroman.
Paul Dunmall returns to The Vortex for this special concert in celebration of his 70th birthday.
Paul Dunmall returns to The Vortex for this special concert in celebration of his 70th birthday.
Come down for a drink downstairs with performances from a rotating group of London-based singers and instrumentalists. Arrive early if you’d also like to join in for when the sets open to the floor – all welcome!
Join the 2017 Kenny Wheeler Prize winning Tom Barford and his quintet as they play an exciting set of original compositions alongside some new arrangements of his favourite tunes by the greats of jazz.
The Alexander Hawkins trio comes to the Vortex Jazz Club for the final concert of a short European tour marking the release of ‘Carnival Celestial’ – Hawkins’ seventh release on Intakt Records, and the second from his trio, following their eponymous 2015 debut.
Barry Green explores new music and old with the improvising greats Buckley and Glaser + special guest vocalist Lauren Kinsella
A double bill featuring saxophonist Simeon May Trio + cellist Naomi Gee Wright Band featuring Brigitte Beraha & Ben Hazleton
For around 40 years, till 1979, there were imposed limits on the number of non-UK musicians who could play here. (Particularly affecting the jazz scene from USA.) Are we going…
This afternoon’s concert features the suite Josephine wrote during lockdown for this 16-piece ensemble – a series of 8 pieces representing the 8 parts of the Celtic Wheel of the Year, bringing a much needed celebration of nature, connection, and renewal to our fragmented times.
True Think is a multi-generational, multi-cultural reflection of several periods of Robert Mitchell’s journey. Joining Robert (keys, perc, sampler) on stage will be vocalist and songwriter Liselotte Östblom on vocals, multi-instrumentalist Zayn Mohammed, on guitar, multi-genre bassist/keys player Tom Mason, and drummer and percussionist Saleem Raman.
Legendary English guitarist John Etheridge returns to the Vortex with sensational vocalist Vimala Rowe for another evening of passion and soul.
Olli Soikkeli was born in Nurmes, Finland, and is now based in NYC. Despite his modest age he has performed with Pasquale Grasso, Bucky Pizzarelli, Tommy Emmanuel, Cyrille Aimee and Stochelo Rosenberg. He has also featured at legendary American venues including Birdland Jazz Club, Blue Note and The Lincoln Centre.
The Dave Storey Trio present material from their third album ‘Circeo’ featuring their signature quicksilver interplay honed over almost a decade of playing and touring together. The jazz tradition brought to life for the 21st century – communication with love, humour and fire.
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
This week’s open online discussion is about how European is British musicians’ identity in the post Brexit world.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.