Robert Castelli will be presenting music from his new release “Party at One World Plaza” featuring Francesco Lo Castro on guitar & Bruno D’Ambra on keyboards.

Robert Castelli will be presenting music from his new release “Party at One World Plaza” featuring Francesco Lo Castro on guitar & Bruno D’Ambra on keyboards.

Multi-directional Free-Jazz from three of London’s finest improvising musicians. This trio features the great talents of Kit Downes on piano, John Edwards on bass, and Andrew Lisle on drums.

Multi-directional Free-Jazz from three of London’s finest improvising musicians. This trio features the great talents of Kit Downes on piano, John Edwards on bass, and Andrew Lisle on drums.

An improvised set from an all-star quartet featuring Elliot Galvin (piano), Binker Golding (saxophone), John Edwards (double bass) & Seb Rochford (drums)

An improvised set from an all-star quartet featuring Elliot Galvin (piano), Binker Golding (saxophone), John Edwards (double bass) & Seb Rochford (drums)

QOW TRIO (Riley Stone-Lonergan – tenor saxophone; Eddie Myer – double bass & Spike Wells – drums) is a generation-spanning trio of diverse players who’ve come together, united by a love of the tradition, to explore the freedom that opens up within the three-way saxophone-bass-drums format.

Sultan is an upcoming young talent, aged only 20. He is joined by his other young and talented partners in crime: Kai MacRae on drums and Jacob Gryn at the bass. Come out and hear the trio for an evening of mostly original compositions from Sultan.

Sultan is an upcoming young talent, aged only 20. He is joined by his other young and talented partners in crime: Kai MacRae on drums and Jacob Gryn at the bass. Come out and hear the trio for an evening of mostly original compositions from Sultan.

Double Bass player and composer Henrik Jensen released his third album Affinity in March 2020 on Babel Label, a collection of incendiary tracks performed by his trio.

Double Bass player and composer Henrik Jensen released his third album Affinity in March 2020 on Babel Label, a collection of incendiary tracks performed by his trio.

Jazz musicians are on the road a lot affecting the environment when they travel, they use studios which consume a lot of energy. Or should we just act as ambassadors…

This trio led by Will Glaser on drums features Liam Noble on piano and Matthew Herd on saxophones, released Climbing in Circles in January 2021 on the Ubuntu label, and is the product of two previous duo releases with both Matthew and Liam respectively.

This trio led by Will Glaser on drums features Liam Noble on piano and Matthew Herd on saxophones, released Climbing in Circles in January 2021 on the Ubuntu label, and is the product of two previous duo releases with both Matthew and Liam respectively.

Formed from the core of Manington’s larger ensemble – Riff Raff, this new trio plays stripped down and intimate versions of a set of new originals destined for recording next year.

Formed from the core of Manington’s larger ensemble – Riff Raff, this new trio plays stripped down and intimate versions of a set of new originals destined for recording next year.

Led by singer and pianist Steve Marshall and featuring rising stars of the London jazz scene Mikele Montolli (Bass) and Saleem Raman (Drums), State of Emergency’s ‘RushHour’ presents new interpretations of jazz, R&B and Caribbean classics plus original compositions, experiments and improvisations. Special guests Mussinghi Brian Edwards & Geo.

Harry Baker Trio is a musically innovative and conceptually ambitious new ensemble, drawing from jazz, folk and classical traditions.

Harry Baker Trio is a musically innovative and conceptually ambitious new ensemble, drawing from jazz, folk and classical traditions.

Saxophonist Jean Toussaint brings in a fantastic quartet featuring bassist Michael Janisch along with pianist Andrew McCormack and drummer Shane Forbes.

Saxophonist Jean Toussaint brings in a fantastic quartet featuring bassist Michael Janisch along with pianist Andrew McCormack and drummer Shane Forbes.

For the first time the Elliot Galvin trio will be playing a gig of exclusively jazz standards, providing their unique take on the jazz tradition.

For the first time the Elliot Galvin trio will be playing a gig of exclusively jazz standards, providing their unique take on the jazz tradition.

Working with Afghani poet, Reza Mohammadi, guitarist/composer and Gokumi leader Joel Bell has drawn from the traditional Persian compositional technique of borrowing rhythms from ancient poetry. Expect a blurring of tradition, improvisation and composition in an intimate expression of contemporary spoken word.

Working with Afghani poet, Reza Mohammadi, guitarist/composer and Gokumi leader Joel Bell has drawn from the traditional Persian compositional technique of borrowing rhythms from ancient poetry. Expect a blurring of tradition, improvisation and composition in an intimate expression of contemporary spoken word.

Winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020, pianist Deschanel Gordon appears at the Vortex with his trio.

Winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020, pianist Deschanel Gordon appears at the Vortex with his trio.

We are in a world where it has been possible for artists and musicians to take official funding to see themselves through the pandemic. But were there additional “political” strings…

Ari Hoenig is one of the jazz world’s most respected and innovative drummers. Tonight, he is joined by Tom Ollendorff and Conor Chaplin for a trio performance as part of their October tour.

Ari Hoenig is one of the jazz world’s most respected and innovative drummers. Tonight, he is joined by Tom Ollendorff and Conor Chaplin for a trio performance as part of their October tour.

JZ Replacement is a dynamic new international project from saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev (Ambrose Akinmusire, Eric Harland) and drummer Jamie Murray (Sun Ra Arkestra, Native Dancer).

UK vocalist Zoe Francis and multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen are back at the Vortex for a performance featuring Graham Harvey (piano) and Dave Chamberlain (bass).

UK vocalist Zoe Francis and multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen are back at the Vortex for a performance featuring Graham Harvey (piano) and Dave Chamberlain (bass).

Drummer Luke Bainbridge presents his exciting new quartet project “Surface Tension” featuring Kieran McLeod (trombone), Ralph Wyld (vibes) and Huw V Williams (bass).