Rescheduled exclusive set from home featuring: Ingrid Jensen- Monette and Electronics, Kris Davis- Rhodes, Nate Radley- Guitar & Jon Wikan- Drums and percussion. The performance will be followed by a live Q&A.
Pianist, composer and bandleader Rick Simpson plays a set of his own tunes.
We are soon going to have our first live concert at the Vortex after lockdown.But with distancing (for safety), we have got to give an energy to these concerts. Can…
A specially recorded set of free solo bass improvisations and experimental multitrack bass recordings created specially for the Vortex.
An open discussion looking at the impact of the pandemic on the future of jazz – as listener, viewer and performer
Straight from the home of one of UK’s leading pianists, join us for this largely improvised live streamed set featuring piano and electronics.
Second edition of our new monthly webcast featuring free improvisation in all its many forms.
Replay one of the most exciting gigs from 2019 with the Ben Wendel Seasons band. Featuring the talents of Aaron Parks (piano), Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Matt Brewer (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums), the Seasons band played to two sold out audiences back in July last year. Watch back live on the 18th July, almost a year since, from 20:30 BST on Facebook and YouTube.
This month’s Words and Art, curated by Nicki Heinen and once again with live art from Aurelie Freoua is once again broadcast live on Zoom. Nick Drake: Nick Drake…
Singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Fini Bearman will be giving performing songs from her new record, La Loba, out October 9th.
After so long where we remain in a state where jazz (and other musics) are still in limbo, we have to think how we might be able to earn money…
This new musical partnership is a fortuitous outcome of Josephine and Ben Somers moving in together for lockdown and motivating each other to write new music for saxophone and bass.
The announcement on Sunday night by the UK government of a “rescue” package for the arts hasn’t come a moment too soon. It gives us hope that, one day, we…
Relive this amazing performance from a band we all know very well at the Vortex – Led Bib! A throwback to 2014.
A pre-recorded solo performance with the world which features a rich tapestry of improvisation, electronic soundscapes & a striking imagery from recent Black Lives Matter Protests in the US.
Join our weekly freewheeling online discussion, which has covered a wide range of topics with participants from all round the world! This week we wonder if there is more than…
Mopomoso goes digital…
Join us for a live streamed solo piano performance from the home of Andrew McCormack!
How do we treat the listener in the “new world”? At The Vortex, we are planning to create a more hybrid experience, with live performances streamed, to internet or other…
The Windrush Suite 22 June 2020 8PM Watch on Youtube or on our Facebook page Tip Jar In time to mark the occasion of National Windrush Day we present…
Please donate to the club and musicians here Donate to the Abram Wilson Foundation here We are very pleased to welcome back London-based drummer Jas Kayser for a live streamed…
A discussion about how jazz and its approach can be important in looking at the past and restoring proper freedoms and dignity.
Our weekly discussions continue with a return to the subject of streaming. In 10 weeks since lockdown, streaming of music live has changed and grown up dramatically. To a much…
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Résonances is back with a third live-streamed event ! It will be our last performance online before we come back on stage, hopefully soon. You will be able to watch…
Nicki Heinen and Matthew Caley recite. Aurelie Freoua paints! Matthew Caley Since his debut Thirst [Slow Dancer, 1999] was nominated for The Forward Prize for Best 1st collection, Matthew Caley…
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We had a chat about the audience last week. But it’s not finished. So this week, we have more about the audience and how it is changing, if at all.…
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved.
DONATE AND HELP US KEEP BRINGING MORE LIVE STREAMS! All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved.
An open discussion on the role of the audience and customer, as they have to navigate new ways of hearing music live.
DONATE AND HELP US KEEP BRINGING MORE LIVE STREAMS!
All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved.
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved.
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved.
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved. Watch on Facebook Here or on…
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! This Thursday 14th May, trumpeter Alex Bonney brings us an exclusive solo set live with electronics. This pre-recorded performance will be…
Oliver Weindling, Director at the club, leads an informal discussion/seminar on where streaming is going. With most venues closed for the past few months, streaming from home and streaming of…
Led by Aurelie Freoua, with Petra Haller, Ley Loosh, Hyelim Kim, Mervin Scott, Gwen Heddle and more. This salon discusses the the connection of art and movement. Evolutionary, deep and…
On the 12th May at 7PM BST, we will have a live-streaming a pre-recorded performance from Maria Chiara Argiro’s Album launch from the 8th December 2019 via Facebook and YouTube!…
On the 7th May at 7PM BST, The Vortex Jazz Club is very pleased to present a live-streamed recorded performance from George Crowley via Facebook and YouTube! Since closing our…
Where do record labels go from here? With so few shops around, the only real ways of selling physical CDs and vinyl are at gigs (unless direct or via Amazon).…
Live improvisation with visual art, musicians, dancers and poet. All improvising simultaneously from their homes across the world. With Aurelie Freoua, Ley Loosh, Petra Haller, Liran Donin, Hyelim Kim, Mervin…
Women in Jazz. The first of a series of seminars/informal chit chats (or whatever else you want to call them) while we aren’t open. The topic of Women in Jazz…
We are currently living in unprecedented times, and in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, The Vortex Jazz Club had to close its doors to the public on the 17th…
This newly formed sextet brings to the Vortex the intensity of Albert Ayler’s extraordinary compositions and dense soundscapes. Inspired by Alex Bonney’s 2007 tribute recording to Ayler’s music, this original…
The Sam Leak Trio perform contemporary jazz with a gospel-tinged, and folk-inspired, freedom and abandon. Conjuring up the joy and emotion typified by Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett’s 1960s trios,…
Line up for this month – SOTHIAC are Pat Moonchy (Voice) and Lucky Liguori (Guitar/Gongs) Ft. special guest Paul Jolly (reeds) Adrian Northover (Saxophone), Neil Metcalfe (Flute) and Elisa Ulian…
“IMPROV NIGHTS” is a monthly event at The Vortex Downstairs curated by London-based drummer and percussionist Stefano Ancora. LIVE DUO and TRIO sets of improvised music, with a different set-up every month, then…
Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of London’s leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences…
Geoff Simkins is one of the true great improvisors on the scene today and has worked with some of the jazz giants including Harry Sweets Edison, Tal Farlow and Slim…