Martin Speake (Sax) Speake cites Lee Konitz, Charlie Parker, Warne Marsh, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, Rabi Abou Khalil, and Paul Motian as major influences, Martin has developed…

Opening night of Match&Fuse London 2015 Powered by musician DIY, Match&Fuse are igniting progressive music with pan-European festivals, this year in Warsaw, Toulouse and London. The Vortex hosts two nights of the 4th annual London festival with this…

BTF’s monthly residency @ the Vortex Deirdre Cartwright Group features Louise Elliott Alison Rayner and Simon Pearson. Don’t miss this special reunion from the Cartwright group of the 1990’s who…

Eddie Prevost, doyen of drummers, founder of AMM and improviser par excellence, returns with another series of meetings with remarkable saxophonists. Tonight: Nat Catchpole, John Edwards, Eddie Prevost (to coincide with…

Our monthly ‘loft’ groove night, ably curated by Orphy Robinson and Cleveland Watkiss, continues Please like & share

Followed by Thirteen consists of compositions and arrangements of bassist Henrik Jensen. American trumpeter Andre Canniere is a rising star on the European jazz scene. As well as playing with…

Hans Koller (valve trombone), Martin Speake (alto saxophone), Calum Gourlay (bass), Dave Dyson (drums) Taking inspiration from the Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd School Days band from the early 1960s, Thelonious explore the entire Monk repertoire…

Directed by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is “as fine a band as you can find anywhere” (Independent) and these up-close-and-personal sessions showcase great writing, arranging and soloing from…

Fini Bearman is a London based singer, songwriter and composer. Her music melds influences as diverse as jazz, folk and contemporary music into an ‘arresting and uniquely personal‘ sound. Sometimes dealing with settings…

Ian Shaw with Carleen Anderson, Sarah Jane Morris, Polly Gibbons, Joe Caulfield. More artists to be confirmed soon. Ian is raising money to build a storage/teaching hut and anything left over…

“It’s the perfect illustration of one of the things that makes the band so captivating: the unpredictability of where Delius and his colleagues will go and how they will respond…

 Two of the world’s leading solo bass guitarists together on one stage. Crossing musical boundaries and blowing listeners’ minds for over 30 years, Jonas Hellborg is one of the great…

For our October gig at the Vortex, we are pleased to welcome the fantastic trumpet player and LUME On Tour survivor Andre Canniere! Andre Canniere is an acclaimed trumpet player,…

Lume Duo

  Back for their bi-monthly #SwingSunday residency, MOJO (the Moderately Optimistic Jazz Orchestra) are back to play you everything from laid-back & up-tempo swing, Latin and funk to the traditional (Buddy…

Kit Downes (piano), Petter Eldh (bass) and James Maddren (drums) are ‘The Enemy’. Based in London and Berlin, they play for the appreciation of expression through complexity – light-speed rhythmic…

The Band Steve Lodder (piano) Simon Thorpe (bass) Nic France (drums and percussion) Paul Bartholomew (baritone saxophone) Laura Zakian (voice) Laura Zakian will be performing from her current album, SONGS FOR MODERN…

Second night of Christian Muthspiel with Franck Tortiller, Steve Swallow an Mathieu Michel. Seaven Teares – A Tribute to John Dowland Christian Muthspiel – trombone, piano, e-piano, compositions Matthieu Michel – trumpet,…

Black Top is one of the most dynamic and exciting of groups. Their regular collaborative gigs, especially at Cafe Oto, are legendary. Two albums are now out, the first with…

Two nights of Christian Muthspiel with Franck Tortiller, Steve Swallow and Mathieu Michel. Seaven Teares – A Tribute to John Dowland Christian Muthspiel – trombone, piano, e-piano, compositions Matthieu Michel – trumpet,…

Henry Grimes (bass), Marshall Allen (saxophone) , Avreeayl Ra (drums), KA (piano) We are delighted that this incredible band will be doing a special benefit for the Vortex. Rather a…

A duo using two of our great musicians, who have played together for over 20 years and have a special empathy. Both are well known at the Vortex but rarely do…

Having just broken on the scenes in Cambridge and Bedford, this up-and-coming soulful duo are returning to London and will be showing their positive vibes.

Continuing to present the very finest of musical free improvisation Mopomoso brings you four sets of which one is a UK debut, two are new to the club and the fourth is the…

Born in London, Carol Grimes didn’t begin her career until she was 19.  Her early influence included  Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald.  She began to sing regularly in the streets of London throughout…

The second night of pianist Barry Green’s New York Trio. Chris Cheek on saxophone and Gerald Cleaver on drums.

A two-night affair in which Barry Green brings his eclectic experiences of playing with world class musicians to create a unique style. He is accompanied by Chris Cheek on saxophone…

Part of the 13th London African Music Festival: Trumpeter Paul Lungs’s music rooted in Bulawayo where the melting pot of cultures, emanating from the mass migration of rural communities developed…

Part of the 13th London African Music Festival: South African jazz singer Joyce Moholoagae presents South African Jazz Songs – an evening of South African jazz classics made famous by the likes…

Part of the 13th London African Music Festival: Pianist and organist Ed Bentley is a charismatic figure and amazing live performer who seeks out new directions that keep his music…

White Flower is an intimate trio of London-based young musicians featuring: Sylvia Schmidt, voice Will Newell, violin Seb Silas, soprano saxophone. After their first Vortex appearances in May and July…

Don Kipper are an award-winning innovative ensemble playing and transforming a wide range of traditional musical forms, from Turkish Fasıl and Greek Rebetiko to Gypsy Jazz and Klezmer. While we attempt to root ourselves deeply in these traditions…

  “Godfathers of the ferocious UK ‘post-jazz’ groups.” The Times Phil Robson – Guitar Julian Siegel – Saxes and Clarinets Thaddeus Kelly – Bass Gene Calderazzo – Drums Since their…

What happens when the visual is taken out of music? Do we hear music differently in the dark? How do musicians communicate without visual cues? The ensemble: Jackie Walduck, artistic…