Denys Baptiste (Saxophone), Nikki Yeoh (piano), Gary Crosby (bass), Rod Youngs (drums) Born in London of St Lucian parents in 1969, Denys studied music at school from the age of…

FEMI SOFELA (bass/vocals) ESTHER MABADEJE (vocals) EBENEZER OKE (guitar) NIRAN OBASA (synths) GBENGA KOLADE (keyboards) TOPE OREKOYA (percussion) TOSIN DAGUNDURO (drums) Femi and The InRhythms, a 7-piece band from Lagos…

Taking place over two days at one of London’s most loved music venues, Vortex Jazz Club, the festival will bring you seasoned headliners and new fresh acts, all making exceptional…

Now in its 25th anniversary year and continuing to operate the UK’s longest running series dedicated to improvised music. This month has a bill of excellent musicians highlighting some of…

Taking place over two days at one of London’s most loved music venues, Vortex Jazz Club, the festival will bring you seasoned headliners and new fresh acts, all making exceptional…

Evan Parker is one of the great innovators on saxophone and his monthly gigs at the Vortex are legendary. Tonight he performs with John Edwards (bass) and Roger Turner (drums),…

RATTLE | OZSUCA Sacha Rattle (clarinet) Zeynep Ozsuca (piano) BRUNO HEINEN (piano) In an evening exploring the boundaries between written and improvised music, Sacha Rattle (clarinet) / Zeynep Ozsuca (piano)…

  MIKE PAXTON – Drums Mike has performed with many of the leading jazz musicians working in the UK: Ronnie Scott’s quartet, Peter King, Stan Sulzmann’s quartet (with John Taylor), Ronnie…

Emilia Mårtensson- Voice Luca Boscagin- Guitar Fulvio Sighurta- Trumpet Adriano Adewale- Percussion Matt Robinson- Piano Chris Hyson- Piano/Bass Lauren Kinsella- Voice Alice Zawadzki- Voice Fini Bearman- Voice Mishka Adams- Voice…

Chris Batchelor – Trumpet Liam Noble – Piano James Allsopp – Baritone Sax Paul Clarvis – Drums Pigfoot established themselves as radical interpreters of classic New Orleans jazz with their…

John O’Gallagher – Saxophone Hans Koller – Piano Percy Pursglove – Bass Jeff Williams – Drums London-based pianist Hans Koller and New York saxophonist John O’Gallagher – “both heavyweight theoreticians,…

Michael Arbenz: Piano Thomas Lähns: Bass Florian Arbenz: Drums After successful visits to the club in 2014 and 2015, with Greg Osby and Dave Liebman respectively, Vein returns with a…

The first in a new season for 2016 of Blow the Fuse’s celebrated Tomorrow the Moon series. Double bass player Alison Rayner leads her stunning quintet with brilliant support from…

Juliet Kelly – Vocals Tori Freestone – Saxophone Alcyona Mick – Piano Celebrate International Women’s Day with a new group featuring the talents of three acclaimed female performers.  Impressive vocalist…

Another chance to be part of Freedom’s wild evenings of challenging and up-lifting improvisations which have consistently united a cross cultural and cross generational posse of players, Freedom will continue to pursue…

WARD | FAIRHALL | BRICE | LISLE Tom Ward – Clarinet Adam Fairhall – Piano Olie Brice – Bass Andrew Lisle – Drums The debut performance of a new group…

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…

CONCERT WITH TONY COE CANCELLED. We are delighted that Jim Mullen will be replacing him. One of the really loveliest guitarists that the UK has produced, with a unique sound and…

Phil Robson – Guitar Ross Stanley – Organ Gene Calderazzo – Drums Phil Robson, now resident in New York, an incredibly versatile and creative guitar player as well as composer, named…

“One of my discoveries for the 2015 London Jazz Festival.. Good is Good” Gilles Peterson “They were the unexpected stars of a glitzy show “ John Fordham, The Guardian “One…

Following the release of their acclaimed debut album Dilation earlier this year, Grandbrothers are set to hit the road in February 2016 for their first major headlining tour with a…

Dunmall, Brice and Sanders are familiar faces at the Vortex. For this evening they are joined by Steve Swell. Swell is often associated with the New York downtown scene, he studied…

This duo concert sees two brilliant Nigerian creative musicians pianist NIRAN OBASA and saxophonist BEN AUDU come together for the first time. These two renowned band leaders explore the new…

The second live UK performance of pianist/keyboard player Jessica Lauren’s new band, the Naga Five. Expect an eclectic dish of sounds and flavours, drawn as ever from around the globe:…

Ed Jones (saxophones) Ross Stanley (piano), Riaan Vosloo (bass), Tim Giles (drums) Ed Jones is an award winning UK jazz saxophonist/composer who has been based in London for over 25…

SA Jazz Jam Session with Adam Glasser Quartet – a sensational band. Adam Glasser – harmonica/piano Rob Luft – guitar Conor Chaplin – bass Tim Giles – drums ( tbc)…

LATE NIGHT SPECIAL Another chance to be part of Freedom’s wild evenings of challenging and up-lifting improvisations which have consistently united a cross cultural and cross generational posse of players, Freedom will…

Eddie Parker, flutes Julian Nicholas, saxes Matt Robinson, piano Rob Luft, guitar Steve Watts, bass Mike Pickering, drums Loose Tubes flautist Eddie Parker welcomes you to his rich and exciting…

Album launch! James Allsopp writes: ‘Thanks to my Dad’s love of Jazz music I grew up in a house filled with the sound of classic Jazz. This quartet reflects my…

Singer, songwriter and song-collector, Kalia, showcases her latest project with contemporary music of Crete. Her quartet comprises of Vasilis Chatzimakris on Cretan lyra and mandolin, Nikos Ziarkas on Cretan laouto and…

Soulful harmolodic funk/punk jazz Trio Alex Marcelo – Johnny Richards keyboards Peter Bitenc – Michael Bardon bass Sean Noonan drums/compositions/storytelling    

Phelan Burgoyne Trio Martin Speake – Saxophone Rob Luft – Guitar Phelan Burgoyne – Drums Expect strong melodies, visceral grooves and meditative improvisations based around the music of iconic drummer…

 Fresh from touring his improv-jazz tunes with Inner Space Music, trumpeter Loz Speyer is joined by Guillaume Viltard, and long-time colleague Dave Fowler, in Tumbatareco – a dynamic and cohesive free-jazz improvising trio, with ears wide open to…