Come along to a brand new night mixing delicious spoken word with luscious music at the Vortex Downstairs hosted by Nicki Heinen. Featuring the tremendous literary talents of David McGrath, Tom Bland, Bernadette Reed and Mark Waldron,…
Dan Messore (guitar) Elliot Galvin (piano) Dave Manington (bass) Harry Pope (drums) Dan’s Indigo Kid ll album has been garnering praise far and wide. Here he takes a step sideways to work…
FOILS QUARTET Matthias Müller – trombone Frank Paul Schubert – soprano saxophone John Edwards – bass Mark Sanders – drums FOILS originally started as a duo with Matthias Müller, trombone,…
Line up MOLIMO – Spain Chefa Alonso (sax/perc) Barbara Meyer (cello) Cova Villages (voice) This excellent all woman trio return to Mopomoso after three years to promote their new CD.…
The London Jazz Jam session is hosted every Sunday in the Vortex Downstairs Bar by guitarist Hannes Riepler and features his house band which varies from time to time.
Pete Saberton (1950-2011) was a one-off. And incredibly influential as a teacher, a founder of the London Jazz Orchestra and hooked into the Loose Tubes generation. Tonight we focus on…
The longest-standing regular series of improvised music continues with an international double bill of musicians from Argentina, Germany, Sweden and UK.
20.00 Kaja Draksler (Slovenia) a riveting solo pianist, on a rocket. 21.00 The Great Harry Hillman (CH) heads-up for detailed arrangements mixing with hectic improv 22.00 Magnus Loom (UK) @downstairs a cornucopia of…
Strobes / Alarmist / The Great Harry Hillman / Kaja Draksler / Magnus Loom (Downstairs) / Soccer 96 Tickets £15 for wristbanded access to The Vortex/Cafe Oto/Servant Jazz Quarters…
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…
The very popular music sessions for parents and little ones (0-5 yr olds). Described as “uplifting and energising” and “such a fun, high quality experience“. These interactive, energetic sessions involve learning songs…
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
The London Jazz Jam session is hosted every Sunday in the Vortex Downstairs Bar by guitarist Hannes Riepler and features his house band which varies from time to time.
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…
The very popular music sessions for parents and little ones (0-5 yr olds). Described as “uplifting and energising” and “such a fun, high quality experience“. These interactive, energetic sessions involve learning songs…
“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…
Following on from the Berlin nights at the London Jazz Festival last year, we are delighted to have 3 more bands from that highly creative city over the next month.…
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…
The London Jazz Jam session is hosted every Sunday in the Vortex Downstairs Bar by guitarist Hannes Riepler and features his house band which varies from time to time.
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,…
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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,…
The very popular music sessions for parents and little ones (0-5 yr olds). Described as “uplifting and energising” and “such a fun, high quality experience“. These interactive, energetic sessions involve learning songs…
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…
Trish Clowes (sax) Martin France (drums) Sam Burgess (Bass) Gareth Williams (piano/keys) Gareth Williams has unquestionably established himself as one of the country’s leading modern jazz pianists. A fiery and creative…
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…
The London Jazz Jam session is hosted every Sunday in the Vortex Downstairs Bar by guitarist Hannes Riepler and features his house band which varies from time to time.
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…
The very popular music sessions for parents and little ones (0-5 yr olds). Described as “uplifting and energising” and “such a fun, high quality experience“. These interactive, energetic sessions involve learning songs…
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…