Ed Jones is one of our leading saxophonists. A long-standing regular at the Vortex, for example as co-leader of Killer Shrimp. With Ross Stanley, Riaan Vosloo, Tim Giles.

Come to a double CD launch party with this loveable master of the reeds!! Stewart Curtis is proud to present his two ensembles & two CD releases on 33records. The Brass Bottom 4tet’s…

Six small concerts by twenty-six talented music students from the Pre-Music Academy in Denmark (MGK) FREE

Dan Messore is known for his Indigo Kid group as well as arranging the View from The Tower series here. Just back from a period in Costa Rica, he celebrates…

PETER KING, in the words of one critic, “is the finest alto saxophonist that Britain has ever produced, and one of the finest in the world today” (Dave Gelly, ‘The…

The second night of Liam Noble’s solo residency playing in a double bill with the iconoclastic Myra Melford, and Ben Goldberg.

Liam Noble launches his newest solo album on Basho.

Dominic Murcott presents The No Orchestra as an improvising quartet featuring some of his favourite musicians. The plan is to play with no plan.

Charlie Collins (drums) / Anthony Donovan (bass and electronics) / Ian Simpson (guitar) trio  Intriguing new trio collaboration from fine improvisers who have appeared here before in different guises. A…

Andrew McCormack is a composer and pianist at the peak of his creative powers. Born in 1978 in the UK and now residing in New York, McCormack has built a…

BENGAL TIGER, SHANGHAI DRAGON Featuring musicians from the GRAND UNION ORCHESTRA Musicians from the Grand Union Orchestra present one of their most colourful and inventive projects, bringing together internationally-known musicians from…

The regular monthly session by our resident master saxophonist. This month with John Edwards, Mark Sanders and Percy Pursglove.

A double duo concert of epic improvisational proportions. Part one features Mark Holub(Led Bib) and Colin Webster (Chik Budo) who have been playing as a duo since 2005. They have…

Vocalist Lauren Kinsella and drummer Alex Huber originally met in Lucerne 2009, recording in Zurich under Dave Liebman at the IASJ Meeting. They later came together in Berlin 2010, to begin exploring new…

2015 Freedom relocates to its new home – The Vortex – and enters a new phase its evolution. Known for its wild, totally free evenings of challenging and up-lifting improvisations which have…

Mercury nominated Led Bib returns to the Vortex, almost exactly 10 years since they did the very first concert in our Dalston club. This is their first London gig since…

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 and soloing from a…

Jeff Williams comes in with his UK band: Josh Arcoleo, Phil Robson, Kit Downes, Sam Lasserson. “Williams’ British quintet features some of the UK’s leading players in guitarist Phil Robson, rising tenor…

The sax master returns! With Kit Downes, Riaan Vosloo, Tim Giles. Playing the standards that we all love but with a 2015 twist, the last time James played here the…

The season by Blow The Fuse, showing some of the best talent in female-led bands continues. This month it features the first London performance for 35 years by Claudia Colmer-Lang…

This unusual trio of alto saxophone, guitar (Mike Outram) and drums (Jeff Williams) brings together all of Martin’s musical influences alongside his favourite musical partners The three musicians are committed to improvising in the…

ALULA is a septet of jazz and world musicians focused on performing Iraqi folk songs in an improvised jazz frame. Founded by British-Iraqi singer and composer, Alya Marquardt. Support will be from Clemens…

Zonica Zonica is an experimental improvising ensemble using a mixture of acoustic instruments and electronics. The group creates a spontaneous narrative of soundscapes, riffs and themes taking the listener on a cosmic,…

Celebrated vocalist Jacqui Dankworth is accompanied by her husband, singer/pianist Charlie Wood. Jacqui will present songs from her many original recordings, including interpretations of jazz standards, plus specially arranged duet…

Alec Harper (Saxophone), Andria Nicodemou (Vibrophone), Mark Sanders (Drums)  Alec and Mark have collaborated together on the London Jazz/Improv scene over the past couple of years and for this occasion…

Ben van Gelder has played the Vortex before and just gets better and better. Originally from Netherlands but now based mainly in New York. Despite his age, Ben van Gelder…

New York downtown at its best with guitarist Hekselman. And a band to die for with Joe Martin (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)

Sophie Agnel has appeared at the Vortex before, but the hope that she would appear at the last of Evan Parker’s Might I Suggest festivals on France was dashed because…

The great Bobby Wellins, known for his special status on the UK jazz scene since the early 1960s, joins with the trio of pianist Kate Williams (with Olie Hayhurst on…