Midweek Downstairs Jam
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
Tue 07 July 2026
Fri 10 July 2026
Zoe Rahman Trio – Album Launch (2 Shows)
Recorded live at the Vortex in June 2025, the music encompasses a wide pallet, with earthy blues influences, soulful melodies and cinematic musical textures that highlight the vibrancy and interaction of this jazz trio at it’s finest.
Sat 11 July 2026
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival: Lucy-Anne Daniels & Liselotte Östblom
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a weekend-long jazz festival taking place across De Beauvoir Town, Hackney & Islington, in July 2026.
Tue 14 July 2026
Anatole Muster
Anatole Muster is in the process of re-defining what the accordion can do, and is actively bringing the instrument to a wider audience.
Tue 21 July 2026
Sam Eastmond & The Composers Workshop Big Band
Eastmond leads and curates the Composers Workshop Big Band, an alchemical fulcrum for new experimental big band music.
Tue 28 July 2026
Midweek Downstairs Jam
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
Sat 08 August 2026
Leon Foster Thomas Group
A gifted international jazz musician and steel pan virtuoso from Trinidad & Tobago. His music is a blend of his Caribbean roots with the harmonic and improvisational complexities of jazz, creating a lively and eclectic meld all his own.
Tue 11 August 2026
Midweek Downstairs Jam
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
Tue 18 August 2026
Midweek Downstairs Jam
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
Tue 25 August 2026
Finn Carter with Yves Fernandez and Richard Spaven
Part of Finn Carter’s monthly residency at the Vortex showcasing a new project each month.
This month he is joined by world-renowned musicians Yves Fernandez and Richard Spaven.
Tue 01 September 2026
Midweek Downstairs Jam
Welcoming and relaxed, come for a drink, sit back and enjoy the music, or bring your horns, sticks and strings to join in during the second set.
Tue 22 September 2026
Finn Carter Septet
Part of Finn Carter’s monthly residency at the Vortex showcasing a new project each month. This month he brings a four horn septet featuring some of the UK’s most exciting players.