Tolerance – an important element of jazz
Jazz has always been a music form which has led in terms of encouraging tolerance and respect. In line with this, we have no willingness to consort with those who […]
Aurelie Freoua art at Inntöne
Aurelie Freoua has become more and more engrossed in the inspiration of improvisation of musicians into her art, which, as we have seen at a number of gigs, is itself […]
Jazz Connective – First meeting in Ljubljana (May 2019)
REPORT by AJ Dehany: Jazz Connective – Slovenia. The first meeting of our Jazz Connective project The Slovenian national anthem Zdravljica is unusual—instead of glorifying one country it appeals to […]
LATE NIGHTS: GRASS ROOTS
Grass Roots is a monthly late night event brought to you by Soulsa DJ and promoter Mr Boogie and Joyce Gyimah – the lady behind the Jazz Inc brand. Serving as […]
Number 7 jazz venue in the world – THE VORTEX!
On the website www.allaboutjazz.com, there has been a poll for the best jazz venue in the world. It ends on 15 April. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/poll_result.php?id=21 The Vortex came in at number 7 […]
Gilad Atzmon – a statement from the Vortex
As a music venue, we are offering Gilad a musical platform, not a political platform. He is an accomplished and well-respected saxophonist who has performed at the Vortex on a […]
Mossman Fund
Through our charity, the Vortex Foundation, we have set up a Mossman Fund, in memory of Vortex founder, David Mossman. The aim of the fund is to raise funds in […]
Jazz Alloy
Jazz Alloy is a project organised jointly where Swedish and British musicians meet and create, starting and developing new work across the two countries. The first so far have led […]
David Mossman celebration, 25 January
On 25 January, we are going to have a 24 hour celebration for David Mossman – Vortex founder (as well as black cab driver, mountaineer and bookseller). Starting at 6pm […]
Tributes to David Mossman 17 July 1942 – 8 December 2018
Phil Robson (from Facebook) East Londoner and ex black cab driver David Mossman was a gambler, through and through. The story of how he came to run the original The […]
Dick Wag – a ‘Tribute’ to Richard Wagner
Dick Wag is a project of Fred Thomas – known for his imaginative breadth and his ability to take all styles of music into new dimensions. This project is no […]
Jazz Alloy – Anglo/Swedish Music Lab 2018/2019.
JAZZ ALLOY — a Swedish & UK Music Mixer. The first in a series of six collaborations in which Swedish and UK-based musicians will create and perform new live music […]
The Dancing Wall, 7 October
The Dancing Wall was a one-off performance in Shoreditch, based from Aurelie Freoua’s mural Misterioso which is gracing a wall on Dereham Place. This was the chance for a first […]
Zoetic
Over the years, the Vortex has encouraged and enjoyed many groups which balance wit and joy with subtlety and complexity. Township Comets, the celebration of Dudu Pukwana led by Chris […]
A playlist for October
Here is a playlist of some of the music you can look forward to hearing in October. Go back and get the details on the upcoming events page of our […]
Krzystof Kobylinski, Jazz Cafe POSK, 1 October
I heard Krzystof a couple of times earlier this year, once with Erik Truffaz at Inntöne and once with a larger band in Kosice in Slovakia. A lyrical player, he […]
The Shape of Jazz To Come…
The Shape of Jazz To Come Dates: 2019 26th February Ife Ogunjobi plus George Winstone Trio 8pm 27th March Olly Chalk Trio plus Matt Sulzmann Trio 8pm 23 […]
Union Division (City University, 11 September)
This is a new live ‘venture’, set up by Moss Freed. He is developing a means of creating group improvisation for a larger-scale line-up. Of course, large improvising ensembles exist, […]
Matt Carmichael Quartet (11 September)
I caught the second set of Matt Carmichael’s quartet. The energy that they generated as the set developed was immense. With two exceptional solos from Fergus McReadie on piano driving […]
Richard Fairhurst Trio (2 September), Steve Buckley (7 September)
Two reviews worth putting together, as both present musicians who have returned to the Vortex after a lengthy gap. Of course, I have to admit my own commitment to both […]