Vortex Recommends Playlist / November 2023
Each month, we offer the artists programmed at the club to share what they’ve been listening to/music they really love. This playlist is available on Spotify and played at the […]
Vortex Recommends Playlist / October 2023
Each month, we offer the artists programmed at the club to share what they’ve been listening to/music they really love. This playlist is available on Spotify and played at the […]
Vortex Recommends Playlist / September 2023
Each month, we offer the artists programmed at the club to share what they’ve been listening to/music they really love. This playlist is available on Spotify and played at the […]
Gboyega Odubanjo and Katya Kan
Gboyega Odubanjo (1997-2023) and Katya Kan (1988-2023) Poet Gboyega Odubanjo tragically died in early September 2023. He was known to us at the Vortex, through his performances downstairs and […]
Vortex Recommends Playlist / Summer 2023
Each month, we offer the artists programmed at the club to share what they’ve been listening to/music they really love. This playlist is available on Spotify and played at the […]
Vortex Recommends Playlist / June 2023
Each month, we ask the artists programmed at the club to share what they’ve been listening to/music they really love. This playlist is available on Spotify and played at the club […]
News and Grooves, 21 April
COMING UP AT THE VORTEX! FRIDAY 21 APRIL – THURSDAY 27 APRIL To enjoy jazz in general, and at the Vortex in particular, is an adventure. The musicians are like […]
News and Grooves, 14 April
FRIDAY 14 APRIL – THURSDAY 20 APRIL A good week at the Vortex is one where quality and imagination act as a glue between a great diversity of groups. And […]
Vortex recommends: November 2022
Introducing “Vortex recommends…” Each month, we ask the artists programmed at the club to share what they’ve been listening to/music they really love. Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra’s picks: “I’ll See […]
Brian Blain (1929-2022)
Oliver Weindling writes: It’s very sad for all in the jazz world to hear about the death of Brian Blain. In reaching the venerable age of 92, he had been […]
FEED THE SOUL – VORTEX JAZZ CLUB FESTIVAL 24 / 25 SEPTEMBER 2022
The Vortex Jazz Festival is part of Hackney Council’s “Hello Again Hackney” programme Welcome to the feed the Soul Vortex Jazz Club Festival 2022 page! It’s been a […]
Ray Carless RIP
Ray was a true genius and one of those performers whom we were so delighted to welcome to the Vortex. As a genius on the saxophone is indisputable. But also […]
LUCUMI: A Suite for Steelpan by Juno Jaxxon (David Ijaduola)
The Vortex Jazz Club is delighted to announce, with the support of the PRSF, a commission by Juno Jaxxon (David Ijaduola) for a suite of music to be played by […]
Vortex Upstairs Repair Works – June 2022
Update – 28/06/2022 We are very pleased to announce that we will be reopening our main space from Thursday 30 June. There are still some additional works due to take […]
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Sound Engineer Training, February 2022
The Vortex Jazz Club is arranging an introductory course for six would-be sound engineers, starting in February. It would involve 4 days of instruction by our lead sound engineer Louis Huddle, as […]
Jazz for the planet
We are happy to show a concert recorded by Tällberg Foundation with a stellar line-up including Joe Lovano. Watch and enjoy. Jazz defies convention through adaptability and improvisation, generating that […]
Supporting Cuban musicians
Income from two releases on Loz Speyer’s Spherical Records label will go directly to help musicians in Santiago de Cuba. https://spherical-records.bandcamp.com/album/roots-en-route-raices-en-viaje https://spherical-records.bandcamp.com/album/clave-sin-embargo This is because, as a result of the […]
Charlie Watts – Vortex Foundation patron
Oliver Weindling writes: Charlie Watts was a jazz drummer at heart. Apparently, he only started as a drummer with R&B band The Rolling Stones to fill in only until something […]
“Freedom day”: a message from the Vortex management
Although the government is lifting Covid restrictions from Monday 19th July, the Vortex is taking a gradual approach to re-opening. Like everyone else we want to get back to business-as-normal […]