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Wed 30 October 2024

Jack Banjo’s Snackwall

jack banjo’s snackwall peddle their unique brand of avant rock-jazz, echoing jazz rock, scandi-jazz, traditional musics and art-rock along with reference to the powerful energies and grooves that have driven the uk jazz scene in recent years.

Sun 27 October 2024

Vortex Jam Session with Helena Kay

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Sat 26 October 2024

Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse! feat. Denys Baptiste and Marvin Muoneke

Revisiting the famous album when John Coltrane teamed up with vocalist Johnny Hartman to explore their favourite romantic standards, tenor sax boss Denys Baptiste is joined by the extraordinary vocalist Marvin Muoneke and a top-flight rhythm section of Gary Crosby (bass), Alex Webb (piano) and Alfonso Vitale (drums).

Fri 25 October 2024

Leo Richardson Quartet

Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of the UK’s leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. Tonight, the quartet will be performing select pieces from their most recent record “Move” along with new material.

Thu 24 October 2024

Whirlpool – opening night

A new series of monthly Whirlpool concerts begins at the Vortex, with a new cohort of imaginative musicians. They are all recent graduates of the main London music conservatoires and…

Wed 23 October 2024

The Jonny Ford Jazz Orchestra

Bringing his Jazz Orchestra to the Vortex for the first time, Jonny Ford is one of the rising stars of the UK jazz and big band scene. Throughout the evening you’ll be taken on a journey through intricate layers of orchestral jazz, infused with vibrant energy, exceptional skill, and unwavering passion.

Sun 20 October 2024

Vortex Jam Session with Riley Stone-Lonergan

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Mopomoso / October

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring Yoko Miura (piano), Viv Corringham (voice) & Lawrence Casserley (electronics) + Julian Woods (guitar) & Terry Day (drums) + Adam Bohman (objects), Pascal Marzan (guitar) & Neil Metcalfe (flute)

Sat 19 October 2024

Vortex Lates: Dee Byrne w/ Caius Williams & Andrew Lisle

“Vortex Lates” is a new series of events taking place in our downstairs bar from 10-1am every Friday or Saturday. A new late-night jazz hang for Dalston where you can grab a drink and listen to some of the best improvised musicians from around the city.

Tom Ollendorff Quartet featuring Will Vinson

Guitarist Tom Ollendorff embarks on a European tour with a quartet featuring the highly regarded saxophonist Will Vinson, drummer David Ingamells and bassist Viktor Nyberg.

Fri 18 October 2024

Smiodair + Bize + Outhouse

Smiodair is an international trio, which reunites three leading improvisers that share a long musical history: Dave Smith, Robin Finker & Simon Jermyn. For this evening the trio will be joined by French flute virtuoso Sylvaine Helary, in addition to renowned London based musicians, tenor saxophonist Tom Challenger and bassist Johnny Brierley.

Thu 17 October 2024

Mike De Souza’s Chrysalis Group

Guitarist Mike De Souza leads his quintet on a tour celebrating his latest album Chrysalis (Fresh Sound New Talent). Written post-lockdown, the title alludes to the emergence from a state of isolation, having changed in a positive way, just as a butterfly emerges transformed from its chrysalis state.

Wed 16 October 2024

Tomorrow’s New Quartet

Led by drummer / composer Rod Oughton, this band features several young heavyweights from the next generation of British jazz, namely George Crowley on Sax, Deschanel Gordon on piano and Flo Moore on electric bass.

Tue 15 October 2024

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.

Sun 13 October 2024

Vortex Jam Session with Nick Costley-White

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Sat 12 October 2024

Henry Spencer

Henry Spencer launched his new album ‘The Defector’ (“A masterpiece” – Jazz in Europe) following international touring, TV and radio broadcasts and the increase of audiences and followers worldwide.

Fri 11 October 2024

Olivia Murphy Jazz Orchestra (2nd Show)

Multi-award winning composer Olivia Murphy conducts this large ensemble made up of 20 of the most exciting emerging improvisers and musicians from both the London and Birmingham creative music scenes – two cities that have been integral to her musical development so far.

Olivia Murphy Jazz Orchestra (1st Show)

Multi-award winning composer Olivia Murphy conducts this large ensemble made up of 20 of the most exciting emerging improvisers and musicians from both the London and Birmingham creative music scenes – two cities that have been integral to her musical development so far.

Thu 10 October 2024

Irini Arabatzi

Irini Arabatzi is a singer/songwriter from Greece based in London. With a rich background in jazz (Guildhall School of Music) and world music from Brazil to Middle Eastern music, Irini’s recent EP “Songs for them” released in June on Albert’s Favourites, showcases her unique sound, blending haunting melodies with vibrant beats.

Maddalena Ghezzi, Ruth Goller, Maria Chiara Argirò

Emerald with Maria Chiara Argirò and Dolomite with Ruth Goller are the most recent releases part of Maddalena Ghezzi’s series Minerals. At the Vortex Emerald “delicate world in osmosis with nature and humans” is meeting Dolomite “quixotic moments” in a trio concert that will see Ghezzi, Goller and Argirò merging the two works.

Wed 09 October 2024

Harry Christelis Quartet

Immersive and thought provoking original contemporary jazz by a quartet of highly acclaimed musicians, led by guitarist Harry Christelis.

Tue 08 October 2024

Sun 06 October 2024

Vortex Jam Session with Jas Kayser

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions

The LJO returns to the Vortex for a new season of up-close-and-personal Sunday afternoon concerts.

Sat 05 October 2024

Vortex Lates: Will Glaser

“Vortex Lates” is a new series of events taking place in our downstairs bar from 10-1am every Friday or Saturday. A new late-night jazz hang for Dalston where you can grab a drink and listen to some of the best improvised musicians from around the city.

Paul Dunmall & Sophia Domancich Quartet

Paul and Sophia have been playing together in various combinations for over 30 years. She is one of the leading pianist in France leading her own trios and quartets. Tonight the quartet has the superb rhythm section of James Owston (bass) and Miles Levin (drums).

Fri 04 October 2024

Ant Law’s Re-Entanglement

It’s been over 10 years since Ant and his 5tet released their debut album ‘Entanglement’. Join them tonight – for one night only – as the band is reunited to explore the music from that album! Are they older? Yes. Any wiser? Only you can say…

Thu 03 October 2024

Ziv Taubenfeld / Olie Brice / Kresten osgood

All three musicians have rich and varied backgrounds in free improvisation, the jazz tradition and as composers, and the trio will draw on all of that in an unpredictable and exciting collage.

Lorenzo Bellini’s Cloudy Peaks

Cloudy Peaks is a new band formed in 2024 by pianist and composer Lorenzo Bellini together with saxophonist Kasper Rietkerk, double bassist Guy Dempsey and drummer Luke McCarthy.

Wed 02 October 2024

Alexander Hawkins/Marco Colonna Duo

Composer and improviser Marco Colonna and pianist Alexander Hawkins’ first album as a duo, Dolphy Underlined, focussed on radical reworkings of music by American composer Eric Dolphy.

Tue 01 October 2024

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.

Sun 29 September 2024

Vortex Jam Session with Rick Simpson

A weekly session on Sunday evenings, the jams will be hosted by four of London’s finest: drummer Jas Kayser, pianist Rick Simpson, tenor saxophonists Helena Kay and Riley Stone-Lonergan (+ a few guests), each one hosting one session on rotation.

Refugee Tales presents Jazz & Stories

An afternoon of stories from Refugee Tales and music. Readings, Walking Statues and a world/jazz/contemporary trio bringing together folk music from the Mediterranean, contemporary western sounds and an improvisational approach.

Sat 28 September 2024

Fri 27 September 2024

Laubrock/Noble/Hunter/Pope

An auspicious collaboration between the US and UK improvised music scenes, this quartet brings together two stalwart voices of the New York creative music community alongside a pair of the most in-demand collaborators in the North of England.

Thu 26 September 2024

James Allsopp Group

A night of mesmerizing, psychedelic grooves from the new incarnation of this top draw ensemble. This is joyous, life affirming music. Deceptively simple, deeply melodic with a healthy dose of the other worldly.

Reuben Goldmark Trio

BBC Young Jazz Musician finalist and twice Dankworth Prize winner Reuben Goldmark brings his newly formed piano trio to the Vortex. The group will present a set of original material featuring music that is dynamic and ever-evolving, refusing definition and challenging the performers to create music at their absolute limit.

Wed 25 September 2024

Ewan Hastie Trio

The multi-award-winning bassist, composer and BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year 2022, Ewan Hastie is fast making his mark on the UK jazz scene, and his trio features two of Scotland’s finest talents, Tom Gibbs (piano) and Stephen Henderson on (drums)

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