Humble genius of the drums. Oliver Weindling writes: It was a privilege to have known Martin for nearly 40 years. Not just for his skill and imagination, but also as […]

A monthly series of gigs for recent London jazz graduates at the Vortex.  Newly graduated jazz musicians may be overwhelmed at how to take their first independent steps as professional […]

  “Every year, to celebrate International Women’s Day, I create a playlist of composers I love. These are geniuses I am constantly inspired by. This year playlist is titled Weave […]

Oliver Weindling writes: Martin Davidson, who died just before Christmas aged 81, was a hero for this music. Perhaps not so famous as a name, but many who love improvised […]

Oliver Weindling writes: Jon RB was a very special person for our jazz community. Jazz seemed to keep him going (as well as good beer). I first met him in […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]