Vortex Lates: Bruno Heinen Trio
Sat 14 December 2024, 10PM
Standard £6 / Vortex Members £5
Doors 10:00 PM, Finish at 1:00 AM
Line-up:
Bruno Heinen – Piano
Kobe Heath Ngugi – Double Bass
Gene Calderazzo – Drums
About
“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. For only £6, check out exciting music from a revolving line-up of innovative performers digging into standards and new music alongside DJs spinning vinyl until the early hours. A relaxed atmosphere with special drinks offers each night and an opportunity to be part of the extended Vortex community.
This time we are joined by pianist Bruno Heinen with a trio featuring Kobe Heath Ngugi (bass) and Gene Calderazzo (drums).
Described by the Guardian as ‘eclectic, eccentric and unobtrusively erudite’, pianist Dr. Bruno Heinen is equally at home supporting Lee Konitz or Roy Hargrove at the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club as he is playing with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Professor of jazz piano and composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, Bruno has written for artists ranging from DJ Vadim to the Camerata Alma Viva string ensemble, with the Independent noting his ‘consitantly intelligent linking voice’. He performs regularly with acclaimed Palestinian singer Reem Kelani, Larry Bartley’s trio and with vocalist / violinist Alice Zawadzki.
His own quartet ‘The W’ features Cinematic Orchestra’s Heidi Vogel, Andrea Di Biase (Kenny Wheeler) and Gene Calderazzo (Pharaoh Sanders)…’the band members’ highly distinctive musical approaches combine to create a sound of genuine freshness and subtlety****’ – Jazzwise Magazine.
