Bassist, band leader and co-founder of Tomorrow’s Warriors, Gary Crosby OBE teams up with saxophonist Denys Baptiste to celebrate the life and music of the legendary Sonny Rollins.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Ziv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player, composer, improviser, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel, studied and became part of Amsterdam’s creative music community.
Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.
Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.
Future Myth is a bold new project from pianist and composer Rick Simpson, bringing together ten of the UK’s most compelling improvisers for an exploration of collective spontaneity and Simpson’s own written material.
“Sean Payne is an extremely gifted and promising young musician with a tremendously strong command of the Saxophone. Check him out!” – Chris Potter
With the Julian Siegel Quartet, the BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel can be heard alongside some of this generation’s most distinctive voices, creating an in-demand Quartet on the UK and European Jazz scene.
Directed by Scott Stroman, the London Jazz Orchestra is a unique big band of top soloists and writers that create new music – and share it, up-close-and-personal, at its monthly Sessions at the Vortex Jazz Club.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Leo Morland is a guitarist and composer from South London, known as an idiosyncratic player and a catalyst for esoteric, intense, and satisfying moments of group improvisation.
Owen Snider’s music is a contemporary vision of jazz guitar, lyrical and exploratory, grounded in groove and harmonic colour. His compositions and improvisations reveal a deep connection to the post-bop and modern jazz traditions.
Danish guitarist and composer Jascha Briand brings his music to London for a special evening of contemporary jazz. Drawing on his experiences from the European and New York jazz scenes.
American cornetist Stephen Haynes is an improvisor, organiser, and recording artist. Over the last 45 years he has worked with Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, George Russell, Butch Morris, Rhys Chatham, Gunter Hampel, LaMonte Young, Earle Brown, Tyshawn Sorey, and Adam Rudolph amongst other luminaries at the vanguard of creative music.
Blasus (Welsh: ’tasty/delicious’) are an emerging UK genre bending, alt-folk band based in London and South Wales, led by Welsh vocalist and songwriter Emma Davidson. From their roots at music college in Wales, they showcase a unique, personal sound, celebrating their stylistic diversity.
Jay Verma is a London-born South Asian pianist and songwriter, renowned for a rare and distinctive harmonic language that has led to collaborations with Ganavya, SAULT and Unknown T, among others.
“Outstanding” is an overused description but one that’s applied to bassist Orlando le Fleming so consistently that its justification can’t be denied.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Pianist/composer Finn Carter is at once right at the center of the capital’s jazz community, regularly appearing at venues across the UK, and yet simultaneously inhabiting a space of his very own.
Mali Sheard is a London based saxophonist and composer highly focused on finding a sense of creativity, expression and freedom within music. Coming through Tomorrows’ Warriors with a strong sense of community and gathering wisdom from mentors including Gary Crosby OBE and Binker Golding.
Sebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations.
Shirley Smart’s Sextet draws on a background of 10 years living in Jerusalem and working with the overlapping worlds of jazz, Arabic, Turkish and North African music.
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM – 2 sets of music Line-up: Henry Spencer – trumpet Karim Saber – Guitar Jamie Murray – Drum kit Matt Robinson – Piano…
Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM – 1 set of music Line-up: Aureliano Zufolo – Trumpet Louis Koller – Valve Trombone Johnnie Diallo – Piano Flo Valentine – Double…
Few artists have blended jazz, soul and R&B with the grace and emotional honesty of Randy Crawford. From the soaring One Day I’ll Fly Away to the unmistakable groove of Street Life, her music remains as compelling today as when it was first recorded.
Album launch for ‘Cascadian Echoes Suite’ on the Earconnector label.
This gig marks Martin Pyne’s new release on Discus Music, the double album TRIOS, which focuses on his unique approach to the vibraphone. The album places his playing in the context of two contrasting trio lineups.
Somatiqi performs original compositions from the upcoming album “Ramsey’s Theory”, exploring the dissonance between technology and the social sphere through jazz improvisation with live electronics
This new project is a tribute to Lacy inspired by Koller’s ongoing musical partnership with Tony Kofi and Noah Ojumu, working on the music of Thelonious Monk.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
European premiere: A transatlantic quartet wires the Mediterranean improv scene to the New York underground.
Acclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha Beddage brings his brand of high-octane jazz to the Vortex Jazz Club for his first-ever UK show.
Timings: *Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time. 1st Show Doors 7:30 PM, Music 8:00 PM…
With their distinctive and rhythm-fuelled sound which merges bassoon and synth melodies, the quartet plays their own compositions and arrangements of pieces they love.
Award-winning saxophonist, conductor, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz Club for an exclusive sneak peek into her next major project.
Rob Luft, recently crowned ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists in Europe of his generation.
Drummer/composer drunkard Jeff “Tain” Watts presents his group “4-Tex”, with Jason Rebello, Paul Bollenback and Orlando le Fleming.
A weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London’s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one hosting one session on rotation.
London-based accordionist and composer Mark Lasis presents his quintet at the Vortex for the first time for a set of original compositions inspired by the sounds of 70s fusion paired with his roots as a classical musician.
Edlund’s upcoming debut album, Virgin Forest, features the extraordinary musical minds of Laura Jurd, Ruth Goller and Elliot Galvin. The album is a collection of letters to our younger and older selves, reflecting upon the synergy between how we treat the home we have in nature and the one we carry within.
SPACE TRIO lives in the open territory between Jazz and Free, with improvisation framed by some strong tunes written for this kind of playing.
Guitarist and composer Jean de Talhouët leads ONMO, bringing original music which is dynamic and broad ranging, inspired by jazz greats such as Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson
Brand new quartet of highly regarded British and European improvisors. Saxophonist Colin Webster and bassist Caius Williams are two of London’s most prolific improvisors, working many key figures in experimental music.
A very welcomed return to the Vortex for the exciting electric guitar and drums collaboration between Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell.
Comprising four long-term collaborators and friends (thus the ‘family’ tag), the band takes as its starting point the freewheeling music of those musicians who, back in the 1960s, were at the forefront of the free jazz revolution.
Our monthly series brings together some of the most prominent voices in contemporary songwriting, hosted by Matthew Herd. The incredible Lily Lyons joins us this month for a London Jazz Festival special.
Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) and Tony Kofi (saxophone), joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, present After John, a celebration of the visionary music Alice Coltrane created following the passing of her husband and greatest musical collaborator, John Coltrane.
Following his sold-out appearances at the Vortex in 2022, legendary New York drummer Ari Hoenig returns with his acclaimed trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg.