Internationally renowned harpist Alina Bzhezhinska has a strong reputation for innovation. This time she creates a unique sound on the harp with effect pedals and electronics, featuring the innovative trumpeter…
Replay an intimate set from saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes which was recorded back in September this year. Trish is joined by her friends Chris Montague and Ross Stanley for what…
This week’s discussion on Zoom focuses on the balance between group leadership and team interaction to evolve music in jazz and improvised music. The special guest will be Tom Challenger,…
Make sure to tune in on Tuesday the 8th December to re-watch Bruno Heinen’s gig at the Vortex from our re-opening weekend! Featuring Andrea Di Biase, Gene Calderazzo and Alex…
Don’t miss the chance to catch-up on this fantastic performance from our reopening night at the club last Friday 4th December!
Line-up: Bruno Heinen – Piano Andrea Di Biase – Bass Gene Calderazzo – Drums Featuring – Alex Hitchcock – Tenor Saxophone Bruno Heinen’s music has been described by the Guardian…
Line-up: Riley Stone-Lonergan – Tenor Saxophone Rick Simpson – Piano Will Glaser – Drums Oli Hayhurst – Bass A band of four friends who started having regular informal sessions over…
Line-up: Carol Grimes – vocals Annie Whitehead – trombone Deirdre Cartwright – guitar Alison Rayner – bass Winston Clifford – drums Donate here Blow the Fuse ‘On Air’ is a…
Weekly discussion, led by Vortex director Oliver Weindling, focuses this week on the topic of creativity and where it comes from.
Line-up: Roella Oloro – Alto Saxophone and Piano Ezekiel Ajie – Bass Andee Liu – Drums Roella Oloro is a British composer and multi-instrumentalist of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. Her…
This month’s Words and Art, curated by Nicki Heinen and once again with live art from Aurelie Freoua is broadcast live on Zoom. And audiences can watch online. Colourful –…
Replay one of the first gigs we put on after re-opening in September – British pianist Ivo Neame featuring Tom Farmer on bass and James Maddren on Drums. The event…
This week’s discussion focuses on how we now can find out who to listen to – rely on algorithms, playlists, blogs, podcasts? In the past, we had newspaper reviews and…
The November edition of Grass Roots welcomes Ma – a young musical triumvirate whose influences include jazz, hip-hop and rock with a soupcon of drum & bass. The band’s name…
Today 4PM Line-up: Olie Brice – double bass Tom Challenger – tenor sax Will Glaser – drums Tune in to watch three of the UKs most innovative improvisers. Featuring a…
Re-watch Renell Shaw’s highly successful and inspiring compositions the Windrush Suite and Echo in the Bones, a new body of work by composer and arranger Renell Shaw, supported by the…
In 2006, as the opening event of the London Jazz Festival, we celebrated the opening of Gillett Square with our Saxophone Massive event – 200 saxophonists event. In this week’s…
In Conversation With… is a new series of informal chats between a musician and another. Our inaugural conversation kicks off with academic, broadcaster and Radio 4 presenter of Thinking Aloud Laurie Taylor, in conversation with guitarist, composer John Etheridge.
Oliver Weindling, Director at the Vortex, leads an informal discussion on Zoom about improvisation beyond jazz. Open to all – listen or get involved. Improvisation is no just relevant to…
An open discussion, hosted by Oliver Weindling, considering how musicians might get heard and heard about in this new environment.
Line-up: Rachael Cohen – Alto Sax Joe Downard – Bass Jason Brown – Drums Rachael Cohen presents her international Trio featuring Joe Downard on double Bass and New York drummer…
A new suite of music specially created for Black History Month….
“IMPROV NIGHTS” is a regular event at The Vortex Jazz Club – Downstairs curated by London-based drummer and percussionist Stefano Ancora.
A new trio from critically acclaimed composer and guitarist Chris Montague (Troyka, Squarepusher) bringing pianist and ECM recording artist, Kit Downes and renowned electric bassist, Ruth Goller (acoustic Ladyland, Melt Yourself Down, Let Spin).
We are seeing great music and performances appear online – either via Youtube or other videos – or streaming with the likes of Soundcloud, Bandcamp and Spotify 🙁 So how…
Singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Fini Bearman’s brand new album, La Loba (out 9th October), has already received glowing praise, including 4 ****’s and ‘Editors Choice’ from Jazzwise – ‘La Loba marks…
Line-up: Ant Law – Guitar James Maddren – drums Tom Farmer – bass Join us this Friday to watch British guitarist Ant Law play original music from the Vortex. Featuring…
This month’s Words and Art, curated by Nicki Heinen and once again with live art from Aurelie Freoua is once again broadcast live on Zoom. Sasha Dugdale Sasha Dugdale has…
This week’s discussion is about keeping up morale! With the outlook increasingly uncertain for a proper return to live music and social interaction, and money increasingly stretched for many, we…
The Blue Spirits Trio John is leading tonight is a classic guitar-led jazz organ trio and showcases the bluesier side of John’s musical repertoire. With Pete Whittaker on organ, a superb accompanist as well as soloist and in demand drummer George Double.
“IMPROV NIGHTS” is a regular event at The Vortex Jazz Club – Downstairs curated by London-based drummer and percussionist Stefano Ancora. LIVE DUO and TRIO sets of improvised music, with…
Line-up: Nikolaj Torp Larsen – piano Tom Herbert – bass Corrie Dick – drums Blessing the Vortex for the very first time are the casually ferocious trio of Nikolaj Torp…
In the times that we are in, it is unlikely that many line-ups will exist until things clear up. Big bands? International collaborations? Bands from elsewhere playing, say, in the…
Line-up: Evan Parker – Saxophones John Edwards – Double Bass Mark Sanders – Drums Join us on the 11th October for the Vortex’s return to Sands Films Studio, bringing you a…
Line-up: Tony Kofi – Alto saxophone Larry Bartley – Double bass Rod Youngs – Drums Together they perform the music of one of jazz’s most distinctive original voices in a…
Line-up: Calum Gourlay – bass Helena Kay – tenor sax James Maddren – drums A special first time trio gig with Calum’s long time collaborators Helena Kay and James Maddren.…
Livestreaming has started at the Vortex. Should it be developed for the long term or be just a temporary until things ‘get back to normal’?
Line-up: Liran Donin – Bass Idris Rahman – Saxophone Emre Ramazangolu – Drums Idris Rahman and Emre Ramazangolu are the founder members of Ill Considered along side Liran Donin (Ledbib, 1000Boats) creating freely improvised music, based loosely…
SOLD OUT Line-up: Nikki Yeoh – Solo piano concert Since her emergence on the British jazz scene in the mid 90s pianist Nikki Yeoh has proved to be an improviser,…
Discussing ways that we may be able to find more opportunities for musicians to play and audiences to experience the music.
Line-up: Ivo Neame – piano Tom Farmer – bass James Maddren – drums Over the last ten years, Ivo Neame has led ensembles that have performed all over Europe at…
Line-up: Trish Clowes – saxophone Chris Montague – guitar Ross Stanley – organ Trish Clowes is joined by her friends Chris Montague and Ross Stanley for a special night of…
With more limited concerts around (both in terms of size and numbers), and even those honouring musicians who lost gigs during the first phase of lockdown, how do we encourage…
Trailblazing cellist Shirley Smart is recognized as one of the UKs most versatile and creative string players. Her acclaimed album ‘Long Story Short’ showcases the vast array of her musical…
Line-up: Brigitte Beraha – voice Barry Green – piano More info coming soon… Instructions for audience members – please read Welcome back to the Vortex. Please note that we’ve implemented the…
We see regularly musicians bringing nature to affect and influence their music. Such as Kate Shortt at Freedom this week, Tom Challenger at Marsden and Hyelim Kim in Korea. Sometimes…
Line-up: Alina Bzhezhinska – harp Tony Kofi – saxophones Julie Walkington – double bass Internationally renowned harpist ALINA BZHEZHINSKA, award-winning jazz saxophonist TONY KOFI and world class bassist JULIE WALKINGTON…
Line-up: Tom Cawley – piano Sam Burgess – bass Chris Higginbottom – drums Acclaimed pianist and composer Tom Cawley presents original tunes and idiosyncratic interpretations of jazz standards. With long-time…
A reason why jazz takes place in clubs is because a club is more than just a venue. People can meet and socialise! Already by opening last weekend as a…
What jazz musicians can achieve need not be solely linked to more intense realisation of the music and links with other genres, as perhaps has been the main instance over…