A tribute to Albert Ayler – CANCELLED
This newly formed sextet brings to the Vortex the intensity of Albert Ayler’s extraordinary compositions and dense soundscapes. Inspired by Alex Bonney’s 2007 tribute recording to Ayler’s music, this original…
This newly formed sextet brings to the Vortex the intensity of Albert Ayler’s extraordinary compositions and dense soundscapes. Inspired by Alex Bonney’s 2007 tribute recording to Ayler’s music, this original…
The Sam Leak Trio perform contemporary jazz with a gospel-tinged, and folk-inspired, freedom and abandon. Conjuring up the joy and emotion typified by Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett’s 1960s trios,…
Line up for this month – SOTHIAC are Pat Moonchy (Voice) and Lucky Liguori (Guitar/Gongs) Ft. special guest Paul Jolly (reeds) Adrian Northover (Saxophone), Neil Metcalfe (Flute) and Elisa Ulian…
“IMPROV NIGHTS” is a monthly event at The Vortex Downstairs curated by London-based drummer and percussionist Stefano Ancora. LIVE DUO and TRIO sets of improvised music, with a different set-up every month, then…
Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of London’s leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences…
Geoff Simkins is one of the true great improvisors on the scene today and has worked with some of the jazz giants including Harry Sweets Edison, Tal Farlow and Slim…
Award winning Irish vocalist Lauren Kinsella is joined by saxophonist Tom Challenger and drummer Dave Smith in her new innovative trio that explore themes of ecology and the natural world…
After Slovenia, Poland, Finland and Ireland we are bringing Jazz Connective to the United Kingdom where the delegation of promoters, producers, musicians and professionals will meet again to address the…
After Slovenia, Poland, Finland and Ireland we are bringing Jazz Connective to the United Kingdom where the delegation of promoters, producers, musicians and professionals will meet again to address the…
Like Schrödinger’s cat or Penrose’s staircase, Kouma is a paradox. A sound that is both dry and oozing, metallic and hammering, that springs like a geyser, a mutant power-trio that…
After Slovenia, Poland, Finland and Ireland we are bringing Jazz Connective to the United Kingdom where the delegation of promoters, producers, musicians and professionals will meet again to address the…
After Slovenia, Poland, Finland and Ireland we are bringing Jazz Connective to the United Kingdom where the delegation of promoters, producers, musicians and professionals will meet again to address the…
Xhosa Cole, the BBC young Jazz musician of the year, brings together an all star line up to play the music of Larry Young’s timeless Blue Note Records masterpiece ‘Unity’.…
Unfortunately due to health issues, Louis Moholo is no longer able to perform in this concert. All proceeds from the ticket sales will go towards providing support for Louis’ recovery.…
Alice is a London based saxophonist and composer, who regularly performs in venues such as The Vortex, Ronnie Scott’s and The Con Cellar Bar, alongside other UK jazz clubs. Since graduating from…
The LJO’s March gig, falling on International Women’s Day, provides a great opportunity to feature music by pianist Alcyona Mick, saxophonist Tori Freestone, and vocalist Brigitte Beraha, three wonderful soloists…
Want to buy tickets to the main show as well? Click here Gileno Santana, probably the most versatile musician of his generation, shows his most creative side with a band…
Want to find out more about the late show? Click here JZ Replacement is new London project by saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev (Eric Harland, Ambrose Akinmusire) and drummer Jamie Murray (Sun…
Seeds Of Creation offer a distinctive take on jazz, drawing on Arabic and Afro-blues influences. The five-piece create an absorbing, compulsively danceable sound, drawing on the Algerian roots of founder…
‘hard-riffing band look set to catch the current wave of progressive jazz and metal acts on the rise’ JAZZWISE Animal Society is a new sound in UK jazz, somewhere in…
Comprising leading figures from the UK improvised music scene, Union Division perform a selection of pieces from Moss Freed’s ‘Micromotives’: a daring and anarchic approach to spontaneous music, with improvisation,…
Danish bassist Henrik Jensen launches his new album ‘Affinity’ on Babel Label. Jensen’s ‘Followed By Thirteen’ is a quartet of players, who truly encapsulate the cultural diversity that is characteristic…
The core team consists of Orphy Robinson, Cleveland Watkiss, Tori Handsley and Paul Bradshaw who are joined by an array of guests. You never know who’s going to drop in.…
Wales meets Tunisia for St David’s day! A new project based on the compositions of oud master and vocalist Dhafer Youssef. An all star band includes composer/multi instrumentalist Maria Lamburn, guitarist…
The John Bennett Band is a 15 piece jazz ensemble. The music is structured whilst also allowing for interplay between the musicians. John describes the band as not a “…
Jon Collins & London Electric Blues are a Soul Blues band based in East London. Soul Blues is a style of Blues music that combines elements of Soul music and…
John Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982 and was one of the founding members of the British big band Loose Tubes, with whom he recorded three albums. He…
Composer/Pianist/Electronic Musican Craig Taborn was born and raised in Golden Valley, Minnesota. While Studying at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Craig had the good fortune to play in…
Nicki Heinen’s monthly Words and Jazz has become an important and pleasurable night over the past 4 years – for poetry and jazz lovers alike. Poets: Amy Neilson Smith Dominic…
Blow the Fuse presents ‘Tomorrow the Moon’ 2020, featuring the Michele Drees Jazz Tap Project, back after a sold out gig last year. Michele Drees Jazz Tap Project, MDJTP is…
Tom McCredie is most often heard with Elliot Galvin Trio and Rob Luft Quintet. ‘Tel Trio’ is Tom’s debut as a bandleader and with this group he brings an exciting…
*8PM START* JOEL WATERS TRIO (first set) Deschanel Gordon (piano) Benjamin Crane (bass) Joel Waters (drums) PLUS SAM NORRIS TRIO (second set) Sam Norris (alto saxophone, melodica) Will Sach (upright…
Dylan Bates’s piano trio returns with more Bates originals about love, loss and liminality. While Dylan is perhaps better known as a violinist, the piano is more suited to the…
A new partnership between two musicians who between them have played with musicians such as Django Bates, Tom RAINEY, Drew Gress, Jim Black, Gerald Cleaver and Myra Melford. Exploring original…
Jason Yarde: Composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist Jason Yarde creates music that has been described as powerful, spiritual and formidable. He composes across variety of styles (jazz, classical,…
6th year anniversary of the “Open Decks” sessions. A simple concept, strictly for vinyl lovers, in order to play, share and talk about music!
“IMPROV NIGHTS” is a monthly event at the Vortex Downstairs curated by London-based drummer and percussionist Stefano Ancora. LIVE DUO and TRIO sets of improvised music, with a different set-up…
Still Waters was born out a long association and friendship going back 40 years between myself and Britain’s premiere bassist Dave Green. We both felt that the time had arrived…
February’s Grass Roots session sees an eagerly awaited live performance from Naia – a delightful multi-genre quartet whose varied repertoire primarily comprises funk and neo-soul with subtle Latin accentuations. …
This brand new project represents the first collaborative outing of father/son duo Matt and Stan Sulzmann. Having previously toured together as part of Stan’s big band project “Neon Orchestra”, this…
For this month’s gig Parker invites: Matt Wright (laptop and turntable) John Edwards (bass) Mark Sanders (percussion) Evan Parker (soprano saxophone) The spectrum of music played by Evan Parker…
The Orchid and The Wasp’ is a reference to the Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari book, ‘A Thousand Plateaus’ from which came the initial inspiration for the project. Developed in…
MoonMot emerged at the 10th edition of the Jazzwerkstatt Bern festival in 2017, when Dee Byrne and Cath Roberts of LUME were invited by Jazzwerkstatt artistic directors Marc Stucki and…
The duet has recently released collaboration album Encuentro. The debut album was successfully launched in Cyprus and London in Autumn 2019 and has won the duet a centre-place in the…
A trio of improvising musicians, who have experience across different genres, making music in real time. Liam Noble piano Mark Sanders drums Harrison Smith saxophones bass clarinet Liam Noble piano…
John Russell & Pascal Marzan – Guitar duet. Pascal Marzan is a classically trained musician active in Paris, his home city, both as an improviser and organiser of improvised music events.…
“IMPROV NIGHTS” is a monthly event at the Vortex Downstairs curated by London-based drummer and percussionist Stefano Ancora. LIVE DUO and TRIO sets of improvised music, with a different set-up…
Internationally renowned jazz vocalist/lyricist, academic and theatre practitioner whose diverse influences range from modern literature, theatre and art to the culture of her native Sardinia. She has toured or collaborated…
Luca Manning is a Jazz vocalist and songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland. He is inspired by a wide range of artists and musical styles, as well as being firmly rooted in…
Three original and totally distinctive bands representing different aspects of the stunningly varied UK jazz and improvised music scenes. RESOLUTE bring together free improvisation, grooves, ambience, poetry, spoken word, noise…