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.

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: 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.…

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…

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…

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…

DONATE AND HELP US KEEP BRINGING MORE LIVE STREAMS!  To mark the end of the crowdfunder, the incredible @ricksimpsonjazz will be playing from home for 6 hours straight to help raise…

For our final replay in this series, tune in on the 31st of August for a dive back into a live performance from one of the world’s most exciting guitarists, Gilad Hekselman. This performance was recorded back in October 2019, with Rick Rosato (bass) and Jonathan Pinson (drums). If you can please donate and keep supporting the club and these amazing musicians. This concert also marks the penultimate day of our crowdfunder, so thank you to everyone who has kept us going through these difficult times.

Nicki Heinen returns with her regular Words and Art online. This month she is joined by Aurelie Freoua and Mark Waldron. Mark Waldron  – Mark Waldron has published four poetry…

This week, our open discussion focuses on “community” for whom we are involved in jazz. As a jazz club, at any time, with a live concert, the community any night…

After so long where we remain in a state where jazz (and other musics) are still in limbo, we have to think how we might be able to earn money…

How do we treat the listener in the “new world”? At The Vortex, we are planning to create a more hybrid experience, with live performances streamed, to internet or other…