The Windrush Suite
The Windrush Suite 22 June 2020 8PM Watch on Youtube or on our Facebook page Tip Jar In time to mark the occasion of National Windrush Day we present…
Mon 22 June 2020
Thu 18 June 2020
Jas Kayser | Christos Stylianides – Live Stream
Please donate to the club and musicians here Donate to the Abram Wilson Foundation here We are very pleased to welcome back London-based drummer Jas Kayser for a live streamed…
Wed 17 June 2020
Vortex discussion 10: How do we get respect and tolerance with jazz?
A discussion about how jazz and its approach can be important in looking at the past and restoring proper freedoms and dignity.
Wed 10 June 2020
VORTEX WEBINAR/DISCUSSION – Streaming 2.0
Our weekly discussions continue with a return to the subject of streaming. In 10 weeks since lockdown, streaming of music live has changed and grown up dramatically. To a much…
Tue 09 June 2020
Jean Toussaint – Vortex Replay
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Sun 07 June 2020
Résonances live – memories
Résonances is back with a third live-streamed event ! It will be our last performance online before we come back on stage, hopefully soon. You will be able to watch…
Thu 04 June 2020
Words and Art- Matthew Caley, Nicki Heinen, Aurelie Freoua
Nicki Heinen and Matthew Caley recite. Aurelie Freoua paints! Matthew Caley Since his debut Thirst [Slow Dancer, 1999] was nominated for The Forward Prize for Best 1st collection, Matthew Caley…
John Pope – Solo Set
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Wed 03 June 2020
Vortex discussion/seminar – the audience (Continued)
We had a chat about the audience last week. But it’s not finished. So this week, we have more about the audience and how it is changing, if at all.…
Sun 31 May 2020
Jeff Williams – Vortex Replay
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Thu 28 May 2020
John Law – Vortex Replay
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Wed 27 May 2020
Vortex discussion/seminar 5 – “Don’t forget the punter”
An open discussion on the role of the audience and customer, as they have to navigate new ways of hearing music live.
Tue 26 May 2020
Tori Freestone – Vortex Replay
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Sat 23 May 2020
JZ Replacement feat. Tim Lefebvre – Vortex Replay
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Thu 21 May 2020
Ollendorff/Lisle/Riviere/Barry
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Sat 16 May 2020
Aaron Parks’ Little Big: Replay + Q and A
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! All funds raised will be split evenly between the club and the musicians involved. Watch on Facebook Here or on…
Thu 14 May 2020
Alex Bonney – solo set
Donate and help us keep bringing more live streams! This Thursday 14th May, trumpeter Alex Bonney brings us an exclusive solo set live with electronics. This pre-recorded performance will be…
Wed 13 May 2020
Vortex seminar – Streaming
Oliver Weindling, Director at the club, leads an informal discussion/seminar on where streaming is going. With most venues closed for the past few months, streaming from home and streaming of…
Salon des Resonances
Led by Aurelie Freoua, with Petra Haller, Ley Loosh, Hyelim Kim, Mervin Scott, Gwen Heddle and more. This salon discusses the the connection of art and movement. Evolutionary, deep and…
Tue 12 May 2020
Maria Chiara Argirò – Hidden Seas Replay
On the 12th May at 7PM BST, we will have a live-streaming a pre-recorded performance from Maria Chiara Argiro’s Album launch from the 8th December 2019 via Facebook and YouTube!…
Thu 07 May 2020
George Crowley – Solo Set
On the 7th May at 7PM BST, The Vortex Jazz Club is very pleased to present a live-streamed recorded performance from George Crowley via Facebook and YouTube! Since closing our…
Tue 05 May 2020
Record labels into the future – Vortex informal online event No. 2
Where do record labels go from here? With so few shops around, the only real ways of selling physical CDs and vinyl are at gigs (unless direct or via Amazon).…
Sun 03 May 2020
Resonances Live ONLINE – “Resilience”
Live improvisation with visual art, musicians, dancers and poet. All improvising simultaneously from their homes across the world. With Aurelie Freoua, Ley Loosh, Petra Haller, Liran Donin, Hyelim Kim, Mervin…
Tue 28 April 2020
Women in Jazz – an informal online event
Women in Jazz. The first of a series of seminars/informal chit chats (or whatever else you want to call them) while we aren’t open. The topic of Women in Jazz…
Sun 22 March 2020
Elina Duni / Rob Luft / Fred Thomas – Live from Sands Film Studios
We are currently living in unprecedented times, and in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, The Vortex Jazz Club had to close its doors to the public on the 17th…
Mon 16 March 2020
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…
Sun 15 March 2020
Sam Leak’s “The Craft of Sound”
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,…
MOPOMOSO: The Afternoon Sessions
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…
Sat 14 March 2020
Improv Nights
“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…
The Leo Richardson Quartet
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…
Fri 13 March 2020
Geoff Simkins Quintet
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…
Thu 12 March 2020
LAUREN KINSELLA, TOM CHALLENGER & DAVE SMITH (Late Night)
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…
Orphy Robinson & Friends + Pixvae (double bill)
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…
Résonances
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…
Wed 11 March 2020
KOUMA (late night)
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…
Matt Jacobson, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp & Alicia Gardener-Trejo + Fofoulah (double bill)
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…
Calum Gourlay solo (downstairs)
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…
Tue 10 March 2020
Xhosa Cole Quartet plays Unity
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’.…
Mon 09 March 2020
BENEFIT CONCERT for Louis Moholo (Triple Bill)
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.…
Sun 08 March 2020
Leggett/Stone Lonergan/Giles/Gourlay
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…
London Jazz Orchestra
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…
Sat 07 March 2020
Gileno Santana Trio
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…
JZ Replacement ft. Tim Lefebvre: “Disrespectful”. New album release.
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…
Fri 06 March 2020
Seddik and the Seeds Of Creation
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…
Thu 05 March 2020
Animal Society
‘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…
Wed 04 March 2020
Union Division
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,…
Tue 03 March 2020
Henrik Jensen’s ‘Followed By Thirteen’ Album Launch
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…
Mon 02 March 2020
WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL PRESENT: FREEDOM
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.…
Sun 01 March 2020
Huw Warren : Odd Elegy
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…
JOHN BENNETT BAND
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 “…