Updates on programme!
Oliver, who is programming director here, is now regularly updating his blog with information about what is going on here, as well as his views on the scene in general […]
News 9 February / 2016
‘Upstairs’ Portrait Exhibition by Nadjib Le Fleurier The exhibition starts in the corridor as you pass the front door, carries up on along the stairs, and greets you as you […]
Open meeting for musicians – 23 March 2015
All musicians interested in the Vortex are invited to an open meeting at the club on 23 March at 4 p.m. The aim is to update all on the state […]
Maurizio Minardi – Album and gig review
Minardi loves to re-invent the musical past and, in this, he shows an affinity with the arch neo-classicist, Igor Stravinsky. https://www.jazzviews.net/maurizio-minardi—interview–album-launch.html
Guardian venue review of Vortex
The following was published in the Guardian on 20 January: “The jazz venue that, rich in community spirit, is perfect for the purist but also gracious to the merely curious” […]
Thelonious
Taking inspiration from the Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd School Days band from the early 1960s, Thelonious explore the entire Monk repertoire with both childlike curiosity as well as forensic attention to detail.Through collective learning of […]
Vortex Outdoors 2014 – in pictures
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Kenny Wheeler 1930-2014
We were fortunate that Kenny played regularly at the club, both in Church Street and in Dalston; and in various formats, up to including big band, as well as […]
Vortex Summer School
A highly successful first-ever Vortex Summer School took place from 4th – 23rd August 2014, with 5 workshops attended by 32 enthusiastic musicians aged from 7 to 69! Below you can see […]
SoundsCreative Projects
SoundsCreative Projects Created and led by musician and workshop leader Tara Franks, SoundsCreative is an important partner for daytime workshops at the Vortex. Tots Tunes The very popular music […]
Rave reviews for The Necks, Vortex City Sessions
A special spring installment of the Vortex City Sessions at the Bishopsgate Institute took place on Friday 21st March 2014. Here are what the critics had to say: “Drawing the […]
Paul Hamlyn Foundation supports the Vortex
The Vortex Foundation is delighted to announce that the Paul Hamlyn Foundation has made an award of £40,000 over 2 years to support the Vortex Jazz Club’s management and programming. […]
Gina Southgate – Artist Partnership
Gina Southgate – Artist Partnership Local artist Gina Southgate transforms the look of the Vortex with her unique live jazz paintings. Our long running partnership has seen live performance […]
Undercurrent
Undercurrent A chance for a group of young people from Hackney to learn group composition skills & perform at the Vortex alongside world class musicians. Led by workshop leader Detta Danford, […]
Like Watching a Bunch of Clowns – Darren Hayman talks to Vortex about his journey from familiar Indie terrain into the mysterious, chaotic world of Free Improv.
Hackney Marshes, August 2013 Words by Rebekah Robertson I meet Darren Hayman at the table on Hackney Marshes. This local landmark is a sits rather conspicuously in the grasslands […]
News: Intersect festival sees Vortex teaming up with Cafe OTO and Servant Jazz Quarters for the first time
Three minutes and five seconds. The average length of a song played on the radio in the UK. Also, the time it takes to walk, at a fairly leisurely stroll […]
Review: Philip Catherine & John Etheridge Duo + Igor Gehenot Trio
Here’s another great review for Philip Catherine & John Etheridge, and Igor Gehenot Trio’s EFG London Jazz Festival gig at Vortex. “By the end the players were enjoying one another’s company […]
Review: Philip Catherine & John Etheridge Duo + Igor Gehenot Trio
Sebastian Scotney reviews Philip Catherine & John Etheridge’s show at Vortex on 23rd November 2013 as part of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival. “The British-born, Belgian-based guitarist’s phrasing and melodic […]
Review: Evan Parker
High praise from Something Else! for November’s episode of Evan Parker’s monthly Vortex residency: “Evan is genius — and I do not use the word often or lightly — but […]
Review: Enrico Pieranunzi Trio and Julie Sassoon
On November 15th we had our last of this year’s City Sessions at Bishopsgate Institute. Here’s what All About Jazz had to say: “What is it that makes the Italian […]