Jonathan Brigg Quintet
This excellent young Quintet brings together five highly individual musicians with an ear for the unpredictable. Defiant of categorization and yet extremely accessible, their music combines elements of jazz, folk […]
Alexander Hawkins Curates: Steve Davis’ Human
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival FROM MIDNIGHT… Pianist & composer Alexander Hawkins curates three late night sessions at the Vortex – catch them after the evening concerts. Known […]
Maggie Nicols / Denis Charolles / David Chevallier + Laura Jurd Quartet feat Lauren Kinsella
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Improvisations and sound games carried by Maggie Nicols’ voice, with the phenomenal duo of Charolles & Chevallier. The trio first met & played […]
Louis Moholo-Moholo & Alexander Hawkins Duo and The Mediums
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Musical fireworks are guaranteed from an intercontinental dialogue between the intense piano improvisations of Alexander Hawkins and the extraordinary dynamic range of South […]
London Jazz Orchestra
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival The London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions…New Adventures! Directed by Scott Stroman The London Jazz Orchestra crosses paths with other contemporary genres, as new arrangements of […]
Bruno Heinen Quintet presents Tierkreis
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Bruno Heinen Quintet presents Tierkreis (Stockhausen’s Signs of the Zodiac) plus a pre-concert talk hosted by Max Reinhardt. The Bruno Heinen Quintet features some of […]
The Vortex Late Night Sessions
1st & 3rd Saturday of the month Continuing the long tradition of jazz jam sessions with musicians fine tuning their chops and maybe sparring a little too, the Vortex Late […]
Township Comets
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Township Comets play the searing, joyous music of the South African saxophonist Dudu Pukwana, who in exile brought a pioneering mix of township […]
Evan Parker
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival With John Russell (guitar) and John Edwards (bass) Monthly Vortex residency with the master of free improvisation. A major force in European improvising, […]
Sam Crowe Quintet
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Pianist Sam Crowe has performed and recorded with some of the most highly regarded jazz musicians in the UK and US. His critically acclaimed second […]