WHAT'S ON AT THE VORTEX JAZZ CLUB, LONDON
What's On at the Vortex Jazz Club, London
Most Popular Shows and Events at Vortex Jazz Club, London
What's On at the Vortex Jazz Club, London
Ursula Harrison Quartet (Downstairs)
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Ursula Harrison - Double bassAmund Totland - GuitarJakob ?land - PianoMarcus Kendellen - Drum kitAbout:Living Planet is a quartet formed in Trondheim, Norway to explore mathematical and i...
Zhenya Strigalev Quintet
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Zhenya Strigalev - Tenor saxophoneIgor Yakovenko - PianoAnnie Majin - VocalsMirko Scarcia - Double bassDarren A Beckett - Drum kitAboutZhenya Strigalev is renowned for his intense, unf...
Alasdair Pennington Quartet
Thursday 6 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Alasdair Pennington - Drums?Tori Freestone - Tenor saxophone?Elliot Wong - Alto Saxophone?John Williamson - Double bassAbout:Musician and composer Alasdair Pennington has in recent yea...
Amigos Del Groove: the shared grooves sessions
Friday 7 August 2026
Doors 8 PM, Music 8:30 PMAboutshared grooveswhen was the last time you pressed play & were truly only listening?amigos del groove is excited to introduce the shared grooves sessions, a listening experience centered in musical presence and c...
The Downstairs Living Room: Rebecka Edlund's Songs for Harmonium
Friday 7 August 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Rebecka Edlund - Vocals, harmonium & 12-string guitarOwen Spafford - Fiddle & pedalsAboutInnovative vocalist Rebecka Edlund presents new material written for voice and harmonium alongside...
Leon Foster Thomas Group
Saturday 8 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Leon Foster Thomas - Steel Pan, VoiceSam Leak - PianoLOX - Drum kitBen Glasser - Electric guitarMirko Scarcia - Double bassAbout:A gifted international jazz musician and steel pan virtuo...
Vortex Jam Sessions - July & August
Sunday 9 - Sunday 30 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:15 PMAboutA weekly session on Sunday evenings, hosted by four of London?s finest: guitarist Nick Costley-White, Trumpeter Sean Gibbs, pianist Rick Simpson and tenor saxophonists and Riley Stone-Lonergan, each one host...
Earth and Bones Residency (Liran Donin and Idris Rahman)
Monday 10 - Wednesday 12 August 2026
Timings:First Night (10th August):Idris Rahman (Woodwinds), Liran Donin (Double bass), Anna Chai (Saxes, Flutes) & Richard ?l?t?nd? Baker (West African drums and percussion)Second Night (11th August):Idris Rahman (Woodwinds), Liran Donin (D...
T.E.N - Thomas / Edwards / Noble
Thursday 13 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Pat Thomas - PianoJohn Edwards - BassSteve Noble - DrumsAbout:"The trio of Pat Thomas on piano, Steve Noble on drums and John Edwards on bass struck me as an unstoppable combo" - Richard...
Glaser/Copus/Barford/Martin Septet
Friday 14 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Sam Glaser - Alto saxophoneJames Copus - TrumpetTom Barford - Tenor SaxophoneOlli Martin - tromboneWill Barry - PianoWill Sach - Double bassWill Cleasby - Drum kitAbout:This collaborativ...
Vortex Lates: Haffner / Fink
Friday 14 August 2026
Doors 10:30 PM, Music 11:00 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Donovan Haffner - Alto saxophoneLaurel Fink - Tenor saxophoneLaurie Milton - PianoLorenzo Morabito - Double bassJack Thomas - Drum kitAbout:The Haffner/Fink Quintet will be bringing ex...
Annie Whitehead New 5tet
Saturday 15 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Annie Whitehead - TromboneJennifer Maidman - Bass guitarGeoffrey Richardson - violaSteve Lodder - PianoLiam Genockey - Drum kitAboutAnnie Whitehead learnt trombone at school and by the a...
Mopomoso: International Free Improvised Music
Sunday 16 August 2026
Doors 2:00 PM, Music 2:30 PMAboutJulian Woods (guitar) & Steve Beresford (piano/electronics) +Susanna Ferrar (violin), Tracy Lisk (drums), Pascal Marzan (10-string microtonal guitar), Jerry Wigens (clarinet) + Marcio Mattos (bass/cello) & A...
Alexandra Ridout Quartet
Monday 17 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Alexandra Ridout - TrumpetNoah Stoneman - PianoFreddie Jensen - Double bassDavid Sirkis - Drum kitAboutUK born multi award winner Alexandra Ridout is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer an...
Matt Roberts Big Band presents: Born in the '80s
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Howard McGill - Alto SaxParthenope - Alto SaxGeorge Millard - Tenor SaxJon Shenoy - Tenor SaxJames Allsopp - Baritone SaxAdam Chatterton - TrumpetRebecca Crawshaw - TrumpetMatt Roberts -...
Cleveland Watkiss - Black Ancestral Sound System
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Cleveland WatkissOrphy RobinsonNeil CharlesAbout:B.A.S.S. ?Black Ancestral Sound System?. Is a 360 sonic exploration of Black ancestral sound systems through analogue, ritual, digital fu...
Heidi Vogel
Thursday 20 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Heidi Vogel - VoiceTom Farmer - Double bassWill Barry - PianoShaney Forbes - DrumsAbout:Love songs of Brazil and Cuba. Heidi Vogel vocalist with The Cinematic Orchestra has performed aro...
Jeremy Viner / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle
Friday 21 August 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Jeremy Viner - Tenor saxophoneJohn Edwards - Double bassAndrew Lisle - Drum kitAboutImprovised music from a trio of three leading voices of the US, UK, and European avant-garde. JEREMY VI...
Tomorrow's Warriors presents BXL x LDN Interplay III
Friday 21 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Lauren Breen - Tenor and Soprano Sax - Alto saxophoneDonovan Haffner - Alto saxophoneChrist-St?phane Boizi - tromboneAlice J. R. S. Cool - Bass guitarLorenzo Kobina - PianoSimon Mouctar ...
Rory Ingham Quintet ft. Maarten Combrink
Saturday 22 August 2026
Doors 8:00 PM, Music 9:00 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Rory Ingham - TromboneMaarten Combrink - TromboneMatt Carter - PianoJoe Lee - BassJoe Dessauer - DrumsAbout:Rory Ingham invites one of the most in-demand trombonists in the Netherlands, ...
Finn Carter with Yves Fernandez and Richard Spaven
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Finn Carter - Piano & KeyboardsYves Fernandez - Bass GuitarRichard Spaven - DrumsAboutPart of Finn Carter?s monthly residency at the Vortex showcasing a new project each month. This mo...
Sorin Zlat Trio 'Changing Times'
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Sorin Zlat - PianoMikele Montolli - Double bassAndy Trim - Drum kitAboutAward-winning Romanian pianist and composer Sorin Zlat returns to London with his acclaimed Sorin Zlat Trio, prese...
The Hectet (Downstairs)
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Hector McLachlan - PianoLily Shaw - Tenor saxophoneJamie Pye - Electric guitarHarrison Scholes - Double bassMyele Manzanza - Drum kitAbout:The Hectet is the melodious jazz project of Hect...
Hugh Pascall Quintet
Thursday 27 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Hugh Pascall - TrumpetJames Allsopp - Tenor saxophoneLiam Dunachie - PianoOli Hayhurst - Double bassTim Giles - Drum kitAboutTrumpeter Hugh Pascall returns to the Vortex with his dynamic...
Eddie Prévost Binker Golding Olie Brice - trio
Friday 28 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Eddie Pr?vost - Drum kitBinker Golding - Tenor saxophoneOlie Brice - Double bassAbout:Expect an evening of improvised music from a trio made up of three of the U.K?s most interesting imp...
Alexandra Ridout & Fabrice Tarel Quartet: Symbiosis
Saturday 29 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Fabrice Tarel - Piano Alex Ridout - Trumpet Ewan Hastie - Double bass James Maddren - Drum kitAbout:?Fabrice Tarel began playing music on the violin at the age of 7, adding the piano sho...
Pat Jaffe Quartet
Monday 31 August 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Pat Jaffe - PianoAudrey Powne - TrumpetRoss Anderson - Double bassJack Thomas - Drum kitAbout:Australian pianist/composer Pat Jaffe?s music brings together vivid storytelling, lyrical me...
Phemo Quartet ft. Johanna Summer (Album Launch)
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Ashkan Layegh - PianoSam Norris - Alto saxophoneGon?alo Maia Caetano - Bass guitarHarry Ling - Drum kitJohanna Summer (special guest) - PianoAbout:Formed in 2021 by Iranian composer an...
Bonney/Crowley/Doulton/Kitchman/Goller
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Alex Bonney - TrumpetGeorge Crowley - SaxophoneJem Doulton - Drum kitJames Kitchman - guitarRuth Goller - Bass guitarAbout:Expect heavy grooves, lush ambient soundscapes, nuanced impro...
HARMSADA
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Jamie Harms - Alto saxophoneSam Eastmond - TrumpetDan Fawcett-Tuke - guitarEva Holmes - Bass guitarMiles Pillinger - Drum kitAbout:Saxophonist and chaotic reveller Jamie Harms presents in...
Bird Talk: Fergus Quill/Sam Eastmond
Thursday 3 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Fergus Quill - Double bassSam Eastmond - TrumpetReece Soko-Fogg - Alto SaxophoneNika Ticciati - PianoTeruki Chan - DrumsAbout:?Bird Talk? is a new album celebrating the eternal beauty of...
Sultan Stevenson (Two Shows)
Friday 4 September 2026
Photo Credit: Dave StapletonTimings:1st ShowDoors 7:00 PM, Music 7:30 PM ? 1 set of music2nd ShowDoors 9:00 PM, Music 9:30 PM ? 1 set of musicLine-up:Sultan Stevenson - PianoJacob Gryn - Double bassWill Cleasby - DrumsAbout:We are very exci...
Laura Jurd - MILES 100
Saturday 5 September 2026
Doors 7:15 PM, Music 8:00 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Laura Jurd - TrumpetEthan Johns - GuitarElliot Galvin - fender rhodesRuth Goller - Bass guitarJeremy Stacey - Drum kitAboutLaura Jurd celebrates 100 years of Miles DavisOne of the UK's m...
Vortex Lates: Klara Devlin - MILES 100
Saturday 5 September 2026
Doors 10:30 PM, Music 11:00 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Klara Devlin - TrumpetChris Outhwaite - PianoAleks Dimitrova - Double bassEmmanuel Ampong - Drum kitAbout:Continuing Laura Jurd's celebration for Miles Davis' Centenary, we are very ple...
Olga Amelchenko 4tet
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Olga Amelchenko - Alto SaxophoneIvo Neame - PianoNiklas Lucassen - Bass GuitarRichard Spaven - Drum KitAboutThe Olga Amelchenko Quartet presents a new repertoire from the upcoming albu...
DOX: Dee Byrne / Oli Kuster / Xavier Kaeser
Thursday 10 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Dee Byrne / Oli Kuster / Xavier KaeserAbout:DOX is a duo with Swiss keyboardist Oli Kuster and UK saxophonist Dee Byrne with special guest Swiss drummer Xavier Kaeser. DOX merges jazz wit...
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity
Thursday 10 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Gard Nilssen - Drums?Petter Eldh - Double bass?Andr? Roligheten - Tenor SaxophoneAbout:Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity is the sound of the chaotic, curious and sleepless mind of a Norwegian ...
Queer Jazz: Margomool
Friday 11 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicAboutmargomool:margomool is a British/Italian musician based in South-East London uniquely fusing jazz-inspired electronic music with hints of folk and soul. The vocalist and producer gravitates...
Henry Lowther's Still Waters
Saturday 12 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM ? 2 sets of musicLine-up:Henry Lowther ? TrumpetPete Hurt ? Tenor SaxophoneBarry Green ? PianoDave Green ? Double bassPaul Clarvis ? Drum kitAbout:Still Waters was born out a long association and friendship goin...
Frederico Heliodoro Quartet
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Frederico Heliodoro - Bass guitarTom Ford - Bass guitarNathan Shingler - DrumsLaurie Milton - PianoAbout:Celebrating ten years of international touring, the Brazilian bassist Frederico H...
Awen Ensemble
Thursday 17 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Amy Clark - VoiceEmyr Penry Dance - Trumpet, VoiceSaul Duff - SaxophoneRuari Graham - guitarGlen Leach - PianoJoe Wilkes - Double bassEddie Bowes - Drums, GuitarAbout:Awen Ensemble are a...
Emma Coates (Downstairs)
Thursday 17 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Emma Coates - VoiceTom McEwen - GuitarNika Ticciati - Bass guitarLouis Berthoud - Drum kitAbout:Originally from Leeds but now based in Berlin, singer and saxophonist Emma Coates weaves ja...
Eddie Parker's Airborn (Album Launch)
Friday 18 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Eddie Parker - Flute, KeyboardsRob Luft - GuitarDave Manington - Double bassJay Davis - Drum kitAbout:Airborn is the new project led by flutist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Eddie ...
Trish Clowes/Adriano Adewale/Ross Stanley
Saturday 19 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Trish Clowes - SaxophoneRoss Stanley - PianoAdriano Adewale - Berimbau & percussionAbout:This performance brings together three unique voices from the London jazz scene. Clowes has a lon...
Finn Carter Septet
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Christos Stylianides ? trumpetJoe Bristow ? tromboneLewis Evans ? alto saxophoneChelsea Carmichael ? tenor saxophoneFinn Carter ? pianoJosh Vadiveloo ? double bassBlake Cascoe - drumsA...
Harry Baker Trio
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Harry Baker - PianoOren McLoughlin - DrumsFreddie Jensen - Double bassAboutHarry Baker is an award-winning British pianist and arranger active at the highest levels of both jazz and clas...
Noah Ojumu Quintet (Downstairs)
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Noah Ojumu - DrumsKlara Devlin - TrumpetSonny Caplan-Higgs - Alto SaxophoneOlivia Hughes - tromboneTom Sheen - Double bassAbout:Noah Ojumu is a London-based jazz drummer and composer whos...
Tom Barford Quintet
Thursday 24 September 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:James Copus - TrumpetTom Barford - SaxophoneIvo Neame - PianoTim Giles - Drum kitJonny Wickham - Double bassAbout:The Tom Barford Quintet bring a bold, modern approach to jazz, mixing up...
Julian Siegel Quartet
Saturday 3 October 2026
Julian Siegel - tenor & soprano sax, bass clarinet, compositions Liam Noble - Piano Oli Hayhurst - Double Bass Gene Calderazzo - Drums "Expressive direct music.... tightly wound post-bop, pensive improv. and more." John Fordham, The Guardia...
Owen Snider Quartet
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Owen Snider - Guitar?Duncan Eagles - Tenor saxophone?Billy Pod - Drum kit?Jonny Wickham - Double bassAbout:Owen Snider?s music is a contemporary vision of jazz guitar, lyrical and explor...
Orlando Le Fleming Trio
Saturday 10 October 2026
Doors 7:00 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicEnds 20:45Line-up:Orlando le Fleming - Double bassTom Cawley - PianoJames Maddren - Drum kitAboutPhoto Credit: Minna Hatinen"Outstanding? is an overused description but one that?s applied to bass...
Shirley Smart Sextet
Friday 16 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Shirley Smart - CelloAlistair Martin - TrumpetJames Arben - Tenor SaxophoneJohn Crawford - PianoMarcus Penrose - Double bassDemi Garcia Sabat - Drum kitAbout:Shirley Smart?s Sextet draws...
Street Life - The Randy Crawford Project
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Ineza - VoiceAdam Dyer - PianoMarco Punzi - Electric guitarJaz Moss - Bass guitarAdam Woodcock - Drum kitAbout:Few artists have blended jazz, soul and R&B with the grace and emotional ho...
Josephine Davies' Jazz Orchestra
Thursday 29 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicAboutJosephine Davies' Jazz Orchestra: Pre-Recording ConcertAward-winning saxophonist, conductor, and composer Josephine Davies brings her magnificent 17-piece big band back to the Vortex Jazz C...
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Vortex Jazz Club, London
