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
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...
Sara Dhillon Quintet (Downstairs)
Thursday 24 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Sara Dhillon - PianoAlex Wardill - Tenor saxophoneMatt Smith - TrumpetMo Cook - Bass guitarTaro Bariquelo - Drum kitAbout:Sara Dhillon, pianist, composer and bandleader, has appeared at t...
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...
Joe Herbert 'Blind Eyes' (Downstairs)
Friday 25 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:00 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Joe Herbert - GuitarMatt Redmond - SaxophoneReuben Goldmark - PianoToby Yapp - Double bassJosh Walker-Martin - Drum kitAbout:Joe Herbert presents his new album, Blind Eyes, with an expand...
Vortex Jam Session - September & October
Sunday 27 September - Sunday 25 October 2026
A 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 hosting one session on rotation. If y...
John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders (Downstairs)
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:John Edwards - BassZiv Taubenfeld - Bass clarinetMark Sanders - DrumsAbout:Ziv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player, composer, improviser, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel, studie...
Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Two Night Residency)
Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 September 2026
29th & 30th September 2026Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Xhosa Cole - SaxophoneTim Giles - DrumsCalum Gourlay - BassAbout:Xhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legend...
Rick Simpson's ‘Future Myth'
Thursday 1 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Rick Simpson - PianoNathaniel Facey - Alto saxophoneTom Challenger - Tenor saxophoneRiley Stone-Lonergan - Tenor saxophoneTori Freestone - FluteAndre Canniere - TrumpetCharlotte Keeffe -...
Sean Payne Quartet
Friday 2 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Will Barry - PianoDave Whitford - Double bassDarren Beckett - Drum kitSean Payne - Alto SaxophoneAbout:"Sean Payne is an extremely gifted and promising young musician with a tremendously...
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...
London Jazz Orchestra Vortex Sessions: Featuring Mick Foster
Sunday 4 October 2026
Doors 3:30 PM, Music 4:00 PM - 2 sets of musicAbout:Baritone saxophonist and woodwind specialist Mick Foster has underpinned the LJO?s sax section for over 25 years, only the second player to hold the chair after Chris Biscoe. A fluent and ...
Leo Morland Quartet (Downstairs)
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Leo Morland - GuitarGeorge Garford - Alto saxophoneHuw V Williams - Double bassSacha Harlan - Drum kitAbout:Leo Morland is a guitarist and composer from South London, known as an idiosync...
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...
Jascha Briand Quartet (Downstairs)
Thursday 8 October 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Jascha Briand Soendergaard - GuitarLouis Sheridan-Wildi - Alto saxophoneWill Sach - Double bassLuke McCarthy - Drum kitAbout:Danish guitarist and composer Jascha Briand brings his music t...
Stephen Haynes and Knuckleball
Thursday 8 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Stephen Haynes, Artur Majewski, Charlotte Keeffe, Al Bonney, Sam Eastmond - cornets/trumpets/flugelhornsBenjamin Krauss - tromboneAnnie Morris - tubaNoam Solomons-Wise - drums/percussion...
Jay Verma
Friday 9 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Jay Verma - Piano & Voice - PianoLuke McCarthy - DrumsTBC - Double bassAbout:Jay Verma is a London-born South Asian pianist and songwriter, renowned for a rare and distinctive harmonic l...
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...
Finding Ways
Thursday 15 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Sebastian Rochford - drumsAnders Christensen - bass guitarTara Cunningham - guitarDavid Preston - guitarAbout:Sebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary dr...
Mali Sheard
Thursday 15 October 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Mali Sheard - Soprano and Alto saxophoneKeira Chakraborty - FluteKyle Osborne - PianoGeorge Balmont - Bass guitarLuke McCarthy - Drum kitAbout:Mali Sheard is a London based saxophonist an...
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...
Henry Spencer 'The Defector'
Saturday 17 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Henry Spencer - trumpetKarim Saber - GuitarJamie Murray - Drum kitMatt Robinson - PianoAbout:Henry Spencer brings his band to perform before leaving to tour Europe again later this year....
Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo (Downstairs)
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Aureliano Zufolo - TrumpetLouis Koller - Valve TromboneJohnnie Diallo - PianoFlo Valentine - Double BassEllis Gates - DrumsAbout:Aureliano Zufolo is a rising British Jazz trumpeter and en...
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...
Alex Bonney Tim Giles Alcyona Mick (Downstairs)
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Alex Bonney ? trumpet, cornet, electronicsTim Giles ? drumsAlcyona Mick ? keyboards, synths, pianoAbout:Album launch for 'Cascadian Echoes Suite' on the Earconnector label. The album reco...
Somatiqi: 'Ramsey's Theory' Live
Thursday 22 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Mike Perry - DrumsFaye Thompson - Alto saxophoneSafiyya Babbio - fender rhodesAbout:Somatiqi performs original compositions from the upcoming album "Ramsey's Theory", exploring the disso...
Tony Kofi & Hans Koller: Celebrating Steve Lacy
Saturday 24 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Tony Kofi - Soprano SaxophoneLouis Koller - Valve TromboneHans Koller - PianoKobe Heath Ngugi - Double bassNoah Ojumu - DrumsAbout:Hans Koller collaborated with legendary American saxoph...
Shirantha Beddage 'Departures' Album Release
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Shirantha Beddage - Baritone saxophoneNick Smart - TrumpetNikki Iles - PianoConor Chaplin - Double bassJames Maddren - Drum kitAbout:Acclaimed Canadian baritone saxophonist Shirantha B...
Craig Taborn / Peter Evans (2 Shows)
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Timings:*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time.1st ShowDoors 7:30 PM, Music 8:00 PM ? 1 set of music2nd ShowDoors 9:30 PM, Music 10:00 PM ? 1 set of musicLine-up:Craig Ta...
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...
The Clore (Downstairs)
Thursday 29 October 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Yuma Angius-Thomas - DrumsNahuel Angius-Thomas - Bassoon?Oliver Parikian - Piano?Alex Gold - Bass guitarAbout:The Clore is a London-based 4-piece band formed by Yuma Angius-Thomas (Drums)...
Rob Luft Quartet
Friday 30 October 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Rob Luft - GuitarJoe Wright - Tenor saxophoneTom McCredie - bassCorrie Dick - DrumsAbout:Rob Luft, recently crowned ?Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, i...
Jeff 'Tain' Watts - 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party
Saturday 31 October 2026
Timings:*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time.1st ShowDoors 7:00 PM, Music 7:30 PM ? 1 set of music2nd ShowDoors 9:30 PM, Music 10:00 PM ? 1 set of music'After Mask' aft...
Rebecka Edlund Trio ft Laura Jurd & Ruth Goller
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Rebecka Edlund - VoiceLaura Jurd - TrumpetRuth Goller - Bass guitarAboutSwedish vocalist Rebecka Edlund weaves together the sonorities of experimental jazz and Scandinavian folk music....
Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell
Sunday 8 November 2026
Doors 7:00 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Thurston Moore - GuitarMark Wastell - PercussionAbout:A very welcomed return to the Vortex for the exciting electric guitar and drums collaboration between Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell...
Alina Bzhezhinska: After John - Cosmic Music of Alice Coltrane
Friday 13 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Alina Bzhezhinska - HarpTony Kofi - SaxophoneYousuf Ali Khan - voiceAbout:Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) and Tony Kofi (saxophone), joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, ...
EFG London Jazz Festival: Alina Bzhezhinska - After John Coltrane
Friday 13 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Alina Bzhezhinska - HarpTony Kofi - SaxophoneYousuf Ali Khan - TablaAbout:Award-winning duo Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) and Tony Kofi (saxophone), joined by tabla virtuoso Yousuf Ali Khan, ...
EFG London Jazz Festival: Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff
Saturday 14 November 2026
Timings:*Please note each ticket will give you access to the time slot you book for. Please arrive for the door time.1st ShowDoors 6:30 PM, Music 7:00 PM ? 1 set of music2nd ShowDoors 8:30 PM, Music 9:00 PM ? 1 set of musicLine-up:Tom Ollen...
EFG London Jazz Festival Vortex Jam Session
Sunday 15 - Sunday 22 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:15 PMHouse BandTBCAboutA 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, ...
EFG London Jazz Festival: London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special
Sunday 15 November 2026
Doors 3:00 PM, Music 3:30 PM - 1 set of musicAbout:The LJO?s residency at the Vortex is a London jazz institution, producing great up-close-and-personal gigs since the club?s opening. Directed by Scott Stroman, today?s band is as vital as e...
EFG London Jazz Festival: Emilia Martensson/Matt Robinson
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Emilia Martensson - VoiceMatt Robinson - PianoAdam Waldmann - SaxophoneMax Luthert - Double bassWill Glaser - Drum kitAbout:Emilia M?rtensson & Matt Robinson bring together lyrical songw...
EFG London Jazz Festival: Córas Trio
Thursday 19 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicAbout:C?ras Trio reinvent the spontaneous. Deconstructed Irish traditional melodies emerge from blissful, otherworldly textures that foreground fiddle, guitar and percussion with transcendental ...
EFG London Jazz Festival: Bruno Heinen - The Ligeti Project
Friday 20 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Bruno Heinen - PianoHeidi Vogel - VoiceAlex Hitchcock - Tenor saxophoneOr Bareket - BassGene Calderazzo - DrumsAbout:Marking the 20th anniversary of avant-garde master Gy?rgy Ligeti?s pa...
Milena Granci - To Some Place New
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Milena Granci - PianoAitzi Cofre Real - VoiceHarry Toulson - Alto SaxophoneJames Pettinger - AccordionAli Watson - Double bassOllie Peszynski - Drum kitAbout:French-Italian pianist and c...
Smiodair
Friday 4 December 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Robin Fincker - Tenor saxophone, ClarinetLaura Jurd - TrumpetSimon Jermyn - Bass guitarDave Smith - Drum kitAbout:Smiodair is an international quartet with roots that go back over twenty...
Ian Shaw's New Year's Eve Bash
Thursday 31 December 2026
Doors 9:30 PM, Music 10:15 PMAboutWe are delighted to welcome back the multi-award winning Ian Shaw (vocals, piano) for his traditional New Year?s Eve performance. Only on this special night at The Vortex does Shaw mix up his teen favourite...
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Vortex Jazz Club, London
