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
EMRYS (Downstairs)
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set(s) of musicLine-up:Chris Outhwaite - Piano Isaac Burland - Double bass Sam Nicholls - Drum kitAbout:Emerging from the creative London jazz scene, EMRYS are a trio of unique young artists crafting origina...
George Johnson Quartet
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:King David Ike - Elechi - Drums Scottie Thompson - Piano Zaki Osahn - Double bass George Johnson - Tenor SaxophoneAboutThe George Johnson quartet is one of the most exciting up and com...
Karim Saber - 'Sundance' Album Launch
Thursday 29 January 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Karim Saber - Guitar Aitzi Cofr? Real - Voice Alex Wilson - Piano Matt Cook - Tenor Saxophone John Jones - Double bass Jack Thomas - Drum kitAboutKarim Saber celebrates the release of ...
Whirlpool: Oli Fitzgerald
Thursday 29 January 2026
Doors 6:30 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicAboutThis month?s Whirlpool night is curated by bassist Oli Fitzgerald. He presents a night of his own original music involving his colleagues. Oli is one of the curators who is involved in our l...
QOW Trio
Friday 30 January 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Riley Stone-Lonergan - Tenor saxophone Spike Wells - Drums Eddie Myer - Double bassAboutQOW TRIO are back with a barnstorming third album, with the fearless threesome roaming further t...
Henry Lowther's Still Waters
Saturday 31 January 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Henry Lowther - Trumpet Pete Hurt - Tenor Saxophone Barry Green - Piano Dave Green - Double bass Paul Clarvis - Drum kitAbout:Still Waters was born out a long association and friendshi...
Vortex Jam With Nick Costley-White
Sunday 1 February 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, ...
Jack Wilson (Downstairs)
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Jack Wilson- Saxophone - Tenor saxophoneJakub Klimiuk - GuitarJack Turnbull - Bass guitarJack Yardley - Drum kitAbout:Saxophonist and composer Jack Wilson presents original music from his...
Sam Leak's 'Aquarium': A New Chapter
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Sam Leak - Piano James Allsopp - Tenor saxophone Calum Gourlay - Double bass Joshua Blackmore - Drum kitAboutAfter a decade-long hiatus, Aquarium return to the stage ? the reunion of o...
Fergus Quill Plays Xero Slingsby
Thursday 5 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Fergus Quill - Double bass Theo Goss - Drums Bess Shooter - Alto Saxophone Harvey Parkin-Christie - Tenor Saxophone Hamish Dixon - Piano Alan Wilkinson (special guest) - Alto Saxophone...
Gloria Yehilevsky's G MR (Downstairs)
Thursday 5 February 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set(s) of musicLine-up:Gloria Yehilevsky - Vibraphone?Sam Warner - Trumpet?Richard Foote - tromboneAboutGloria Yehilevsky?s G M?R is a London-based trio+. Its identity expands beyond instruments or people or...
The Downstairs Living Room presents Emma Taylor
Friday 6 February 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set(s) of musicAboutOn the 6th February, The Downstairs Living room series presents jazz singer and songwriter Emma Taylor. She brings and intimate selection of tunes, drawing from her favourite songwriters ...
Tom Cawley - Oktopus
Friday 6 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Tom Cawley - Synthesizer, Sampler, Drum Machine,About:Last summer Tom presented his new solo project for piano and electronics at the Vortex - it was described as "a remarkable evening...
Tony Kofi & 52nd Street
Saturday 7 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Alex Webb piano/MD - Piano Tony Kofi - Alto saxophone Andy Davis - Trumpet Hamish Knockles Moore - Double bass tbc - Drum kitAboutTony Kofi & 52nd Street: a new project which explores ...
Vortex Jam Session
Sunday 8 - Sunday 22 February 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, ...
Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe trio (Downstairs)
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe - PianoTom Sheen - Double bassLuke McCarthy - Drum kitAbout:Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe is a pianist and composer from North London whose lyrical improvisational style a...
Hannes Riepler Quartet
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Hannes Riepler - guitarGeorge Crowley - saxophoneNiklas Lukassen - double bassFinn Genockey - drumsAbout:Guitarist Hannes Riepler leads a quartet of distinctive voices from the contempor...
Marta Gornitzka: Remembering Sheila Jordan
Thursday 12 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Marta Gornitzka - VoiceTom Ridout - Tenor saxophoneGuy Dempsey - Double bassLiam Dunachie - PianoAbout:Led by Marta Gornitzka on vocals, the project is a tribute to the legendary vocal...
Fabrice Tarel ft. Tom Ollendorff
Friday 13 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Fabrice Tarel - Piano Tom Ollendorff - Guitar Marc Michel - Drums Ewan Hastie - Double bassAboutThe Fabrice Tarel Quartet makes its first UK visit with a programme of lyrical, contempo...
Valentine's Day - Heidi Vogel James Kitchman Bruno Heinen (2 Shows)
Saturday 14 February 2026
The trio will be performing a soulful mix of jazz, Brazilian and blues standards made famous by Betty Carter, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Jobim and more. Vocalist with The Cinematic Orchestra since 2006, Heidi app...
Mopomoso: International Free Improvised Music - February 2026
Sunday 15 February 2026
Doors 2:00 PMAboutSimian Carbuncle - Matt Clark/Adrian Southby - (prepared guitars) + Sam Bailey (piano) & Kit Bula (drums) + Barbara Mukoda (flutes), Stuart Wilding (percussion), Pete Robson (piano and trumpet)(not necessarily playing in t...
Alexander Hawkins Solo
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Alexander Hawkins - PianoAboutAlexander Hawkins is a composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader who is ?unlike anything else in modern creative music?, described by Point of Departure...
Colin Webster / John Edwards / Andrew Lisle (Downstairs)
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Colin Webster - Alto saxophoneJohn Edwards - Double bassAndrew Lisle - Drum kitAbout:Prolific sax and drums duo Colin Webster and Andrew Lisle are joined by world-renowned bassist John Ed...
Billy Marrows Band - 'Dancing On Bentwood Chairs' Album Launch
Thursday 19 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Billy Marrows - Guitar Chris Williams - Alto saxophone Huw V Williams - Double bass Jay Davis - Drum kitAbout:Join us for the launch of Billy?s third album, 'Dancing On Bentwood Chairs...
Niklas Lukassen - Still Waters (Album Launch)
Friday 20 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Wanja Slavin - Alto saxophone Ivo Neame - Piano Niklas Lukassen - Double bass James Maddren - Drum kitAbout:On album lunch day, Niklas Lukassen brings his program ?Still Waters? to the...
Julian Siegel Quartet
Saturday 21 February 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...
Goldmark/Williams/Lisle
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Reuben Goldmark - PianoHuw V Williams - Double bassAndrew Lisle - Drum kitAbout:A performance of multi directional improvised music. Reuben was a finalist in the esteemed BBC Young Jazz ...
Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT
Friday 27 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Adam O'Farrill - Trumpet, Electronics Yvonne Rogers - Piano Walter Stinson - Double bass Russell Holzman - Drum kitAbout"...a leading light among contemporary jazz trumpeters..."- Jazz...
Vortex Lates: Lior Solomons-Wise Quartet
Friday 27 February 2026
Doors 10:00 PM, Music 10:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Lior Solomons-Wise - PianoSacha Harlan - DrumsGeorge Johnson - Tenor SaxophoneZaki Osahn - Double bassAbout:Pianist and Dankworth prize-winning composer Lior Solomons-Wise brings his q...
Henry Spencer 'The Defector'
Saturday 28 February 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Henry Spencer - Trumpet Ant Law - Guitar Matt Robinson - Piano Jamie Murray - Drum kitAbout:Before leaving the UK for a European tour Henry Spencer comes to the Vortex. He launched his...
Local & Live: Görkem ?-zalp Trio (Downstairs)
Saturday 28 February 2026
Doors 5:30 PM, Music 6:00 PMAboutLondon-based guitarist G?rkem ?zalp leads a compelling trio blending modern jazz with influences that trace a journey from Istanbul to London. After completing his music education in Turkey, ?zalp relocated ...
Olga Amelchenko Quartet 'Howling Silence'
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Photo Credits: Dave Stapleton & Alex KostrominDoors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Olga Amelchenko - Alto saxophone Jesus Vega - Drums Niklas Lukassen - Double bass Ivo Neame - PianoAbout:Howling Silence is the powerful n...
Florian Arbenz 'ConversationLAB' feat. Greg Osby
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Florian Arbenz Greg Osby Ivo Neame Orlando Le FlemingAbout:"Jazz is supposed to be the most unselfish of art forms. In jazz, you give yourself completely to make somebody else play the...
Malcolm/McCarthy/Harris (Downstairs)
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Nick Malcolm - Trumpet Will Harris - Double bass Luke McCarthy - Drum kitAbout:Nick Malcolm's new trio is a joyous celebration of favourite composers whose tunes he loves to play. In lovi...
Talkline (Downstairs)
Thursday 5 March 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Will Hobson - PianoAmy Hollingsworth - VoiceRory Hudson - Double bassAbout:Talkline represents the musical collaboration between vocalist and vibraphone player Amy Hollingsworth and piani...
Vortex Unplugged: George Crotty Trio
Thursday 5 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:George Crotty - CelloAboutThe George Crotty Trio (GC3) makes multicultural chamber music that is both cinematic and conversational. They draw on influences within jazz and global music...
Ant Law & Morten Haxholm
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Ant Law - GuitarMorten Haxholm - Double bassWill Vinson - Alto SaxophoneJames Maddren - Drum kitAbout:Tonight is the launch of a brand new collaboration between the prolific, virtuosic b...
Adam Glasser SA & Beyond
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Adam Glasser - harmonica + keyboards Steve Watts - Double bass Ant Law - Guitar Corrie Dick - DrumsAbout:South African harmonica player/pianist performs material from his most recent A...
Jonny Mansfield Quartet
Thursday 12 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Jonny Mansfield - Vibraphone?Will Barry - Piano?Will Sach - Double bass?Luke McCarthy - Drum kitAbout:Vibraphonist, composer and winner of the prestigious Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, Jon...
Mark Lockheart - Shapeshifter Trio
Friday 13 March 2026
Timings:1st Show:Doors 7:30 PM, Music 8:00 PM - 1 set(s) of music2nd Show:Doors 9:30 PM, Music 10:00 PM - 1 set(s) of musicLine-up:Mark Lockheart - saxes, bass clarinet, electronicsHuw V Williams - bassJay Davis - drums & percussionssShapes...
Iain Ballamy Quartet - Riversphere
Saturday 14 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Iain Ballamy - SaxophoneRob Luft - GuitarCorrie Dick - Drum kitTim Harries - Bass guitarAbout:The complex interconnectedness of rivers and the surrounding environment is defined as River...
The Aidan Pope Octet
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Aidan Pope - GuitarLewis Sallows - Alto saxophoneHugh Pascall - TrumpetTom Smith - Tenor SaxophoneDavid Sear - TromboneJohn turville - PianoMatthew Holmes - Drum kitJames Owston - Double...
Raw Fish / Moonfish (Double Bill)
Thursday 19 March 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Teis Semey - GuitarGiovanni Iacovella - DrumsAndMaria Chiara Argir?Riccardo ChiabertaAbout:MOONFISHThe collaborative project of critically acclaimed Maria Chiara Argir? and Riccardo Chia...
Stef Joosten trio ft. Ivo Neame
Thursday 19 March 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Stef Joosten - Bass guitarIvo Neame - PianoFinn Genockey - Drum kitAbout:Stef Joosten is deeply captivated by the concept of freedom in music, which led him to explore the realms of impro...
Kris Davis Massive Threads Trio
Friday 20 March 2026
Timings: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:Kris Davis - Piano DoYeon Kim - gayageum Tom Rainey - DrumsAbout:Kris Davis is a Grammy award-winning pianist and comp...
Sam Glaser Quintet (Downstairs)
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:Sam Glaser - Alto saxophoneGareth Fowler - GuitarChris Eldred - PianoNiklas Lukassen - Double bassMarc Michel - Drum kitAbout:Sam returns to the vortex with his own project for the first ...
Huw Warren: Tribute to Hermeto Pascoal
Thursday 2 April 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Huw Warren - Piano Tori Freestone - Flute Dudley Phillips - Bass guitar Corrie Dick - Drum kitAboutA special and unique project led by Huw Warren to celebrate the life and music of Her...
The Exu (Downstairs)
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set of musicLine-up:James Mainwaring - Tenor saxophoneDave Kane - Double bassEmil Karlsen - Drum kitAbout:Named after a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting and inspired by the artists multi-faceted stylistic appro...
Let Spin Album Launch: I Am Alien
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Chris Williams ? alto saxophone, baritone?saxophone, fluteMoss Freed ? guitar, baritone guitarRuth Goller ? bass guitar, voiceFinlay Panter ? drum kitAbout:Let Spin are a cutting edge po...
Reiss Ellis Beckles Quartet Featuring David Berkman
Saturday 18 April 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of musicLine-up:Reiss Ellis Beckles - Alto saxophoneDavid Berkman - PianoTom Riviere - Double bassTim Giles - DrumsAbout:Reiss Ellis Beckles will be taking to the bandstand with a new outfit at the Vort...
Dreamscapes
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Julien Durand - GuitarCenk Esen - PianoGeorge Garford - SaxophoneJack Robson - Drum kitJohn Jones - Bass guitarPlumm - voiceAbout:DREAMSCAPES is a UK-based post-fusion, nu-jazz ensembl...
Kasper Rietkerk The Happy Worrier
Friday 24 April 2026
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of musicLine-up:Kasper Rietkerk - Alto saxophone?John Parricelli - Guitar?Tom Herbert - Double bass?Jonah Evans - Drum kitAbout:On this special night, award-winning saxophonist Kasper Rietkerk takes t...
How to get to the Vortex Jazz Club, London
Most Popular Shows and Events at Vortex Jazz Club, London
