Last November, the Trinity Laban Jazz Orchestra (TLJO) spent three nights celebrating the 85th birthday of composer/arranger Mike Gibbs (reviewed by Patrick Hadfield) as part of the 2022 EFG London Jazz Festival. […]
Saxophonist duo, father and son Stan and Matt Sulzmann will play with their quintet at Vortex Jazz Club this Saturday 4 March. The set features some never-before-heard newly commissioned music, as well […]
Universal Connection – Martin Speake (sax), Hans Koller (piano), Anders Christensen (bass) and Anders Mogensen (drums) – are set to embark on a tour of 10 concert venues around England between 2-12 […]
Becca Wilkins and Gestalt (Vortex. 12 August 2021. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Becca Wilkins, originally from Kent and based in London, is a young singer who acknowledges influences from European singers such […]
The Windrush Suite by Renell Shaw (Streamed by the Vortex Jazz Club. 22 June 2020. Review by Alison Bentley) The Windrush Suite was streamed to mark the second National Windrush Day, remembering […]
Kathianne Hingwan is the general manager of the Vortex Jazz Club. As part of her work there, she has created and developed a number of new strategic projects including The Shape of […]
The Shape Of Jazz To Come presents: Orphy Robinson & Mark Mondesir: “I heard you twice the first time” (Vortex, 10 December 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) Jazz Warriors alumni Orphy Robinson […]
Blue Brass featuring David Murray (The Vortex, EFG London Jazz Festival, 22 November 2019 [early show]. Review by Patrick Hadfield) There was a palpable sense of expectation ahead of this gig. David […]
Dutch sextet Ikarai bring their Muhammad concert programme to EFG London Jazz Festival on Friday 15 November. It’s been described as “a show like no other” – with some justification, as not […]
Joe Downard Sextet – Seven Japanese Tales (Vortex, 23 September 2019. Review by Dominic Williams) This gig was part of The Shape of Jazz To Come, a Vortex programme supported by the Dave Holland […]
Peter Bacon reports: The 2019 edition of Emulsion, saxophonist/composer Trish Clowes‘ one-day festival of genre-straddling music (her eighth), will take place in the Vortex Jazz Club, in Dalston, London, on Saturday 12 […]
Pigfoot – Pigfoot Shuffle launch (The Vortex, 7 September 2019. Review by Richard Lee) I’d just gone along as a punter, and to be honest, Adrian Pallant’s liner notes to the new album launched […]
Howl Quartet and Howes3 (Vortex, Dalston. 31 August 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Ubuntu Music has been signing and presenting some terrific acts in the last several years, and their showcase at […]
Peter Bacon reports: He’s not as well known as Masekela or Ibrahim, but his achievements and influence have been considerable. Which is why his music is being celebrated at the Vortex Jazz […]
