**the vortex

JUNE 2016 PROGRAMME


Thur 02/6/16 8pm Olie Brice Quintet

Olie Brice (double bass), Alex Bonney on trumpet, George Crowley on tenor sax, Mike Fletcher on C-Melody sax and Jeff Williams on drums.


Fri 03/06/16 8pm Sarah Gillespie

Kit Downes (piano), Ben Bastin (bass), Emiliano Caroselli (dums)

Sat 04/06/16 8pm REBETIKO CARNIVAL 2016

Homage to Vamvakaris – THE PATRIARCH OF REBETIKO

Rebetiko is the music of an urban sub culture of musicians called “rebetes” which openly emerged in Greece in the 1920’s. 8:00pm – 11:00pm

11.30pm JAZZ2ROCKSTEADY (Downstairs)

A new Saturday late night hang featuring live soulful jazz, reggae and rocksteady, led by pianist Bruno Heinen


Sun 05/06/16  6pm THELONIOUS (downstairs)

Explore the entire Monk repertoire, Hans Koller (Valve Trombone) Martin Speake (Alto Saxophone) Calum Gourlay (Bass) Dave Dyson (Drums) Taking inspiration from the Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd School Days band from the early 1960s.

7.30pm Lume presents: ENTROPI & MIKE CHILLINGWORTH TRIO

Dee Byrne’s ENTROPI and the MIKE CHILLINGWORTH TRIO.


Mon 06/06/16 8pm Raymond MacDonald/Günter Baby Sommer + Julia Kadel

Covers two generations of German jazz – matching one of the greats and one of the newest hopes.

Tue 07/06/16 8pm Alexander Hawkins/Francois Houle/John Edwards

Francois Houle (clt), Alexander Hawkins (pno), John Edwards (bs)


Thu 09/06/16 8pm Vento em Madeira

Voted the best album in a national critics poll and their second “Brasiliana” was once again among the 3 best albums in 2013.


Fri 10/06/16 8pm Stephen Davis’ Human

Irish-born drummer and composer Stephen Davis‘s quartet, featuring Alexander Hawkins on piano, Alex Bonney on trumpet and Dylan Bates on violin.


Sat 11/06/16 8pm The PIGFOOT Shuffle

Paul Clarvis (drums), Chris Batchelor – trumpet, Liam Noble – piano, Oren Marshall – tuba. Tonight the audience gets to choose the repertoire from the hat, which could be anything the jazz, motown and opera repertoire.

11.30pm JAZZ2ROCKSTEADY (downstairs)

A new Saturday late night hang featuring live soulful jazz, reggae and rocksteady, led by pianist Bruno Heinen.


Sun 12/06/16 3.30pm London Jazz Orchestra

7.30pm  Elliot Galvin/Mark Sanders ‘Weather’ album launch

Special guest tonight will be Steve Beresford playing with drummer Mark Sanders and pianist Elliot Galvin for two sets of freely improvised music to celebrate the launch of their new Babel CD.


Mon 13/06/16  8pm  WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS: FREEDOM

One of those wild, totally free evenings of challenging and up-lifting improvisations.


Tue 14/06/16 8pm  LISA ULLÉN | MARK SANDERS | JOHN EDWARDS

Lisa and Mark first played together at Wells Jazz Festival in 2014, Mark and John are first call rhythm section to many world class musicians.


Wed 15/06/16  8pm  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Jazz Band

Hailing from California, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Jazz Band combines the professionalism of a working big band with cutting-edge big band repertoire.


Thu 16/06/16 8pm  Julian Argüelles’ Tetra

Julian Argüelles (leader / sax / compositions), Kit Downes (piano), Sam Lasserson (bass), James Maddren (drums)


Fri 17/06/16 8pm Filomena Campus

Filomena Campus (vcl), Steve Lodder (pno), Dudley Phillips (bs), Adriano Adewale (drs/per)


Sat 18/06/16  11.30pm JAZZ2ROCKSTEADY

Downstairs: A new Saturday late night hang featuring live soulful jazz, reggae and rocksteady, led by pianist Bruno Heinen.


Sun 19/06/16 7.30pm Nikki Yeoh Solo ‘Gemini’ album launch

Long awaited first solo piano album by Nikki Yeoh 


Mon 20/06/16  7pm SOLSTICE AT THE VORTEX

 A solstice festival bringing together old and new works, played by Morley Jazz Orchestra, including Richard Peaslee’s ‘Stonehenge Suite’ composed in 1963 for Stan Kenton. 


Tue 21/06/16  8pm TRINITY LABAN JAZZ POSTGRADUATES & CHOIR

Gareth Lockrane and Nikki Iles direct postgraduate students with Pete Churchill leading the Jazz Choir. Featuring celebrated international artists and some of the UK’s very best young jazz talents.


Wed 22/06/16 8pm London African Music Festival:  Niran Obasa

Nigerian pianist Niran Obasa, one of the foremost session musicians in Lagos and the keyboardist with The Yoruba Women Choir and The Rhythms.


THU 23/06/16 8PM ALAN WILKINSON TRIO (WITH JOHN EDWARDS, STEVE NOBLE) + SPECIAL GUEST


Fri 24/06/16 8pm REBETIKO CARNIVAL 2016 PRESENTS ‘LYRICISM OF SMYRNA’

Greek violinist Kyriakos Gouvendas and singer Marina Deligianni are joined by musicians of the Rebetiko Carnival 2016 to present a selection of songs from famous composers from Asia Minor such as Skarvelis, Peristeris, and Toundas.  


Sat 25/06/16 8pm  Simon Purcell Quintet

Simon Purcell (pno), Chris Batchelor (tpt), Julian Seigel (ten/sop), Gene Calderazzo (drs), Steve Watts (bs)

11:30pm  JAZZROCKSTEADY @ Vortex Downstairs

A new Saturday late night hang featuring live soulful jazz, reggae and rocksteady, led by pianist Bruno Heinen


 SUN 26/06/16  3.30PM JOHN BENNETT BAND

7.30PM BRIGITTE BERAHA/FRANK HARRISON (ALBUM LAUNCH)

PLUS MARTA CAPPONI/LUCA BUSCAGIN


Mon 27/06/16 8pm MICHAEL CHILLINGWORTH ‘SCRATCH & SIFT’ CD launch  

Michael Chillingworth (alt sax/clar), Josh Arcoleo (Ten) Tom Challenger (Ten Sax/Clarinet) George Crowley (bs clar), Ralph Wyld b (vib), Sam Lasserson b(bs), Jon Scott (drs)


Tue 28/06/16 8pm REBETIKO CARNIVAL 2016: SONGS OF ISTANBUL

Cidgem Aslan vocals 


Wed 29/06/16 8pm  East European Jazz Night

Gina Boreham presents her monthly night of Balkan, Gypsy and East European jazz. 


THUR 30/06/16 8PM DUCK BAKER TRIO AND QUARTET (CD LAUNCH)

Duck Baker, guitar
Alex Ward, clarinet
John Edwards, bass
Steve Noble, drums

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