{"title": "James Allsopp Group", "start": "2026-11-21T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £18 / Vortex Members £16 / Students & UC beneficiaries £14", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "James Allsopp Group is a live jazz performance of two sets at the Vortex Jazz Club, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The group is led by James Allsopp on tenor saxophone and synthesizer, with Chris Batchelor on trumpet, Zands Duggan on percussion, Dave Storey on drum kit and Riaan Vosloo on bass guitar. They play music from their forthcoming album 'The Forest Speaks', produced in collaboration with Ben Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) and due on the London-based label Batov Records. The band describes it as joyous, life-affirming music, deceptively simple and deeply melodic, with a psychedelic, dub production aesthetic and a healthy dose of the other-worldly.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/james-allsopp-group-40213/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/james-allsopp-group-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e3a9c56e783ddcc8a5effe255e55ff318e38ea6c95dcf935c27a2a52f88a66e2-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Alex Bonney", "start": "2026-11-11T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/improvisation"], "description": "An evening of live jazz at the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston's Gillett Square. Trumpeter Alex Bonney performs with olie brice, George Crowley, and Tim Giles, bringing together four London jazz musicians for a night of improvised music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/alex-bonney-129528/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "GSMD Lunchtime Concert: Yamakozo", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jazz Social", "address": "Unit 4, 1 Ropemaker St, EC2V 9HT London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A free lunchtime concert by the band Yamakozo. The band is led by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Allen, whose members met while studying at Guildhall School of Music, and it fuses jazz improvisation with the grooves of funk and soul. It features Alex Allen on electric guitar, Mark McQuillan on double bass and Wisdom Udensi on piano. It takes place at The Jazz Social, a pop-up venue with mixed standing and seating.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gsmd-lunchtime-concert-yamakozo-69746/", "official_url": "https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/gsmd-lunchtime-concert-yamakozo", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3442d9c08ef2776821adfd44378580f1c5ce07101bdcb2d5225a1e195c825dd4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Crow Culture (Tara Cunningham / James Kitchman / Will Glaser)", "start": "2026-11-16T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £15 / Vortex Members £7.5 / Students & UC beneficiaries £6.25", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Crow Culture is a live concert at the Vortex Jazz Club, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, with two sets of music. The trio consists of guitarists Tara Cunningham and James Kitchman and drummer Will Glaser. They have recently recorded their debut EP, bringing Kitchman and Cunningham's compositions to life. Their music draws upon punk, jazz, country and everything in between.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/crow-culture-tara-cunningham-james-kitchman-will-glaser-40207/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/crow-culture-tara-cunningham-james-kitchman-will-glaser/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1bd2232b210518169d833eb880c661b3d6f2607cb951e9532dc93b00dba00ad1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T23:15:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £20 / Vortex Members £17 / Students & UC beneficiaries £15", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-jazz"], "description": "Thurston Moore and Mark Wastell bring their electric guitar and drums collaboration back to Vortex Jazz Club for a single-set show. Moore plays guitar and Wastell percussion in what the club calls an exciting collaboration between two vastly experienced masters of the craft. Their previous December show, played to a sell-out audience, was described as \"deeply post-psychedelic, dreamlike in atmosphere, before expanding into the charming spasms of free jazz.\"", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thurston-moore-and-mark-wastell-40197/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/thurston-moore-and-mark-wastell/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bd193a6e7a6bc39ef1fea7578ecf4fcc8b9078a0d14b20cf3803aa041b754d82-1200.webp"}, {"title": "EFG London Jazz Festival: Empirical feat. Ivo...", "start": "2026-11-20T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£7.50 - £25", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/contemporary-jazz"], "description": "A jazz concert at The Cockpit, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival's Jazz in the Round. The multi award-winning UK jazz ensemble Empirical performs its album Like Lambs: To The Slaughter, joined by long-time collaborators Ivo Neame on piano and David Preston on guitar. The album is an uninterrupted 51-minute musical story, a reworking of drummer Shaney Forbes' long-form suite exploring independent thought versus herd-like behaviour. The music moves between contemporary classical, soundscape, post-bop and free jazz.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-empirical-feat-ivo-39131/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/efg_london_jazz_festival_empirical_feat_ivo_neame_david_preston", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9e36a3b0d8ba37d482a175501e36e9fb3b57640c2ea51804572706212d325459-1200.webp"}, {"title": "London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special", "start": "2026-11-15T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T17:00:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £15 / Vortex Members £10 / Students & UC beneficiaries £8", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "The London Jazz Orchestra Festival Special is a concert of one 75-minute set of brand new music by the band's composer/soloists, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The London Jazz Orchestra, whose residency at the Vortex has been a London jazz institution since the club's opening, is directed by Scott Stroman and features legendary soloists as well as exciting new talent. The band's new Primetime album on Analogue/October records received rave reviews, to be followed by Between Earth and Sky later this season. The set features music by Stroman, saxophonists Pete Hurt, Tori Freestone and Mick Foster, pianist Alcyona Mick, guitarist Nick Costley-White, bassist Calum Gourlay, and trumpeters Andre Cannier and Henry Lowther.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/london-jazz-orchestra-festival-special-40205/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/london-jazz-orchestra-festival-special-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9cf2042acb1e4991ff4de8fc3a52f664cf6de4d414b14ba2b8b88e755278505c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Family Band", "start": "2026-11-11T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £15 / Vortex Members £7.5 / Students & UC beneficiaries £6.25", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-jazz"], "description": "A jazz evening with Family Band playing two sets at Vortex Jazz Club. The quartet unites four long-term collaborators and friends: Kim Macari on trumpet, Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor saxophone, Tom Rivière on double bass and Steve Hanley on drum kit. Their starting point is the freewheeling music of the musicians at the forefront of the 1960s free jazz revolution, whose opening up of jazz's constraints is now seen as an integral part of the music's development. Rather than recreating the work of Ornette Coleman and others, the band shares its powerful momentum, combining fierce intensity, introspection and the blues into an emotionally complex and often cathartic whole.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-band-40200/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/family-band-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6d45dd5383dfbb452fd6a86c50b0aa328c8ccc936b1621e924c03edb01e45ff1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "DC Entropy", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Jago Dalston", "address": "Kingsland Road 440, E8 4AA London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A live jam session at The Jago, East London's grassroots home for live music, arts and culture. It is led by Chicago drummer David Collum II, bringing musicians together for an evening of spontaneous grooves, improvisation and musical collaboration. All musicians are welcome to bring their instruments, jump on stage and be part of the jam, while everyone else can come and soak up the sounds.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dc-entropy-92822/", "official_url": "https://www.thejagodalston.com/event/dc-entropy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d5c6ea424058420f4d54fdc1a6756036bbb28ebcb93b8284951f048fdd23771a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Little Sax – Jazz Night", "start": "2026-11-20T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-20T21:00:00Z", "place": "Old London Road cafe", "address": "Old London Road 52, KT2 6QF Kingston upon Thames", "price": "£22.50 in advance, £25 on the door", "price_from": "22.50", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Little Sax – Jazz Night is an evening of live jazz at Old London Road cafe, featuring saxophonist and composer Samuel Eagles, guitarist Gareth Fowler and bassist Mirko Scarcia. Little Sax Concerts brings the trio together for sharp modern jazz arrangements and deep-groove improvisation in an intimate setting. All three musicians have performed widely across the UK, Europe and the US, with experience from leading jazz venues and festivals. The evening runs from 6PM to 9PM, is for ages 18+, and tickets are £22.50 in advance or £25 on the door.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/little-sax-jazz-night-50329/", "official_url": "https://olrcafe.co.uk/event/little-sax-jazz-night/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0f3b0d4c498f3bc6c84e9bc041c026a6432431add5d9f3a6ff211164bfbe762e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff and Viktor Nyberg (2 shows)", "start": "2026-11-14T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T22:00:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £23 / Vortex Members £20 / Students & UC beneficiaries £19", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": "23.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A jazz trio performance at the Vortex Jazz Club, given in two separate shows. Legendary New York drummer Ari Hoenig returns after his sold-out 2022 appearances, joined by guitarist Tom Ollendorff and double bassist Viktor Nyberg. Playing music from their critically acclaimed album Enchanted, the trio blends Hoenig's rhythmic imagination and melodic drumming with Ollendorff's lyrical guitar and Nyberg's melodic bass. The result is music of remarkable interplay, subtlety and spontaneity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ari-hoenig-trio-featuring-tom-ollendorff-and-viktor-nyberg-2-40204/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/ari-hoenig-trio-featuring-tom-ollendorff-and-viktor-nyberg-2-shows/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7994b52f7311942e19b72d38a00970711bc38120ff8a3b78f2369bd0618292e9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Night with Alasdair Pennington Trio", "start": "2026-11-11T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T22:00:00Z", "place": "Next Door Records", "address": "Uxbridge Road 304, W12 7LJ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz Night at Next Door Records is a monthly session presented by the Alasdair Pennington Trio. Pennington is a drummer and composer who has established himself as a creative voice in the London jazz and improvised music scenes, performing across Europe at venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and the EFG London Jazz Festival. With Benji Bown on piano and Sam Ingvorsen on double bass, the trio plays American Songbook repertoire, contemporary jazz standards and original compositions, with a changing line-up of sought-after improvising musicians and special guests each month. The event is for ages 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jazz-night-with-alasdair-pennington-trio-49242/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/092e18b8f67863300a17d78cb39f6bcb7803b57206a90f9fd38981aede828ec0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Alex Hitchcock", "start": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "606 Club", "address": "Lots Road 90, SW10 0QD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A concert by saxophonist Alex Hitchcock, performed with Jasper Blom at the 606 Club in London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/alex-hitchcock-62243/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/71032732690abe81cab8bf2fafb112b69546bdc5aa2d2f7d91cdb4c6e47df4a8-600.webp"}, {"title": "MOPOMOSO: International Free Improvised Music – November 2026", "start": "2026-11-15T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T22:00:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £12 / Vortex Members £8 / Students & UC beneficiaries £8", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-improvisation"], "description": "An evening of international free improvised music at a Dalston jazz club, with three trios formed of musicians from Croatia and the USA, Germany and New Zealand, and the UK. The Croatia/USA group brings Boris Janje on double bass, Damir Kafka on saxophone and Tracy Lisk on drums; the Germany/New Zealand group Mitch Heinrich on vocals, Christoph Irmer on violin and David Leahy on double bass. The UK set, STARNOSEDMOLE, features Joanne Morrison on voice, movement and objects with Nick Smith on percussion. The groups are not necessarily playing in this order.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mopomoso-international-free-improvised-music-november-2026-40206/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/mopomoso-international-free-improvised-music-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c5b9fb08659cf472c5b47bb3cd084d399f0573174bac5486d5f3fb4b54aa2530-2000.webp"}, {"title": "EFG London Jazz Festival presents: GEORGE CROWLEY / RUTH GOLLER / WILL GLASER (Matinée Show)", "start": "2026-11-14T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Green Note", "address": "Parkway 106, NW1 7AN London", "price": "£ 15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/improvisation"], "description": "A matinee jazz concert at Green Note, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. It brings together three musicians from alternative jazz and improvised music: George Crowley, Ruth Goller and Will Glaser. The trio combines intuitive group improvisation with Crowley's lyrical and melodic compositions. Other-worldly electronic sounds and textures add to their colourful and hypnotic musical universe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-presents-george-crowley-ruth-goller-76559/", "official_url": "https://www.greennote.co.uk/production/efg-london-jazz-festival-presents-george-crowley-ruth-goller-will-glaser-matinee-show/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2ae850b81a3fd1797e608fc88edf132daa5d24bf287c7c948b8ab5a25bb427e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "EFG London Jazz Festival: Ari Hoenig Trio featuring Tom Ollendorff 2026", "start": "2026-11-14T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A concert by the Ari Hoenig Trio with Tom Ollendorff, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The trio is led by Ari Hoenig and features guitarist Tom Ollendorff. The performance takes place at the Vortex Jazz Club in London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/efg-london-jazz-festival-ari-hoenig-trio-featuring-tom-ollen-61877/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}