# Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs)

Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs) at Vortex Jazz Club, Friday 30 October 2026, 18:45.

- Price: £10
- Venue: Vortex Jazz Club, Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London
- With: Sylvie Noble, Joe Bazalgette, Val Cheesborough, James Leaver-Whitfield
- Get tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/whirlpool-sessions-downstairs-tickets-B4H2GD?ref=website
- Go to page: https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/whirlpool-sessions-downstairs/

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Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs) is a jazz concert of one set at Vortex Jazz Club. It opens the fourth series of the Whirlpool series, presenting six recently graduated musicians selected by the heads of courses at London's main conservatoires, with Sam Eastmond on trumpet as mentor. The musicians are Sylvie Noble on voice, Joe Bazalgette on saxophone, Val Cheesborough on guitar, James Leaver-Whitfield on bass, Chris Outhwaite on piano and Noah Ojumu on drums. The Whirlpool sessions aim to give young musicians a platform.

## Dates

- Friday 30 October 18:45 — Vortex Jazz Club

Written by a model, sources: [vortexjazz.co.uk](https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/whirlpool-sessions-downstairs/)

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