More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
JAZZ
Allsopp/Jurd/Storey/Thormodsæter
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music Line-up: James Allsopp - Saxophone Laura Jurd - Trumpet Magne Thormodsæter - Double bass Dave Storey - Drum kit About: A second outing for this new collaboration between Laura Jurd, James Allsopp and Dave Storey featuring Norwegian
JAZZ
Reiss Ellis Beckles Quartet Featuring David Berkman
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Reiss Ellis Beckles - Alto saxophone David Berkman - Piano Tom Riviere - Double bass Tim Giles - Drums About: Reiss Ellis Beckles will be taking to the bandstand with a new outfit at the Vortex Jazz Club featuring David Berk
JAZZ
Tom Niblock Big Band
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Brinley Heywood-Snell, Luke Vice-Coles, James Copus, Tom Syson Trumpet Tom Dunnett, Dave Sear, Josh Tagg, Yusuf Narcin Trombone George Millard, Sam Glaser, Chris Maddock, Jonathan Chung, Damon Oliver Saxophone Gareth Fowler
JAZZ
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio
Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music Line-up: Dennis Rollins - Trombone Ross Stanley - Organ Joel Barford - Drums About: For 25 years trombonist Dennis Rollins has played at the forefront of the UK jazz, funk and pop as an ‘impossibly’ virtuosic’ sideman to such stars
THEATRE
King Rastafari Son presents Ruben Affair (Downstairs)
Doors 9:00 PM Curfew 2:00 AM About: Join us at The Vortex, Dalston, N16 8AZ, on Saturday 18 April 2026 for a special night of music, vibes, and celebration at Ruben Affair: Earthstrong Celebration.
THEATRE
Mopomoso: International Free Improvised Music – April 2026
Doors 2:00 PM About: Julia Brüssel (violin), Hannah Marshall (cello) + Phil Wachsmann (violin) and David Leahy (double bass) + Roger Redgate (violin), Kate Ryder (prepared piano) (not necessarily playing in this order)
POP / ROCK
Nek
Italian rock and pop musician Nek performs at Union Chapel with acoustic arrangements and hits spanning his three-decade career.
POP / ROCK
M60
Watch M60 perform live at London Oslo, a UK band playing indie rock and alternative music in an intimate concert hall setting.