2017

The Mopomoso end of year show! It’s that time of year again and Mopomoso celebrates all things improvised with our annual extravaganza at the Vortex. As in previous years the number of performers gets added to up until the day itself but typically we expect around 50 musicians playing short sets of 5 – 10 minutes or so. A great way to check out the vibrancy of the London free improvisation scene and see old friends and make new ones in an informal and friendly atmosphere.

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

Mopomoso special as part of The London Jazz Festival THE WORKSHOP INVITES Formed in 2016 to mark the 25th anniversary of the first Mopomoso concerts the Mopomoso workshops have continued each week in London’s West End. Guests are invited to take part in a monthly concert open to the public and for this special show the workshop takes over Mopomoso’s regular afternoon slot at the Vortex to present a diverse and engaging mix of improvised music featuring its members in collaboration with a specially invited group of guests from the wider improvising community.

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Yves Charuest & Dominic Lash
• Matt Hutchinson
• Susanna Ferrar, Ken Ikeda & John Russell

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Stefan Keune & John Russell
• Alison Blunt & Yoko Miura
• Ola Paulson, Anders Lindsjö, John Russell & Anders Uddeskog

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

Fête Quaqua 2017 Three days of improvised music with 14 world class musicians. The Sunday concert is at 2.00 pm and the Monday and Tuesday concerts both start at 8.00 pm. A three day pass is £20 or £15 concessions and individual concerts are £8 or £6 concessions. Tickets purchases / reservations from The Vortex or from the door on the day. Every year the guitarist John Russell puts together a project involving a group of highly creative and individual musicians to work together, sometimes for the first time.

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• James O’Sullivan & Chris Prosser
• Terry Day & Dominic Lash
• Tania Chen & John Russell

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Phil Durrant, Rob Flint, Kev Hopper & Richard Sanderson
• Mark Browne, Ian McGowan & Sonic Pleasure
• John Russell & Roger Turner

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Charlotte Keeffe, Joe Smith Sands & Diego Sampieri
• Marilza Gouvea, Marcio Mattos & Adrian Northover
• Jean-Jacques Duerinckx, John Russell & Matthieu Safatly

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Steve Beresford & Mandhira da Saram
• Lee Boyd Allatson
• Phil Minton & John Russell

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Kay Grant, Marcio Mattos & Lawrence Casserley
• Alan Wilkinson
• Viv Corringham & John Russell

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• John Rangecroft, Marcio Mattos & Dave Tucker
• Pat Thomas & Kay Grant
• Neil Metcalf & John Russell

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ

• Martin Hackett, Daniel Thompson & Phil Wachsmann
• The Stellari String Quartet
• Charlotte Hug, John Edwards, Marcio Mattos & Phil Wachsmann
• Maggie Nichols & John Russell

📍 Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ