London Jazz Orchestra Monthly Residency at The Vortex

THE LJO VORTEX SESSIONS

The London Jazz Orchestra will continue its residency at the Vortex on the third Sunday of every month beginning with a special London Jazz Festival performance on 15 November from 2-4 PM; in future months, the performances will be from 4-6 PM. Each of these sessions will be recorded to document the LJO's unique library of original music and to compile archive material for later release.

Directed by Scott Stroman, the LJO is a unique collection of top London jazz soloists and composers including Pete Saberton, Phil Lee, Alec Dankworth, Paul Clarvis, Martin Speake, Martin Hathaway, Pete Hurt, Mick Foster, Noel Langley, Henry Lowther, Jeremy Price, and Sarah Williams. Over the years the LJO has seen countless musicians pass through its ranks, many who have made a lasting and influential impact on British jazz, including Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler, Tim Garland, Steve Buckley, Ian Carr, Ashley Slater and Chris Biscoe.

In addition to creating its own individual sound the band has performed and recorded with Billy Cobham, David Liebman, Rufus Reid, US trumpeter Ed Sareth, Swedish saxophonist Cennet Jönsson and many more.

“This ensemble…is as fine a big band as you'll find anywhere in Britain!” – Sholto Byrnes, The Independent.

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