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Vortex: 1975 - 1979
by John Kelman
Like British progressive rock group Jonesy, the equally short-lived French group Vortex deserved wider exposure. Unlike Jonesy's more accessible Crimson/Yes-informed symphonic approach, however, Vortex leaned farther left of center, bearing more in common with groups like Soft Machine, Henry Cow and Univers Zero. 1975 - 1979 collects both of Vortex's self-releases albums--1975's more improvisation-centric and smaller ensemble Vortex, and the more ambitious, complex and larger group release from 1979, Les Cycles de Thanatos. Nicely remastered, the set features additional bonus ...
read morePianist Francesco Turrisi Launches Album Grigio At London's Vortex Jazz Club, 10 February
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All About Jazz
Ireland-based Italian pianist Francesco Turrisi celebrates the UK launch of his album Grigio, his third release on the Diatribe label with a concert at London’s Vortex Jazz Club on Monday 10th February. Turrisi’s highly melodic, deeply lyrical music draws from jazz, classical and folk traditions that reference various cultures and epochs. Alongside Turrisi’s striking originals, Grigio showcases the pianist’s haunting arrangements of traditional Irish songs, baroque and Hebrew songs that sound utterly relevant today and John Zorn’s “Hadasha”. Described by ...
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Todd Brunel's "Vortex Live" CD and Digital Download Now Available
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Michael Ricci
The Vortex Live features some of the best moments of the Vortex Series captured live between 2007-2010. Each piece is an original work created by invited artists, with all collaborations happening for the first time. The Vortex Live features: Todd Brunel clarinets, Rob Bethel cello, Esther Viola oboe, Andrew Hickman tenor sax (tracks 1 and 4), Dave Maxwell piano, Kevin Frenette} guitar, {{Junko Simons cello (track 7), Blake Newman double bass, Yael Bat shimon violin (track 8), Jonathan LaMaster violin ...
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Chicago Underground Dive into the Laptop-Jazz Vortex
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
By Tad Hendrickson
The fusion of jazz and electronics hasn't been a particularly fertile one -- particularly when you consider the possibilities of pairing the agility of improvisation-minded musicians with the infinite possibilities offered by technology, both in the production studio and in the live setting. In the late '60s and early '70s, Miles Davis and producer Teo Macero famously cut and pasted tapes together to create songs with form out of studio jams, but the mercurial Davis moved on ...
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London's Vortex spins again
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All About Jazz
London's cutting edge jazz club The Vortex re-opened in new premises on 19 May, having been silent for a year. The new club is just a mile or so from its previous Stoke Newington N16 home of 17 years, and is part of the new-build Dalston Culture House project in Gillett Street. It is great to have the club back on stream and the programming is as adventurous and busy as ever. Already, in the first week since re-opening, the ...
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