Whirlpool Sessions

contemporary jazz post-bop

Influences: Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett

Whirlpool Sessions is a rotating showcase of six recently graduated London conservatoire musicians, featuring voice, saxophone, guitar, bass, piano, drums and trumpet in a single line-up. Expect contemporary acoustic jazz with a strong sense of group chemistry, as the musicians were selected by the heads of the main London conservatoire jazz courses. The Vortex's Whirlpool series is in its fourth run, and this opening night previews all six players ahead of individual curations in the coming months.

Personnel:
Sylvie Noble (voice)
Joe Bazalgette (saxophone)
Val Cheesborough (guitar)
James Leaver-Whitfield (bass)
Chris Outhwaite (piano)
Noah Ojumu (drums)
Sam Eastmond (trumpet, mentor)

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Upcoming gigs

Fri 30 Oct — 18:45 — Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs) at Vortex Jazz Club
Wed 25 Nov — 18:45 — Whirlpool Sessions (Downstairs) at Vortex Jazz Club