Coming to the Vortex Jazz Club

From London’s Vortex:

MON 6 JAN • 20.00 • £9
DENMAN MARONEY / TIM HODGKINSON / DOMINIC LASH / PAUL LYTTON
The music of “hyperpianist” Denman Maroney is inspired by nature and the music of John Cage, Ornette Coleman, Henry Cowell, Duke Ellington, Charles Ives, Scott Joplin, Olivier Messiaen, Thelonious Monk, Conlon Nancarrow and Karheinz Stockhausen, amongst others. Tonight he forms this particular quartet for the third time, reconvening their “search for lost phrases and resonances”.

WED 8 JAN • 20.00 • £8
ATROCITY + MADWORT’S MECHANICAL MINDSET
Catch two brand new groups, made up of some of the most interesting young UK musical voices around. Atrocity is led by trumpeter Chris Dowding, playing completely improvised music. Saxophonist Tom Ward’s new line-up goes by the name of Madwort’s Mechanical Mindset, and features keyboards (Dave O’Brien), bass (Spencer Brown) and drums (Olly Blackman). Using Steve Coleman style number sequences the band embark upon exploratory journeys, transporting their audience into unexpected sonic territories.