Thursday 23 | 8.30pm | £8 | Book online
A solo performance of some seriously shit hot blues from the man who describes himself thus:
"I was born with red eyes and purple skin due to the fact that I was born with the cord around my neck. I didn't do much talking after that, just played an old Spanish guitar for 20 or so years.
"In 2000 I met John Lee Hooker in Detroit after a small show to ask him what tuning he played out of. After hearing my accent he christened me "Mr". It stuck. He died.
"It was here I also met a bunch of musicians, Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers, Dirtbombs, White Stripes who all gave me a bit of work here and there and let me stay on their couches.
"I toured with Spiritualized, Dr. John with just me and a guitar I bought from St. Louis which is still the only one I own. At every Dr. John show we both play 'Careless Love', and try and out-do each other with different lyrics each night. He said; "Viner? What kind of a fucking name is that?" s That's Mr to you....
Established In North London for over 20 years, the club is a beacon for contemporary jazz in the capital.
With seven evening performances a week the Vortex programmes cutting-edge jazz alongside contemporary folk and world music.
While it places a strong emphasis on, and provides support for, young local talent, it also regularly features leading world-class artists, both from the UK and overseas – for example – from the UK, Stan Tracey, Tony Kofi, Evan Parker, Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, Mercury Music Prize Nominated Polar Bear and Zoe Rahmann, John Taylor and Gwilym Simcock and award-winning saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock.
From abroad, the club has connections with New York downtown scene musicians such as Tim Berne and Claudia Quintet, as well as European groups such as [em], radio.string.quartet, Lotte Anker and Wolfgang Muthspiel.
There is something to appeal to all musical tastes: straightahead, big-band, contemporary, piano trio, vocal, free-improv, world-music, Gypsy/East European and folk-orientated...
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The Vortex Jazz Club is housed in the Dalston Culture House, a striking new landmark building designed by Hackney architects Hawkins Brown. Full programme details can be found on our website - see below.
Private hire for 10 to 100 people is available for parties, corporate functions, meetings, rehearsals and concerts during the daytime, evening or both by arrangement. Hire includes use of the PA system and fully licensed bar.
For a quote please 020 7254 4097, or email the address below.
Unit B9 - Bradbury Street - N16 Tel: 020 7254 4097
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Web: www.vortexjazz.co.uk