Jazz breaking news: All Star Bill For Vortex Haiti Benefit
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
London’s Vortex jazz club on Friday is hosting a special fundraising concert titled Haitian Fight Song, a benefit concert to raise money for the ongoing disaster relief efforts in Haiti following January’s devastating earthquake.
Jazzwise writer Kevin Le Gendre has programmed a great line-up for the Dalston club, ranging from the jazz-rock of Partisans to the Indo-jazz of Mantra Collective, along with names such as vocalist Christine Tobin, multi-instrumentalist Orphy Robinson, New Orleans expat trumpeter Abram Wilson, and pianist Robert Mitchell.
Both the line-up and the name of the concert – a nod to Mingus – suggest that the mood of the evening will be one of hope and determination. Proceeds will go to the British Red Cross. The concert starts at 8.30pm and tickets are £15.
– Edward Randell
Bookings on 020 7254 4097 or www.vortexjazz.co.uk