• Alex Maguire & Simon Picard
• Yoko Miura, Stefan Keune & Mia Zabelka
• Axel Dörner, Sture Erikson, John Edwrads & Raymond Strid
• Isadora Edwards & John Russell

• Phil Durrant & Martin Vishnick
• Cath Roberts & Alex Ward
• Mark Browne, Dan Gregory & Ian McGowan

Fête Quaqua 2018 19th – 21st August Put together each year by guitarist John Russell Fête Quaqua aims for old friends to get together and meet new ones in an atmosphere of in the moment, never to be repeated, musical invention. Free improvisation is unique in that the audience and musicians discover the music at the same time and this makes for a genuine engagement with the creative process. The musicians taking part this year come from a mix of backgrounds and experiences which should lead to some very exciting exchanges.

• Paul Pignon & Richard Sanderson
• Noel Meek & Alan Wilkinson
• Johnny Lapio & John Russell

• John Eyles, Petri Huurinainen & Emmanuelle Waeckerlé
• Dave Tucker, Matt Hutchinson & Andrew Lisle
• Henry Lowther & John Russell

• Sylvia Hallett & Ian McGowan
• Kay Grant & Caroline Kraabel
• John Russell, Stale Liavik Solberg & Alex Ward

• Michael Giaquinto, Chris Hill & Alec Kronacker
• Veryan Weston & Pei Ann Yeo
• Terry Day & John Russell

• Neil Metcalfe, John Rangecroft & Marcio Mattos
• Matthias Boss, Adrian Northover, Marcello Magliocchi & Maresuke Okamoto
• Kresten Michael Osgood & John Russell

CRUSH!!! CRUSH!!! are Sonic Pleasure, Mark Browne and Ian Smith. The group utilises a vast array of found and home-made sound making devices combined with more traditional instruments. Sonic Pleasure is famed for her unique crafting of sound from bricks and masonry, reducing much of her instrumentation to dust by the end of a concert. Mark Browne plays castrato saxophone, broken glass, percussion, whistles and bones. Ian Smith will play trumpet in an extraordinary manner.

• Jim Dvorak & Harrison Smith
• Joshua Weitzel & Beibei Wang
• Steve Beresford & John Russell

The Mopomoso end of year show! It’s that time of year again and Mopomoso celebrates all things improvised with our annual extravaganza at the Vortex. As in previous years the number of performers gets added to up until the day itself but typically we expect around 50 musicians playing short sets of 5 – 10 minutes or so. A great way to check out the vibrancy of the London free improvisation scene and see old friends and make new ones in an informal and friendly atmosphere.

Mopomoso special as part of The London Jazz Festival THE WORKSHOP INVITES Formed in 2016 to mark the 25th anniversary of the first Mopomoso concerts the Mopomoso workshops have continued each week in London’s West End. Guests are invited to take part in a monthly concert open to the public and for this special show the workshop takes over Mopomoso’s regular afternoon slot at the Vortex to present a diverse and engaging mix of improvised music featuring its members in collaboration with a specially invited group of guests from the wider improvising community.