The Exu (Downstairs)

Vortex Jazz Club presents The Exu, an experimental jazz trio featuring James Mainwaring, Dave Kane, and Emil Karlsen. Named after a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, the group draws inspiration from a multi-faceted stylistic approach, blending raw street-art energy with neo-expressionism. Their music is layered, intense, and genre-fluid, creating a beautiful and thought-provoking sonic landscape through improvisation. This intimate downstairs performance promises a captivating experience for fans of creative and boundary-pushing jazz.