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US trio whip up a sonic storm in the Vortex

Ches Smith, Craig Taborn and Mat Maneri
Vortex Jazz Club
London N16
5/5

FROM ocean to ocean across the US, they came to the Vortex in Hackney — violinist Mat Maneri from Brooklyn in New York, pianist Craig Taborn from Minneapolis and percussionist Ches Smith from San Diego, California.

Their music is like no other.

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