James Owston Quartet at the Steam and Whistle, Chelt | 17 June

Name: James Owston Quartet at the Steam and Whistle, Chelt | 17 June
Start: 2026-06-17T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Steam and Whistle, GL51 8NW Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Schedule

Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Steam and Whistle, GL51 8NW Cheltenham, United Kingdom | Cheltenham, EN

Jazz at the Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham, with bassist James Owston and his quartet.
Weds 17 June 2026, 7:30pm
Book online: https://events.humanitix.com/james-owston-quartet-at-the-steam-and-whistle-cheltenham-tickets
EARLY BIRD tickets £16 until 3 June
Tickets £18 in advance, £20 on the door, students £10
With a technical fluidity on his instrument, James Owston is a bassist and previous BBC Young Jazz Musician finalist who stretches stylistic boundaries and pushes the instrument to its limit, with a sound that is stylish, virtuosic and captivating.
With firm roots in bebop and the jazz tradition, James is heavily influenced by Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Haden, and modern masters including Larry Grenadier and Robert Landfermann. James was a 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician finalist, performing at the Queen-Elizabeth Hall with Gwilym Simcock and Asaf Sirkis. James has collaborated with Paul Dunmall, Jay Phelps, Alex Clarke, Mark Lockett, Neil Yates, John Turville, Roger Manins, Emily Masser, Xhosa Cole and many more.
At Steamin', James leads his quartet with music from his most recent project, Songs from an Imaginary Childhood, written as part of the Jazz Central Mentorship programme in 2023, where James worked closely with saxophonist Trish Clowes. The music is inspired by the juxtaposition of seeing the world as it is now and as it was seeing it as a child.
Lineup:
James Owston - bass
Alex Wester-King - saxophone
Nick Manz - piano
Matthew Holmes - drums
Steamin' Jazz Club at the Steam and Whistle
Steamin’ is Cheltenham’s newest jazz club, hosted by a collaboration of experienced musicians from across a range of jazz. It aims to offer monthly gigs, taking place at The Steam and Whistle, near Cheltenham Spa railway station.