Steamin' Jazz Club

22/08/2026

A clip from Alex Clarke’s previous appearance at Steamin' Jazz Club 🔥

Also featuring
Aidan Pope - guitar
James Owston - bass
Euan Palmer - drums

Alex will be back on THURS 10 SEPTEMBER with her quartet featuring David Newton (piano), Dave Green (bass), Steve Brown (drums) 🎷 at 🎵

NEXT GIG:
🎷 Alex Clarke Quartet
🗓️ Thurs 10 September
📍 Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham (by the 🚂 station)
🕗 Doors 7pm, 7:30pm start
🎟️ £18 in advance, £20 on the door
EARLY BIRD £16 until 27 Aug, see the bio link

Getting here
We’re next to Cheltenham Spa railway station, so it's great for public transport and with nearby parking

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17/08/2026

CHELTENHAM - coming up in SEPTEMBER, don’t miss award-winning saxophonist Alex Clarke and her stellar quartet 🎷

Join us for jazz in Cheltenham at on Thurs 10 September 🎵

A BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalist, Rising Star award-winner in the British Jazz Awards, and three-time Parliamentary Jazz Awards nominee, Alex is one of the most in-demand saxophonists on the British jazz scene.

Rooted in the bebop tradition, Alex's powerful, melodic playing draws inspiration from the likes of Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt & Cannonball Adderley. Alex has performed at leading venues and festivals such as Swanage Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Soho and Scarborough Jazz Festival.

Featuring:
Alex Clarke - sax
David Newton - piano
Dave Green - bass
Steve Brown - drums

★★★★ - Jazzwise
"Small group jazz of the highest quality and unreservedly recommended" - Jazz Views

🎷 Alex Clarke Quartet
🗓️ Thurs 10 September
📍 Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham (by the 🚂 station)
🕗 Doors 7pm, 7:30pm start
🎟️ £18 in advance, £20 on the door, students £10
EARLY BIRD £16 until 27 Aug

Food
Come early for quite possibly the best pizza in town. Stay on for drinks after the gig!

Getting here
We’re next to Cheltenham Spa railway station, so it's great for public transport and with nearby parking
clarke

16/08/2026

15/08/2026

SEPTEMBER at Steamin’: award-winning saxophonist Alex Clarke and her stellar quartet 🎷

Join us for jazz in Cheltenham at The Steam and Whistle on Thurs 10 September 🎵

A BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalist, Rising Star award-winner in the British Jazz Awards, and three-time Parliamentary Jazz Awards nominee, Alex is one of the most in-demand saxophonists on the British jazz scene.

Rooted in the bebop tradition, Alex's powerful, melodic playing draws inspiration from the likes of Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt & Cannonball Adderley. Alex has performed at leading venues and festivals such as Swanage Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Soho and Scarborough Jazz Festival.

Featuring:
Alex Clarke - sax
David Newton - piano
Dave Green - bass
Steve Brown - drums

★★★★ - Jazzwise
"Small group jazz of the highest quality and unreservedly recommended" - Jazz Views

🎷 Alex Clarke Quartet
🗓️ Thurs 10 September
📍 Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham (by the 🚂 station)
🕗 Doors 7pm, 7:30pm start
🎟️ £18 in advance, £20 on the door, students £10
EARLY BIRD £16 until 27 Aug

Food
Come early for quite possibly the best pizza in town. Stay on for drinks after the gig!

Getting here
We’re next to Cheltenham Spa railway station, so it's great for public transport and with nearby parking

Alex Clarke

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08/08/2026

A clip from our first jam session at Steamin' Jazz Club, with Simon Spillett 🔥

Also featuring

Eddie Gripper - keys .gripper
Nick Kacal - bass
Patrick Barrett-Donlon - drums

This same brilliant house band will be back with us on WEDS 12 AUGUST for jam featuring British jazz legend Alan Barnes 🎷 at 🎵

NEXT GIG:
🎷 Jazz jam with Alan Barnes
🗓️ Weds 12 August
📍 Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham (by the 🚂 station)
🕗 7:30pm start, doors 7pm
🎟️ £10 musicians/students, £18 advance, £20 door

Getting here
We’re next to Cheltenham Spa railway station, so it's great for public transport and with nearby parking
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Find tickets through the bio link 🎵

23/07/2026

CHELTENHAM - coming up in AUGUST, don’t miss saxophonist Alan Barnes leading a jazz jam open to all, plus superb house band 🎷

Join us for jazz in Cheltenham at on Weds 12 August 🎵

Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax. With over 30 British Jazz Awards, he has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year.

Alan will be guest soloist for a jam session open to all, with a superb house band including Eddie Gripper (piano), Nick Kacal (bass), and Patrick Barrett-Donlon (drums).

Alan and the house band will kick off the evening with a set at 7:30pm, before opening the jam session for the rest of the night.

Instrumentalists and vocalists (and listeners!) of all abilities are welcome for this friendly, relaxed evening.

Whether you plan to take part in the session or just soak up the atmosphere, this will be a brilliant night featuring some of the top players on the scene.

🎷 Jazz jam with Alan Barnes
🗓️ Weds 12 August
📍 Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham (by the 🚂 station)
🕗 7:30pm start, doors 7pm
🎟️ £10 musicians/students
£18 in advance; £20 on the door,
EARLY BIRD £16 until 29 July
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21/07/2026

20/07/2026

AUGUST at Steamin’: a jazz jam open to all featuring Alan Barnes and superb house band 🎷

Join us for jazz in Cheltenham at The Steam and Whistle on Weds 12 August 🎵

Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax. With over 30 British Jazz Awards, he has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year and has worked with Charlie Watts, Bryan Ferry, Michel LeGrande, Clare Teale, Jools Holland, Jamie Cullum, Stan Tracey, John Dankworth, Kenny Baker, Bob Wilber, and Humphrey Lyttelton.

Alan will be guest soloist for a jam session open to all, with a superb house band including Eddie Gripper (piano), Nick Kacal (bass), and Patrick Barrett-Donlon (drums).

Alan and the house band will kick off the evening with a set at 7:30pm, before opening the jam session for the rest of the night.

Instrumentalists and vocalists (and listeners!) of all abilities are welcome for this friendly, relaxed evening.

Whether you plan to take part in the session or just soak up the atmosphere, this will be a brilliant night featuring some of the top players on the scene.

Praise for Alan Barnes:
"casually consummate musicianship, deadpan humour and indomitable belief in a respected place for the music’s rich history" John Fordham

🎷 Jazz jam with Alan Barnes
🗓️ Weds 12 August
📍 Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham (by the 🚂 station)
🕗 7:30pm start, doors 7pm
🎟️ £10 musicians/students
£18 in advance; £20 on the door,
EARLY BIRD £16 until 29 July

Food
Come early for quite possibly the best pizza in town. Stay on for drinks after the gig!

Getting here
We’re next to Cheltenham Spa railway station, so it's great for public transport and with nearby parking

Eddie Gripper Patrick Barrett Donlon Alan Barnes