THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB: JAMES OWSTON QUARTET

JAMES OWSTON

With a technical fluidity on his instrument, and strong connection to various forms of improvised music, James has built a reputation as one of the most in demand bassists in the country, drawing on his many influences to develop a sound that is stylish, virtuosic and captivating. His extensive performance CV shows collaborations with notable artists such as Paul Dunmall, Jay Phelps, Mark Lockett, Neil Yates, Roger Manins, Xhosa Cole, Alex Clarke, Greg Abate, and many more.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food in the courtyard and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thu, 27 March 2025
8pm (doors at 7pm)
Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)

FOOD: Bring Your Own or Order In

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB: JAMES ALLSOPP

JAMES ALLSOPP

In a 20 year career James Allsopp has been a featured performer and recording artist for an incredibly diverse range of musicians. James has played in concert and on albums by legendary artists such as The Last Poets, David Axelrod, Dr John and Mulatu Astake, for European jazz luminaries such as Django Bates, Nostalgia 77, Kit Downes and Polar Bear, on more commercial albums by Jamie Cullum and Jorja Smith and as featured soloist in a wide range of compositions by composer Brian Irvine.

James’s debut album was nominated for BBC Jazz Award for Best Album 2007 and he won the BBC Jazz Award for Innovation 2008

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food in the courtyard and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thu, 20 February 2025
8pm (doors at 7pm)
Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)

FOOD VENDOR: TBC

Welcome to Loud & Clear! Join us for sober raving at The Nutshell, Winchester with our amazing sound system, immersive lighting, reactive visuals and local DJs playing a range of underground dance music. This in-person event is all about having a blast without the need for alcohol or drugs.

Having run four of these events over the past year we now have an awesome community of people that love the safe and sober environment. Whether you're a seasoned raver or just looking for a different fun night out, this event is perfect for you. Don't miss out on this unique experience - grab your tickets now.

Limited numbers of Early Bird tickets available!

Event Details

Starts at 7:00PM
Ages 18+

Ticket Price

From £14

We regret no lift access and no refunds.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB: THE CARRASCO ENSEMBLE

THE CARRASCO ENSEMBLE

 ⁠Led by American drummer Ted Carrasco, The Carrasco Ensemble is something of a composers collective and will perform a concert of original music by members of the group plus new and exciting arrangements of established tunes.  The aim is to break free from the conventional delivery of material and take you on a journey of scripted orchestration and thoughtful improvisation.  

Ted Carrasco- Drums/Percussion
Andy Daniels- Piano
Alam Nathoo- Saxophone
Paul Jordanous- Trumpet
Joe Evans- Trombone
Max Luthert- Double Bass

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food in the courtyard and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thu, 16 January 2025
8pm (doors at 7pm)
Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)

FOOD VENDOR: TBC

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB: CHRISTMAS HOUSE BAND

Join us for our Christmas Special, bringing your favourite Chrismas tunes to life with our fantastic houseband. New Orleans style Christmas music led by Alex Western-King.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 19th December
8pm (doors from 7pm)
Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR OUR LATE SHOW.

MIKE DE SOUZA: CHRYSALIS GROUP

Guitarist Mike De Souza leads his quintet Rick Simpson (piano/synth), Tom Barford (tenor sax), Huw V Williams (bass), and Jay Davis (drums), on a tour celebrating his latest album Chrysalis (Fresh Sound New Talent). Written post-lockdown, the title alludes to the emergence from a state of isolation, having changed in a positive way, just as a butterfly emerges transformed from its chrysalis state.

Fierce moments of high energy and introspective periods of calm and impressionistic beauty blend with multiple melodic layers and juxtaposition between acoustic and electronic sound to create an uplifting set that at times evokes a mood reminiscent of alternative-rock bands such as Radiohead, or indie-folk bands such as Big Thief, yet retains the risk-taking, exploration, and language of jazz.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 21st November

8pm (doors from 7pm)

Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)

Back by popular demand for the third time at The Nutshell with their exhilarating and unique Flamenco Fusion style of music.

DUO's dazzling finger-work and percussive play will make your brain think you are hearing more than just two virtuoso acoustic guitarists! They've been entertaining audiences across England, France and Spain since they met at the Royal Academy of Music in London 14 years ago and they gained nationwide publicity from playing 70 free Gigs in NHS workers' gardens during the pandemic.

They will play a mixture of their own flamencoey compositions and their own flamencoey arrangements of well-known tunes from the last 40 years ~ from the Rolling Stones to Ed Sheeran via The Gypsy Kings and Daft Punk!

Once seen, never forgotten.

Event Details

Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM

Ticket Price

Ticket price: £16.50 (includes all booking fees and levies)

We regret no lift access and no refunds.

JOSEPHINE DAVIES: SATORI

Award winning saxophonist & composer Josephine Davies brings her dynamic ensemble Satori to the Nutshell Jazz Club to celebrate the launch of their new album ‘Weatherwards’. The music is inspired by Josephine’s Nordic roots in the Shetland Islands, and beautifully weaves together the band’s contemporary jazz background with a hauntingly evocative folk influence.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 17th October

8pm (doors from 7pm)

Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)

PIZZA IN THE COURTYARD

JONNY WICKHAM: TERRA BOA

Jonny Wickham is a bassist and composer from London. He has worked with critically acclaimed world music ensembles such as Caravela, Waaju, Juanita Euka, and Samba Azul. Jazz artists Burnheart, Alex Western King, Ian Shaw and Emma Smith. Singer songwriters Ellie Dixon, Rosie Frater Taylor, Cherise and Jordan Rakei. Terra Boa - his first album as a band leader is a self-professed love letter to to the sprawling rhythmic traditions of Brazil. A record handled with deep musical sensitivity and knowledge, it embraces tradition & lineage whilst forging its own unique path through the lens of contemporary jazz and improvised music.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 19th September

8pm (doors from 7pm)

Tickets £22 (includes all fees and levies)

PIZZA IN THE COURTYARD

Unfortunately there will be no pizza in the courtyard for September’s Jazz Club as the Proven Slice gang are busy opening their own storefront - Olive. Proven Slice will be back for October Jazz Club and pre-order will open soon. Please feel free to bring your own food orders in for September!

VOLODYMYR VASYLENKO

Volodymyr Vasylenko is a Ukrainian musician who came to the UK with his family under the Homes for Ukraine program. Volodymyr Vasylenko has 30 years of experience playing the instrument and teaching.

Born and raised in Ukraine, where from the age of three he studied music, creativity, received a higher education, a profession, worked and taught.

Volodymyr is a talented musician and one of the few who combines such styles of music as classical and jazz on the accordion and button accordion. He has numerous awards and official qualifications, as well as extensive concert experience.

Volodymyr is happy to present his work to the widest audience. Participates in charity concerts in support of Ukraine, and also performs solo and as part of various musical ensembles.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 15th August

8pm (doors from 7pm)

Tickets £18 (includes all fees and levies)

THEO ABBT & TOBY EVANS SEXTET

Our summer Jazz programme features emerging artists - we are dedicated to programming the best up-and-coming musicians in the country who are at the early stages of their career.

Toby Evans is a 17 year old tenor saxophone player raised in Southampton who is influenced by a wide range of saxophonists such as Joe Henderson, Stan Getz and John Coltrane. Toby has had the chance to study with Gareth Lockrane, Julian Siegel, Simon Allen and Alex Western-King among others. He is starting studies at the royal academy of music in September.

Theo Abbt is an 18 year old trumpet player from Southampton whose main influences include Roy Hargrove, Booker Little and Woody Shaw. He is currently at Barton Peveril college but in September will be studying on the Jazz course at Trinity Laban. He currently studies with Alex Western King, Steve Fishwick and John Dickson.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 25th July

8pm (doors from 7pm)

Tickets £15 (includes all fees and levies)

ROSIE FRATER-TAYLOR

Fast-emerging British singer-songwriter and guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor is widely regarded as a virtuoso guitarist and a vocalist with a powerful emotional range and depth. Out now on Cooking Vinyl, Frater-Taylor’s new album ‘Featherweight’ (LISTEN HERE) deftly blurs the boundaries between rock, alt pop, neo soul, new-school jazz and folk. Drawing influence from the likes of Joni Mitchell, through PJ Harvey and Kate Bush, to the rockier roster - where John Mayer, Meshell Ndegeocello, St Vincent and Madison Cunningham hold court, ’Featherweight’ has garnered praise from an equally eclectic mix of supporters including : KCRW, BBC Radio 1, Radio 4 and Jazz FM through to MOJO (4*s), Hi-Fi (5*s), Total Guitar, Guitar.com and Jazzwise coining her “fiercely feminine”.

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB

Sponsored by Christopher Jones Wealth Management.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for an evening of Jazz, delicious food and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.

In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on the third Thursday of every month. Pizza served by Proven Slice - pre-order below.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 20th June

8pm (doors from 7pm)

Tickets £18 (includes all fees and levies)

PIZZA IN THE COURTYARD

Soundbath

A sound bath is more than just a musical experience; it is a journey. By being immersed in the power of sound, individuals can experience a range of benefits, ranging from stress reduction to emotional release or even enhanced creativity. As you embark on your sound bath journey, open your mind, surrender to the vibrations, and let the music guide you.

Join Neil Valentine and be immersed in rolling string textures, rich vibrations, atmospheric sounds and drift inwards.

The sound bath is experienced lying down, so bring a yoga mat/blanket/pillow as you desire. If you prefer, you are welcome to bring an eye mask.

www.neilvalentinemusic.com

@neilvalentinemusic

The photos are by @aidanhampsonmusic

EVENT DETAILS
Friday 14th June 2024
7-8pm
£13 (including all fees and levies)