Matt Owens is a bassist, composer, arranger and producer based in Manchester, UK. His debut album The Aviators’ Ball incorporates elements of jazz, world, classical and folk music. Much of the material was taken from his suite of pieces Ten, commissioned by The Manchester Jazz Festival, which combined jazz quartet, wind quintet and tuned percussion. Matt has been a long time collaborator with singer/songwriter Kirsty Almeida. Songs they have written together have appeared in the films Albatross and Patagonia and on the American TV series Arrow. As a bassist Matt’s highlights include working with Youth, Larry Harlow (Fania Allstars), Jimmy Bosch, Aim andThe Herbaliser. Matt is also a long standing member of Baked A La Ska and the trio The Magic Beans.