Charles Ostle

"Charles Ostle is becoming one of the more sought after drummers in D.C.'s jazz scene, especially amongst the crop of younger players that have emerged over the past few years. Ostle studied piano as a young child, but the drumset has been his main instrument since his middle school days. His earliest influences were The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Led Zeppelin, and Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales. After hearing drumming icon Tony Williams on Miles Davis’s classic, Four & More Ostle decided to follow his muse through jazz. As a musician, he also benefited from formal studies in mallet percussion throughout college and has studied with some of the best drumming teachers in the country, including Joe Morello, John Ramsay, and Steve Fidyk." --DCist Interview