Xhosa Cole FREEMONK

Xhosa Cole saxes  Pat Thomas piano 

Josh Vadiveloo bass  Peter Newman drums

Join Xhosa Cole for the launch of his 3rd LP ‘On A Modern Genius Vol 1’ which celebrates the compositions of the inimitable pianist Thelonious Monk. This new project ‘FreeMonk’ explores, abstracts and collages Monk’s compositions, breathing new life into these timeless tunes.

Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year, Xhosa is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra, Jazzlines Ensemble and Birmingham Music Service.  He was awarded Jazz FM 2019 ‘Breakthrough act of the year’.

Having grown up in Handsworth and first played the Tenor at Andy Hamilton’s Ladywood Community Music School, he’s now among a long legacy of Birmingham saxophonists including Soweto Kinch and Shabaka Hutchings. Xhosa has performed twice at the BBC Proms.

‘Lets Cool One’