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17D XHOSA COLE saxophone
July 17, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Price: £14
Venue: The Hub at St Mary’s
Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year, saxophonist Xhosa Cole 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. 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. He has performed twice at the BBC Proms, recorded saxophone for Mahalia’s debut album ‘Love and Compromise’, completed a 22 date UK tour, all alongside his studies as a scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Xhosa Also received the Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2019 and 2020 Jazz FM ‘Breakthrough Act of the Year’.
Joined by Mark Sanders on drums, our final Festival evening at The Hub is one not to be missed!
Sponsored by the Barnard Family
On Sale Dates:
LFF Priority Booking (Founder, Platinum, Millenium, Gold): Tuesday 19th April
LFF Priortiy Booking (Silver and Bronze): Tuesday 26th April
General Public: Tuesday 3rd May
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