Xhosa Cole - K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us [CD]

Cat. no: SLR2020
Format: CD
Barcode: 5052442020523
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
Genre: Jazz

Xhosa Cole, the acclaimed 24-year-old saxophonist who won the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2018, releases his much-anticipated debut, celebrating the rich tapestry of music and heritage of great African-American composers and improvisers - formative influences on his life and music - through a contemporary black British lens 

The album, K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us features special guest appearances from fellow Birmingham-raised musicians - MOBO-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch and rising star pianist Reuben James - and takes its inspiration from words by the great Dizzy Gillespie about Louis Armstrong: "no him, no me". As Cole explains, "this album acknowledges the shoulders on which all of the musicians in the band stand as one. To understand me and my music is to understand all the amazing teachers and musicians who have helped me along this path - without the greats who helped to forge this journey over half a century ago we wouldn't be lucky enough to be walking in their footsteps today." - JAZZWISE MAGAZINE

 25.10.21 - Jazz in the Round, Cockpit Theatre, London.12.11.21 - London Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall

CD Tracks: Zoltan / Blues Connotation / On A Misty Night / Played Twice / Untitled Boogaloo / What's New