Xhosa Cole Quartet

Xhosa Cole saxes Pat Thomas piano Josh Vadivello bass Peter Newman drums 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. He is now finishing his degree in Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London alongside a wide spectrum of work writing and performing across the UK.