Sonntag, 5. Januar 2025, 13.30 Uhr, Kleines Haus
"It is the highly gifted 24-year-old saxophonist Xhosa Cole who is currently making most waves ... Cole has the rich expressive range and technical skills that characterise significant soloists."
(The Guardian)
"... a new young lion on the U.K. jazz scene."
(Bill Milkowski, Downbeat)
The 24-year-old tenor saxophonist/composer is a British sensation and proves that he's here for blood with this release ... He's got technique, talent, artistry and a burning desire that shows throughout the set."
(Downbeat)
"And if there's one thing that Xhosa Cole certainly has – alongside his phenomenal musical talent and insight – it's sincerity."
(Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise)
"Cole plays like he's got dirt under his fingernails; his tone has real bite and his lines come at you in a way that's challenging without being hostile."
(Stereogum)
"... Cole expressed a touchingly modest reverence towards his great forebears, but there's absolutely nothing modest about his playing, which is madly inventive at every moment and remarkably individual for one so young."
(The Telegraph)
" ... a 24-year-old saxophonist from 'one-to-watch' to 'must see' ..."
(The Financial Times)
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