Dates: Friday 30 August
Times: 8pm - Midnight
Space: The Gig Space, Level 5
Access: There is step-free access via a lift
For this very special evening we will start with a performance by Hill Collective, followed by Xhosa Cole and finally a combined group improvisation with all the musicians involved.
Critically acclaimed saxophonist, flautist and composer, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community outreach arts programmes in Birmingham, UK. Holding his spirituality at the center of his creative practice, Cole has been forging a career across communities in the UK and beyond. Having developed his unique mixed-heritage, black British queer voice in the Jazz tradition, Xhosa’s musical roots are in collaboration and improvisation. This alchemic mix has opened the doors to work alongside a diverse and expansive pool of creative forces from different traditions, cultures, backgrounds and practices.
Hill Collective is a jazz ensemble based in Brighton, UK. Led by saxophonist and composer Pete Piskov, the group offers a fresh musical attitude, employing modern improvisation techniques and nuanced compositions - a soulful, avant-garde addition to the bustling UK jazz landscape.
‘Every track permeates positivity from every pore.’ - The Quietus
‘A creative free-for-all combining handclaps, drumming and careering sax lines with vibing backing vocals, out-there electronics and jazzy reinvention’ - Jazzwise
Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year