Xhosa Cole is a Birmingham-born tenor saxophonist and one of the UK scene’s standout voices. Winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician (2018), he’s released the debut K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us (2021), the percussion-duo set Ibeji (2022), and On a Modern Genius Vol. 1 (2025), his vivid reimagining of Thelonious Monk.