Acclaimed young saxophonist Xhosa Cole is to release his third album with Birmingham’s Stoney Lane Records - a dynamic live recording celebrating the work of transcendent pianist Thelonious Monk, with inventive interpretations of Monk's timeless compositions. “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 Following his much-admired debut K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us (2021), and intriguing concept recording Ibeji (2022) - featuring Cole in duets with seven percussionists from across the African diaspora, this new release captures Cole with his quartet during an extensive spring tour of the UK in 2023 playing the music of Monk. “We made the record off the back of a 38-date UK tour,” Cole explains. “It’s a snapshot from back-to-back dates in the middle of the tour playing this music - we were in a van trekking up and down the UK – St. Ives to Devon to Wales to Morecambe to Newcastle to Louth to Sheffield...!” Having won the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award nearly seven years ago, with a Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Newcomer, Jazz FM’s Breakthrough Act and the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award following soon after, Xhosa has developed his unique mixed-heritage, black British, queer voice in the jazz tradition.