Soweto Kinch live in concert.
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Soweto Kinch

11
critic concert reviews
jazz

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Live Rating  

80
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Critics Consensus

Based on 11 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Soweto Kinch is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Soweto Kinch concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ingenious and abstract.

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Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
London, United Kingdom (1/10/1978)
Bio
Soweto Kinch is a jazz composer and arranger, alto saxophonist, and rapper. He was born in London in 1978, but brought up in Birmingham, where he is still based.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

February 4, 2025
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The saxophonist and MC showcased new music for the third in his socio-political trilogy

Jazzwise (UK)

September 2, 2022
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The riches of the South African Songbook are given a lush but sometimes incongruous orchestral treatment at one of this year's ‘Jazz Proms'

The Arts Desk (UK)

June 19, 2019
80
%
Soweto Kinch, Jazz Cafe review - instant karma in Camden

The Guardian (UK)

September 19, 2018
80
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He appeared to be first in a generation of musicians who had been brought up conversant in both jazz and hip-hop, a fusion he’s pursued ever since – sometimes a little clumsily, but with a passion and a forthrightness that’s always worth hearing.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

July 24, 2018
80
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Teviot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Guardian (UK)

October 31, 2016
80
%
The Birmingham musician’s heady mix of ingenious improv, hip-hop and abstract maths delighted an enthusiastic audience

Jazzwise (UK)

July 28, 2015
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Soweto Kinch's gig is nearing its climax when he finds himself playing between two implacable walls.

Past critic reviews published in

The Guardian (UK), The Arts Desk (UK), The Guardian (UK), Rhythm Passport (UK)

Image Credit

Schorle [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Rinse & Spin (10 February 2021)