Soweto Kinch

Alto saxophonist Soweto Kinch was born in London, England, in 1978. His father, originally from Barbados, was a playwright, and his British-Jamaican mother an actress. Kinch began playing woodwinds at the age of nine, learning clarinet at primary school. After meeting Wynton Marsalis four years later, he discovered modern mainstream jazz, first practicing piano, and in his teenage years concentrating on the alto saxophone. He attended Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire, graduating in 1996. Next, he earned a degree in modern history from Hertford College at the University of O...