Jazzology with Soweto Kinch follows Soweto on a personal journey into jazz. Travelling to New Orleans, New York and London, Soweto meets and plays with fellow musicians, and discovers the roots behind the music that is political, spiritual and rooted in African American history. With jazz currently undergoing a revival, Soweto shines a light on a 100-year-old art form that’s showing no sign of slowing down. On his travels, he meets many of today’s jazz greats, including singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding and saxophonist Donny McCaslin, who both featured on David Bowie’s album Blackstar. Soweto also speaks to the latest wave of young British jazz musicians, including saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and composer and arranger Cassie Kinoshi, who despite their roots in jazz traditions also look to the future of the art form, by drawing on contemporary influences found in grime and dubstep.
