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Soweto Kinch (born 10 January 1978) is a British jazz alto saxophonist and rapper. ==Biography== Born in London, England, to a Barbadian father, playwright Don Kinch, and British-Jamaican actress Yvette Harris,〔(Jack Massarik, "Sax, rap and all that jazz", ''Evening Standard'', 31 July 2003. )〕 Kinch began playing saxophone at the age of nine after learning clarinet at Allfarthing Primary School, Wandsworth, SW London. He then moved to Birmingham, where he attended West House Primary School in Edgbaston, beginning a long association with Britain's second city. After meeting Wynton Marsalis four years later he discovered and became passionate about jazz, first concentrating on piano and later, in his teens, switching to alto saxophone as his main instrument. He attended Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, from the age of 13 through to completing his A levels at 18. Early musical influences include the eminent vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder. Kinch went on to study Modern History at Hertford College, Oxford University.〔(Hertford College )〕 In 2001 Kinch established the Soweto Kinch Trio, with bassist Michael Olatuja and drummer Troy Miller, which supported Courtney Pine at the former Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Birmingham, and performed at the Royal Festival Hall and the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival. Kinch has won numerous accolades, including, in 2002, the Rising Star Award at the BBC Jazz Awards and the White Foundation world sax competition.〔(White Foundation )〕 In 2003 and 2007 he won the MOBO Award for Best Jazz Act.〔(2003 Mobo Awards )〕〔(2007 Mobo Awards )〕 Also in 2003, his debut album ''Conversations With The Unseen'' was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, but Kinch lost to grime MC Dizzee Rascal.〔(Mercury Prize )〕 The year 2004 saw Kinch win two BBC Radio Jazz Awards: Best Instrumentalist and Best Band,〔(Winners of the BBC Jazz Awards 2004 )〕 along with the Peter Whittingham Award for Jazz Innovation. In 2006, Kinch released his second album, ''A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block'',〔("A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block" ), AllMusic.〕 the first instalment of a two-part concept album documenting the lives of three inner-city Birmingham men. The album features narration by Moira Stuart. The second part of the album, entitled "Basement Fables", was originally intended for a March 2007 release, but has been delayed with no clear indication of a release date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.putsonline.co.uk/yoyopop/music/011-the-ballad-of-soweto-kinch/ )〕 Kinch is also a member of the ''Pop Idol'' backing band The Big Blue. Recently, Kinch has performed for Don't Flop Entertainment, where he has competed in rap battles and faced opponents Dotz,〔(Dotz Vs Soweto Kinch FREESTYLE GAUNTLET ), Don't Flop.〕 Shuffle T〔(Shuffle-T Vs Soweto Kinch ), Don't Flop.〕 and Charron.〔(Charron Vs Soweto Kinch Freestyle ), Don't Flop.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soweto Kinch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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