At just 24, Soweto Kinch has achieved more than most musicians his age can dream of.

After bagging a history degree at Oxford University, Soweto decided to pursue his love for music, and did it with aplomb.

Last year, he won the Montreux Jazz Festival International sax competition and the BBC Rising Star Jazz awards. He has performed with some of the top names in Jazz - including Wynton Marsalis, Courtney Pine, and the Jazz Jamaica All Stars.

In addition to alto saxophone, Soweto plays soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, and piano. He also raps and is competent on the computer, using sequencers.

On June 27, this talented all-rounder returns to his Alma Mater, with a gig at the Magdalen College ball.

The show follows the release of his debut album, Conversations with the Unseen, a combination of his favourite styles, hip-hop and jazz.

Ticket-holders will be able to witness one of the true rising stars of UK jazz. This self-taught musician is about as versatile as they come.

Soweto was on the verge of entering journalism when he was offered a place in the Tomorrow's Warriors band, part of a development programme established by Gary Crosby in 1991 to nurture and develop talented young jazz musicians.

Soweto's musical influences are broad, embracing Sonny Rollins, for his innovative style and successful appropriation of West Indian music within the jazz canon, and baroque and early classical music, reflecting his interest in the 17th and 18th-century black population of Britain. He is, remember, a history graduate!

The event, which starts at 8pm, is open to town and gown, though the £100 tickets have sold out.

If you are among the fortunate few, make sure you leave the bar in time to catch this major new star.