Theon Cross | |
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 Theon Cross performing live on Druga godba festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 30 May 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Tuba |
| Labels | New Soil, Gearbox |
| Website | theoncross |
Theon Cross is a British tuba player and composer.
Born and raised in London to a Jamaican father and Saint Lucian mother, [1] he began taking tenor horn lessons at the age of 8, then switched to tuba when he was in his mid-teens. [2] He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Cross is a core member of the jazz band Sons of Kemet. He has also worked with Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia in his solo projects. [3] [4] Other collaborators include Jon Batiste, Emeli Sandé, Kano, Lafawndah and Makaya McCraven.
His solo releases include the 2015 EP Aspirations and the 2019 studio album, Fyah. [5] On 29 October 2021 Cross released his sophomore studio album Intra-I. [6]
| Title | Details |
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| Fyah |
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| Intra-I |
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| Title | Details |
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| Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do (as part of Sons of Kemet) |
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| Your Queen Is a Reptile (as part of Sons of Kemet) |
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| Black to the Future (as part of Sons of Kemet) |
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| Five Fruit (as part of Steam Down) |
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| London Brew (as part of London Brew) |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Forward Progression II" | 2021 | Intra-I |
| "The Spiral" (featuring Afronaut Zu and Ahnansé) | ||
| "We Go Again" |
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