Theon Cross is a British tuba player and composer.
Life and career Born and raised in London, England, to a Jamaican father and Saint Lucian mother, he began taking tenor horn lessons at the age of eight, then switched to tuba when he was in his mid-teens, discovering jazz through the Tomorrow's Warriors music education programme. 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. 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. On 29 October 2021, Cross released his sophomore studio album Intra-I.
Discography Studio albums +TitleDetailsFyah Released: 15 February 2019 Label: Gearbox Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streamingIntra-I Released: 29 October 2021 Label: New Soil Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Extended plays Aspirations (2015)
Collaborative albums +TitleDetailsLest We Forget What We Came Here to Do(as part of Sons of Kemet) Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Naim Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streamingYour Queen Is a Reptile(as part of Sons of Kemet) Released: 30 March 2018 Label: Impulse! Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streamingBlack to the Future(as part of Sons of Kemet) Released: 14 May 2021 Label: Impulse! Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streamingFive Fruit(as part of Steam Down) Released: 24 September 2021 Label: Decca Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streamingLondon Brew(as part of London Brew) Released: 31 March 2023 Label: Concord Jazz
Singles +TitleYearAlbum"Forward Progression II"2021Intra-I"The Spiral"(featuring Afronaut Zu and Ahnansé)"We Go Again"
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