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Theon Cross
British tuba player and composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[1] he began taking tenor horn lessons at the age of eight, then switched to tuba when he was in his mid-teens,[2] discovering jazz through the Tomorrow's Warriors music education programme.[1] 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]
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Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
- Aspirations (2015)
Collaborative albums
Singles
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References
External links
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