Trumpet

Theo Croker

(1985–)

Theo Croker (b. 1985) — Trumpet.

From Florida. Grandson of trumpeter Doc Cheatham. A composer and trumpeter who pushes contemporary jazz across the boundaries of Black music — established his reputation with 'BLK2LIFE :: A FUTURE PAST' and 'LOVE QUANTUM.'

Theo Croker's videos

Trumpeter Theo CrokerTheo Crokerテオ・クローカー performs 'JAZZ IS DEAD,' 'The Messenger,' and 'Happy Feet (for dancers)' as part of NPR's Black History Month programming.

— Theo Croker: Tiny Desk Concert, Suraya Mohamed, 2023

Videos featuring Theo Croker

Theo CrokerTheo Crokerテオ・クローカー's BLK2LIFE || A Future Past is built as an Afrofuturist concept record. In DownBeat he described summoning his grandfather, the trumpeter Doc Cheatham, as a distant memory in his own muted phrasing.

— Theo Croker: BLK2LIFE and the Future Tradition, DownBeat, 2021

Theo Croker released BLK2LIFE || A Future Past on Sony Masterworks in 2021, a hip-hop and R&B inflected 13-track oratorio featuring guests including Wyclef Jean, Gary Bartz and Kassa Overall.

— Theo Croker: BLK2life || A Future Past, JazzTimes, 2021