Theon Cross new single out now

Single release: 'Panda Village' by Theon Cross
Release date: Out now
Label: Gearbox Records
More info: Artist webiste

Today, London tuba player and composer Theon Cross has shared his brand new single 'Panda Village'. Featuring fellow jazz trailblazers Nubya Garcia and Moses Boyd, the track marks Theon's first new solo release since his 2015 EP 'Aspirations'. The new single was premiered by the Quietus yesterday, who said "It’s electrifying to hear such a masterful interplay by three musicians at the top of their game."

Hear / share the new single 'Panda Village' here.

As one of the stalwarts of the London jazz scene, Theon Cross has been dominating airwaves and stages recently. He's part of a family network of young London-based musicians who have regularly supported one another in stretching and re-shaping the boundaries of the jazz genre. Having made a name for himself both as a member of the Mercury-nominated and award-winning quartet Sons of Kemet, as well as his own powerful and eclectic solo material, the last few years have seen Theon Cross appear on a number of highly acclaimed releases including the lauded ‘We Out Here’ compilation via Brownswood Recordings, as well as on the recent ‘Where We Come From’ mixtape on Chicago label International Anthem. Similarly, he has also performed around the world alongside the likes of Kano (appearing on-stage at Glastonbury), Moses Boyd, Makaya McCraven, Jon Baptiste, Pharoe Monch, Emile Sande and is a permanent fixture in South London-based collective Steam Down.

Within all this noise, Theon has also been leading his own trio project with the talented Nubya Garcia and Moses Boyd. 'Panda Village' marks the first of Theon's new material from the trio to be released on Gearbox Records (Thelonious Monk, Binker and Moses, Sarathy Korwar), who he plans to release further music with in 2019 - More details TBA.

'Panda Village' is available to purchase here.

Praise for Theon Cross

“incredible!” – Gilles Peterson

“crucially embraces the bass and rhythm role with exuberant inventiveness” – the Guardian

“A prodigious young talent” – New York Times

“could easily be sampled for a fiery Skepta track” – Rolling Stone

“swaggering grime tuba and hyped-up free-bop interplay” – the Quietus

“a key player in the UK’s bright-burning young jazz scene” – Stamp The Wax