Theon Cross – the gifted musician, composer and core member of Sons Of Kemet – is expanding the sonic possibilities of tuba playing, and is at the forefront of the thriving London jazz scene. He released his critically acclaimed album Intra-I (New Soil / Marathon Artists) last fall. Cross returns with a soaring new single, “Wings.”

“Conceptually, the song speaks of the metaphorical wings needed to take flight and embrace new changes and directions in life,” notes Cross. “It captures a feeling of freedom and symbolizes a sense of progressive movement which feels significant as I move into a new chapter in my career.”

Theon Cross is an award-winning tuba player and composer who not only redefines what can be done with his instrument but also transcends traditional genre conventions with his heady brew of low end theory combined with strains of jazz, dub, hip-hop, soca, grime, and other sounds from the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. In 2019, he released his acclaimed debut solo album, Fyah, and has collaborated with Little Simz, Stormzy, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Kano and others. Intra-I, his most recent album, is an exploratory and upful celebration of Afro-Diaspora music, featuring songs that examine self-development, the importance of history and heritage and the strength in adversity shown by the first generations of post-war Caribbean migrants to the UK.

Since the October 2021 release of Intra-I, the South Londoner has been busy with a successful UK solo tour and the final round of Sons Of Kemet dates before the band’s indefinite hiatus. Also, Cross recently reimagined Thelonius Monk’s “Epistrophy” for the Blue Note Re:imagined II compilation released last week.

Photo Courtesy: Ian Hippolyte