![Album Review: Theon Cross – Fyah [Gearbox Records; February 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/theoncrossfyahcover-335x335.jpg)
“People always underestimate the tuba” observes Theon Cross, whose new album Fyah sets out to put this straight with fierce intent. Cross is an alumni of Tomorrow’s Warriors – the free music education programme resident at Southbank Centre, responsible for the health and diversity of the London jazz scene right...
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Often seen cooly blasting fat bass notes from the back line, Theon Cross is set to take centre stage to showcase his first album Fyah at Corsica Studios. Best known for his untiring tuba performances alongside many of the top UK jazz acts, such as Sons of Kemet, he brings...
15/02/2019 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Theon Cross Corsica Studios, London
From the first Jamaican rude-boy sound systems of Duke Reid and Prince Buster to Trojan Records of London 1968, ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub sound system culture has thrived in Britain’s black culture and has defined generations and popular trends. A sunny May Bank Holiday saw hundreds take to Peckham Rye...
Cheltenham Jazz Festival provides a five-day intoxicating mix of both popular music and jazz artists. This year’s lineup sees a larger number of British performers take the stage, as the baton gets shared across the Atlantic for the younger generation. London singer-songwriter Zara McFarlane will be adding her modern twist...
13/04/2018 - 15/04/2018 10:00 pm - 2:00 am Theon Cross & The Fyah + Anthony Joseph Red Rooster Shoreditch, London
![Album Review: Various Artists – We Out Here [Brownswood Recordings; February 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/we-out-here-335x335.jpg)
Colours rise from dark contours as a London jazz renaissance takes form. Feeling both early and late, We Out Here captures the tones of this evolving shape. Tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings directs the way, bringing together a collection of his most in-demand friends on the new-jazz scene. Familiar names such...
25/01/2018 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm We Out Here: Kokoroko, Theon Cross, Joe Armon-Jones Total Refreshment Centre, London
27/04/2017 7:45 pm - 11:45 pm Jazz Re:freshed Presents Theon Cross Mau Mau, London
