Theo Croker

While on tour in Philadelphia in 2023, Theo Croker stopped by with his laptop to dissect two tracks: “Theo Says,” from the 2003 EP By the Way, and “Hero Stomp || A Future Past,” from the 2021 album BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST.

The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz to this stripped-down Tiny Desk set.

Jazz Night hangs with trumpeter Theo Croker in Jacksonville, Fla., where he spent his teenage years, to revisit old mentors and hear a set by his band from the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

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WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation. This week's Hot 11: 1. Theo Croker - Moody's Mood for Love -…

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