Jazz Articles about Theo Croker

About Theo Croker

Interview

If you've never seen Theo Croker before, he's a pretty easy one to spot. He's the one with the trumpet by his side at all times. The neat dreadlocks and mischievous glint in his eye are also dead giveaways. Having grown up in the U.S. in a musically oriented family, Croker was introduced to the world of jazz and the blues at a young age. He picked up the trumpet at 11 and has been a virtuoso ever since, recording ...

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Album Review

Theo Croker: The Fundamentals

Read "The Fundamentals" reviewed by Ivana Ng

by Ivana Ng
August 8, 2007

Theo Croker's The Fundamentals is a meticulous record. In the liner notes, the 21-year-old grandson of Doc Cheatham, who composed and arranged every song, describes many of the tunes in technical terms. This attention to detail--and perhaps also a need for the listener to understand the songs on levels both technical and non-technical--allows the record to be intricate without being cryptic. “Interlude One," which serves as the bass line for “The Fundamentals," is strangely compelling. Though the ...