{"id":14463,"date":"2019-01-07T13:25:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T13:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=14463"},"modified":"2019-01-07T13:25:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T13:25:53","slug":"theon-cross-announces-debut-album-fyah-and-shares-new-single-activate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=14463","title":{"rendered":"Theon Cross announces debut album Fyah<\/em> and shares new single ‘Activate’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At the tail end of 2018, tuba player and composer Theon Cross<\/a>, a big player in London’s vibrant contemporary jazz scene, teased his debut album with ‘Panda Village<\/a>‘. News of the album have now been confirmed and we’ll only have to wait till February 15th for Fyah<\/em> to be out through Gearbox Records<\/a>. The album “encapsulates the culture and influences that have surrounded Cross growing up in the city, incorporating elements of Caribbean music, hip-hop, grime, jazz, club and electronic music”, describes the press release. “The new album perfectly exemplifies the future-facing magnetism of the current scene in London. Full of powerful tuba-driven basslines, fervent jazz soloing, raw yet precise rhythm sections and the introduction of synths, the album is all at once danceable and masterful.”<\/p>\n

And there’s more reasons to get excited, with ‘Activate’, the explosive new track Cross has just unveiled, featuring fellow adventurous jazz musicians, saxophonist Nubya Garcia and drummer Moses Boyd. Take a listen now.<\/p>\n