{"id":30567,"date":"2025-07-29T17:26:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazzmi.it\/events\/theo-croker-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:59:29","slug":"theo-croker-2","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/jazzmi.it\/en\/events\/theo-croker-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Theo Croker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30567\" class=\"elementor elementor-30567 elementor-30535\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mec-events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30882a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30882a93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f3a9553\" data-id=\"4f3a9553\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4241225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Theo Croker<\/strong>\u00a0is a GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer, and bandleader redefining modern jazz through genre-blending innovation.<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">His new album,\u00a0<strong>DREAM MANIFEST<\/strong>\u00a0(Dom Recs \/ Fat Beats, June 13), is a cinematic collision of jazz, experimental hip-hop, and cosmic soul, praised by the LA Times as \u201ca path to jazz greatness.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Known for collaborations with\u00a0<em>J. Cole, Jill Scott, Wyclef Jean, Ari Lennox,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Common<\/em>, Croker\u2019s sound is described by NPR as having \u201ca clear musical approach and determination.\u201d His live shows are immersive experiences, blending trumpet performance, production, and samples \u2014 all performed with his acoustic ensemble. 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