Theo Crocker (born Theodore Lee Croker in in Leesburg, Florida, on 18 July 1985) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and vocalist.
As the grandson of Doc Cheatham, Crocker's legacy is felt when he plays. In the spring of 2006, Crocker received the Presser Music Foundation Award. With this grant, Theo recorded his first album The Fundamentals in New York City with his band The Theo Croker Sextet. The album includes 10 tunes all of which Crocker composed and arranged.
Crocker has performed with many legendary musicians such as: Wynton Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, Wendell Logan, Donald Byrd, Gary Bartz, Jon Faddis, Nicholas Payton, Frank Wess,Louis Hayes, Ellis Marsalis, Jimnmy Owens, Roy Hargrove, Eric Lewis, Regina Carter, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Clark Terry, Henry Butler, Slide Hampton, Bill Lee, Frank Foster, Marcus Belgrave, Wycleff Gordon, Roscoe Mitchell, Robin Eubanks, and many others.
Of Crocker Wynton Marsalis says. "He has the tools, the intelligence, the ability and the talents. The future looks bright for Croker."
Marcus Belgrave states, Theo Croker is one of the most promising and creative trumpeters on the horizon today and is also one of the most energetic artists I have ever encountered.
Crocker picked up his first horn at the age of eleven. At the age of 16, Crocker moved out of his home and relocated to Jacksonville, FL on his own. In Jacksonville, he continued his high school education at The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a school recognized for its dedication to young artists.
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