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Theo Croker

Grandson of trumpeter Doc Cheatham (1905-1997), Theodore Lee Croker followed the same path, learning the instrument under the tutelage of Donald Byrd at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, from which he graduated. Born in Leesburg, Florida, on July 18, 1985, the musical prodigy recorded two independent albums, including The Fundamentals (2006) on a producer's account and the collection of covers In the Tradition (2009), in which he paid tribute to his grandfather, before going into exile in China to concentrate on his musical practice. In Shanghai, where he stayed for seve...