Theon Cross + Summer Pearl

The label at the forefront of the UK’s jazz scene, Jazz re:freshed, brings you an epic double bill featuring Theon Cross and Summer Pearl, alongside a line-up of their best DJs. Originally founded to spotlight the talent of underrepresented young artists, Jazz re:freshed has since scouted and nurtured the biggest names in UK jazz including Shabaka Hutchings, Yussef Dayes, Nubya Garcia and GoGo Penguin. Headlining this electifying double bill is award-winning tuba player and composer Theon Cross, a pioneering artist who has transformed perceptions of his instrument through a bold fusion of jazz, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, hip-hop, dub and soundsystem culture. Described by Pitchfork as “a key figure in London’s vital jazz scene” and by The New York Times as “a prodigious young talent,” Cross first gained international acclaim as a member of Shabaka Hutchings’ band Sons of Kemet. Since then, he has released chart-topping albums and collaborated with artists i