Today, GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer, and vocalist Theo Croker announced his new album Dream Manifest, out June 13, 2025, via Dom Recs. Alongside the announcement, Croker unveiled the first album single, “High Vibrations,” featuring singer, songwriter, Malaya and producer and multi-instrumentalist D'LEAU (J*Davey). The first single is a testament to Croker’s creativity, fusing house-inspired production with sleek trumpet.
This album marks a milestone moment for an artist who has worked with the Berlin Philharmonic, received multiple GRAMMY nominations, and contributed to platinum-selling albums by J. Cole, Ari Lennox, and Common. Collaboration is at the heart of this album, featuring an all-star lineup including Estelle, Kassa Overall, Tyreek McDole, MAAD, Gary Bartz, Natureboy Flako, Malaya, and D’LEAU—each bringing a distinct energy to the record. See tracklisting below.
Blending jazz, dance, neo-soul, R&B, and experimental hip-hop fusion, Dream Manifest is a sonic journey of complex rhythms and percussive flow, carrying listeners through each track with a balance of deep tradition and bold innovation. A seasoned performer, Croker has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and delivered a standout NPR Tiny Desk performance–watch Croker’s NPR Tiny Desk here.
Croker first picked up the trumpet after being inspired by his grandfather, the GRAMMY-winning jazz trumpeter Doc Cheatham, and later attended Oberlin Conservatory, where he was mentored by Donald Byrd. After graduation, he split seven years between Shanghai and New York, immersing himself in diverse musical collaborations that shaped his signature sound. His major label debut album Afrophysicist (Sony Masterworks)—produced with Dee Dee Bridgewater—is a result of these collaborations. On Dream Manifest, Croker continues to honor jazz and funk while seeing how far he can take them through his exploration of other genres.
‘DREAM MANIFEST’ TRACKLISTING
prelude 3
one pillow [feat Estelle & Kass Overall]
64 joints [feat Tyreek McDole]
up frequency (higher) [feat MAAD]
light as a feather [feat Gary Bartz & Natureboy Flako]
high vibrations [feat Malaya & D'LEAU]
crystal waterfalls
we still wanna dance [feat D’LEAU]
postlude 3
THEO CROKER TOUR
March 19-23 - Smoke Super Club NYC
May 10 - Liege (BE) Uhoda Jazz A Liege Festival
May 11 - Budapest (HU) Mupa
May 14 - Paris (FR) New Morning
May 15 - Logrono, (ES)
May 16 - Ourense, (ES)
May 17 - Girona, (ES)
May 20 - Katowice (PL) JazzKlub NOSPR
May 21 - Jasmine Club (Warsaw, PL)
May 23 - Blue Note Jazz Club Poznań, PolandP
May 24 - Gdansk, Poland (Klub Zak)
June 7 - Love Bird Festival Dusseldorf, DE
June 8 - Jazz Middelheim, Antwerp, BE
June 14 - San Francisco (SFJAZZ Festival)
June 21 - Toronto, CA
July 8 - Blue Note - Los Angeles, CA
July 9 - Blue Note - Los Angeles, CA
October 10 - Le Havre, (FR) Le Volcan
October 16 - Stockholm International Jazz Festival
October 17 - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
October 29 - Club Gretchen - Berlin
November 1 - Minden, (DE) JazzclubMinden
November 7 - Aalen, DE Jazzfest
November 8 - Frankfurt (DE) Jazz Montez
November 10 - Hamburg (DE) Nica Jazz Club
November 11 - Leverkusen (DE) Jazztage
November 13 - Schloss Elmau (DE)
November 14 - Ingolstadt, (DE) Jazztage
November 15 - Vienna, (AUT) Porgy and Bess
November 29 - San Francisco, (CA) SF JAZZ
