Theo Croker: Miles Davis Mixtape
The trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader marks the 100th anniversary and legacy of Miles Davis with a selection of tunes and special guests.
If you were to create a mixtape of Miles Davis tunes, what would you put on there?
Be moved and surprised by old favourites and deep cuts played in new, unexpected ways, as Croker reinterprets some of the key pieces that have influenced him over the years.
Theo Croker is known for pushing the boundaries of jazz, neo-soul and hip-hop, crafting a sound that defies traditional genre classifications.
At live performances, his trumpet acts as both a melodic voice and a textural force, seamlessly woven into a production landscape rich with samples, synths and sound design.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Ego Ella May and two-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Gary Bartz join Croker.
Ella May’s genre-defying sound and intimate lyricism draws from an expansive palette of literature, introspection and R&B, neo soul, contemporary jazz and poetic song writing. She won Best Jazz Act at the 2020 MOBO Awards and Best Vocalist at the 2021 Jazz FM Awards.
Bartz, named a 2024 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, is a prolific recording artist with more than 45 solo albums to his name – and over 200 as a guest artist. Bartz performed with Davis’ band at the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.
Need to know
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Ego Ella May
Gary Bartz
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
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Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.