Born and raised in London, England, to a Jamaican father and Saint Lucian mother,[1] he began taking tenor horn lessons at the age of eight, then switched to tuba when he was in his mid-teens,[2] discovering jazz through the Tomorrow's Warriors music education programme.

He has also worked with Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia in his solo projects.

[3][4] Other collaborators include Jon Batiste, Emeli Sandé, Kano, Lafawndah and Makaya McCraven.

His solo releases include the 2015 EP Aspirations and the 2019 studio album, Fyah.

[5] On 29 October 2021, Cross released his sophomore studio album Intra-I.