Emma-Jean Thackray

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Emma-Jean Thackray
Birth nameEmma-Jean Thackray
OriginLeeds, England, UK
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Producer
  • Singer
  • Bandleader
  • Songwriter
  • DJ
  • Broadcaster
Instruments
  • Voice
  • Trumpet
  • Guitar
  • Bass Guitar
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Keyboard
  • Electronics
Years active2015-present
Website emmajeanthackray.com

Emma-Jean Thackray (born c. 1989) is an English jazz musician, producer, bandleader, and DJ. She was born and brought up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, [1] and is now based in south London. [2]

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Early life

Thackray played the cornet in local brass bands in Yorkshire. [3] She studied jazz performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama under British jazz pianist and composer Keith Tippett. [4] After her studies at the college, she took a Masters in orchestral jazz composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under composers Issie Barratt and Errollyn Wallen. [3]

Music career

In 2020 Thackray started her own record label, called Movementt, as an outlet for her own music. [5] The label's first release was her solo EP Rain Dance, followed by reissues of her 2016 EP Walrus and 2018 EP Ley Lines. [6] In June 2021, shortly after appearing on Jools Holland's BBC Two show Later… With Jools Holland , she was signed by Warner Chappell Music. [7]

In July 2021, Thackray released Yellow, her debut album, on her own Movementt record label. The chosen label name reflects her motto: “move the body, move the mind, move the soul". [8] The album reached No. 1 in the UK Jazz Albums Chart, and No. 3 in the UK Independent Albums Chart. [9] [10]

Discography

Discography [11]
TitleLabelYear
Walrus EPDeptford Beach2016
Ley Lines EPThe Vinyl Factory2018
Um Yang 음 양 EPNight Dreamer2020
Rain Dance EPMovementt2020
Yellow AlbumMovementt2021

Personal life

Emma-Jean is a Taoist, and regularly releases music inspired by her practice. [12]

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