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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]

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]
Title Label Year
Walrus EP Deptford Beach 2016
Ley Lines EP The Vinyl Factory 2018
Um Yang 음 양 EP Night Dreamer 2020
Rain Dance EP Movementt 2020
Yellow Album Movementt 2021

Personal life

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

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