Emma-Jean Thackray
plus Maria Chiara Argiro
Repped by Gilles Peterson, RBMA, Sounds of The Universe and many more, rising mega-talent Emma-Jean Thackray wears many musical hats. As a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, bandleader and DJ, she is just as at home working with the London Symphony Orchestra as she is hosting her show on Worldwide FM or tearing it up on trumpet with her quartet.
“Supremely talented…the sound of South London” Sounds Of The Universe
Her debut album, Yellow, feels exactly like the sort of thing we’ve been longing for over the last 12 months: a transcendent, human, shared experience. Across its 47 minutes, Yellow draws glowing lines between ‘70s jazz fusion and P-funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane and the gorgeous orchestration of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. “I wanted the whole thing to sound like a psychedelic trip,” explains Thackray. “You put on the first track, it takes you through this intense thing for almost an hour, and then you emerge on the other side transformed.”
ℹ️ Useful Information
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult
Stage Times
5.30pm: Bar Open
7.30pm – 8pm: Doors to Sage Two
8pm – 8.30pm: Maria Chiara Argiro
Interval
9pm -10.30pm: Emma-Jean Thackray
11pm Last Orders
Timings are subject to change
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plus Maria Chiara Argiro
“Maria Chiara Argirò’s sound world straddles genres…the prismatic wonderland of Hidden Seas” London Jazz (READ HERE)
Maria Chiara Argirò has been quietly weaving her way around the UK jazz, classical and electronic worlds since she moved to London from Rome 11 years ago. A pianist from the age of nine and a key player in the capital’s multi-national jazz scene, she’s lent her skills to indie band These New Puritans, lush jazz troupe Kinkajous and, more recently, collaborations with Jamie Leeming – their 2020 album Flow was nominated for one of the albums of the year in the Jazz Revelations Awards and was the Guardian’s jazz album of the month – and beat-driven duo Moonfish.
“She’s a quietly compelling presence in new European jazz” The Guardian (READ HERE)