Kamasi Washington and Emma-Jean Thackray

Apr 4, 2025 at 19:00 · Albert Hall, Manchester Albert Hall, Manchester

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Kamasi Washington

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Los Angeles-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Kamasi Washington grew up playing jazz in Leimert Park. He studied ethnomusicology at UCLA and collaborated with Snoop Dogg. Known for his acclaimed 2015 debut album The Epic, he won the inaugural American Music Prize.

Emma-Jean Thackray

South London-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Emma-Jean Thackray released her second album Weirdo on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label. Bridging grunge, pop, soul and jazz, she wrote, sang, arranged, and played, recorded, mixed it all herself.