Emma-Jean Thackray

Name: Emma-Jean Thackray
Start: 2026-10-15T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-15T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Konzerthaus Dortmund

took place · 15 Oct 2026

Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany

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Emma-Jean Thackray — Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund

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Concert by Canadian vocalist and composer Emma-Jean Thackray in Dortmund.

About: Emma-Jean Thackray

A trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who grew up in Yorkshire brass-band country, Thackray has built one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British jazz - her 2025 album Weirdo, shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, shows just how far she has pushed the genre's boundaries.

UK Jazz Albums Chart peak - debut album Yellow (2021)

UK Jazz and Blues Album Chart peak - Weirdo (2025)

Metacritic score for Weirdo (2025)

47+

Confirmed tour dates in 2025

What's new

2025-10
Thackray performed at the 2025 Mercury Prize ceremony in Newcastle, where her album Weirdo was among the shortlisted records.
2025-09
Weirdo was nominated for the 2025 Mercury Music Prize.
2025-04
Weirdo, Thackray's second studio album, was released on 25 April 2025 via Brownswood Recordings and Parlophone, reaching No. 3 in the UK Jazz and Blues Album Chart.

Tour

MadridBarcelonaMilanWarsawBerlinCopenhagenStockholmAmsterdamParisBrusselsBirminghamGatesheadLeedsGlasgowManchesterLondon

Tracks

Yellowtitle track of the 2021 debut album, UK Jazz Albums Chart #1

Our Peoplelead single from Yellow (2021), widely streamed

Black Hole (feat. Reggie Watts)first single from Weirdo, released November 2024

Wanna Dielead single from Weirdo (2025)

It's Okay (feat. Kassa Overall)single from Weirdo (2025)

About the venue: Konzerthaus Dortmund

Konzerthaus Dortmund is a premier concert hall in the heart of Dortmund, opened in 2002. Renowned for its exceptional acoustics and striking modern architecture, it hosts a wide range of classical music concerts, international orchestras, and chamber music performances. The hall seats around 1,600 guests and is considered one of the finest concert venues in Germany.

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