Emma-Jean Thackray
- Type: Musician
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Active: 2016 - present
Biography
Emma-Jean Thackray is a British multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and vocalist born and raised in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Trained in brass bands and jazz, she broke through with the EP 'Walrus' (2016) and the self-made album 'Ley Lines' (2018). Her debut full-length 'Yellow' (2021), released on her own #Movementt# label, won Jazz FM's Album of the Year, and its follow-up 'Weirdo' (2025), a Mercury Prize nominee, confirmed her as one of the most original voices in contemporary British jazz.