NOTE: This gig is on a Thursday due to another event at The Lescar on the Wednesday this week Joining us following an appearance at Manchester Jazz Festival, we’re excited to present singer and saxophonist Emma Coates with a wonderful quartet drawn from the Leeds music scene, and a mix of jazz and folk songwriting woven together to create a really distinctive and intimate sound, inspired by the likes of Esperanza Spalding, This Is The Kit, The Magic Lantern and Snowpoet. Emma is joined for this gig by a really imaginative and expressive line-up of Tom McEwen (guitar), Nika Ticciati (bass) and Louis Berthoud (drums). Many of you will have heard Tom and Louis recently at The Lescar in the wonderful Flo/ra gig in February. Emma’s deeply personal storytelling explores feminine identity and growth, complimented by her own delicate and airy vocals and a beautiful atmosphere created by the band. Her debut EP ‘Borrower’ was released in October 2025, to acclaim from BBC Radio 3, BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and RGM Magazine. Here’s some music: https://youtu.be/GawCESS6M9k?si=bkv0yWePMLRpv6dx