Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat
Award winning saxophonist and composer Emma Johnson is a Leeds based musician and the bandleader of Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat.
With her group, Emma has been awarded the Peter Whittingham Award and released her debut album Worry Not in July 2021. In his Trust The Doc review, Neil March described them as "one of the most refreshingly imaginative and perfectly configured acts in contemporary Jazz. Surely they will be occupying bigger platforms very soon."
Regarding her playing, a recent review in Bebop Spoken here noted: ‘Johnson gets a great sound on tenor and has a technique to match. Not one of those in your face players but someone whose solos build gradually and logically, with a natural lyricism reminiscent of Coltrane.’
A versatile musician, Emma has worked with acts such as Easy Life, Gregory Porter, Olly Murs, Clare Teal and Los Campesinos! and performs across the UK and internationally with a number of bands.
Emma also has her own horn section, and has arranged and performed on releases for bands such as Happy Daggers, Neon Dolls and most notably Fold, who’s tracks are played regularly on BBC Radio 6 Music.