Knats
Knats are a jazz band originally from Newcastle upon Tyne in England.
King David-Ike Elechi (drums) and Stan Woodward (bass) met as teenagers at school in Newcastle and started playing rock covers together before eventually playing reggae and jazz. They moved to London c. 2022 to study jazz at Trinity Laban; they met Ferg Kilsby (trumpet), who is also from Newcastle, online.
They released their debut album, Knats, in 2025. Their second album, A Great Day in Newcastle, was released in 2026 and was nominated for the 2026 Mercury Prize. The cover photo is an homage to the 1958 photo A Great Day in Harlem.
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