Name: Knats + Nauta
Start: 2026-05-02T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-02T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Cobalt Studios

Knats

Knats + Nauta

Cobalt Studios - art, dance, music, performance, food, D.I.Y, roots, artist led spaces, experimental, curious, collaborative, open. Come and visit us.

Cobalt Studios CIC

Sophisticated arrangements, strong melodies and danceable grooves.

Cobalt Studios

Live Music

There's something for everyone on our eclectic live music programme & don't forget every Thursday night we have FRESH where a home-cooked meal is included in the ticket price. Check out what's on this Spring!

Please note, the advertised start time is when our doors will open, generally music starts one hour after doors.---Knats, a quintet led by two lifelong best mates from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Stan Woodward (Bass) and King David-Ike Elechi (Drums), alongside their younger sidekick and virtuoso Trumpeter, Ferg Kilsby, making Geordie Jazz, with sophisticated arrangements, strong melodies and danceable grooves. After moving to London at the end of 2022, Knats took London by storm playing sold out Jazz Refreshed and Rough Trade East headliners, supporting Str4ta at a sold Jazz Cafe and performing for the BBC proms; as well as working with and backing the likes of Geordie Greep and Eddie Chacon and collaborating with major fashion brands Palace, Beams and Arc’teryx. After signing to Gearbox Records at the beginning of 2024, 2025 saw Knats release their debut self-titled album at Damon Albarn’s Studio 13 mixed by the legendary Hugh Padgham. The album has gained critical acclaim from the likes of Jazzwise, Rolling Stone Japan, The Guardian and many more.---Nauta are a contemporary Jazz Quintet that formed in 2023 and have established themselves as one of the major players in the emerging Geordie Jazz scene. They have spent the last 3 years playing their original music to audiences across the North East; including the Newcastle Jazz Festival, the Hexham Jazz Festival, and sold-out headline shows at the Globe, Newcastle. Channeling the ferocity of jazz giants from the 20th century and the folk melodicism of their ancestors, Nauta brings a unique sound to the burgeoning jazz scene - championing the authentic love of dance and freedom that this community has been built on. Nauta have honed their sound across 4 singles, most recently with “Second Floor” - a bubbling, feel-good summer tune that will warm your soul. With more new music on the way, Nauta look forward to developing along with the growing Geordie Jazz scene and continuing to be an integral part of the community that surrounds it.---Please note we are unable to offer refunds. You can <a href="https://cobaltstudios.co.uk/about-us/faqs/" title="https://cobaltstudios.co.uk/about-us/faqs/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a> to view our full refunds policy.

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