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Tyondai Braxton/Jefre Cantu-Ledesma/Ben Vida

Composer Tyondai Braxton can’t be pinned down into any one musical genre.  Co-founder of the exalted math rock band Battles, he burst onto the written music scene with his psychedelic 2009 orchestra work Central Market.  Braxton’s music a wild blur, in which all genres of music overlap and coexist.

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma is a multi-instrumentalist, member of several bands, and co-founder of the Root Strata record label. His music ranges from warm and atmospheric to dark, caustic noise.

Ben Vida is a composer and artist. In the mid-1990s Vida co-founded the minimalist quartet Town & Country and released solo records under the moniker Bird Show.

Expect lush, dense and varied soundscapes when the three artists join forces on the Long Play stage.

Tyondai Braxton’s website

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma’s website

Ben Vida on Bandcamp

photo credit: Grace Villamil