Lexi Pulido is a boundary-defying vocalist, composer, educator, and curator whose work lives at the intersection of experimental jazz, performance art, and embodied sound practice. Rooted in San Diego’s vibrant creative scene, Pulido’s artistry draws from jazz lineage, Brazilian rhythmic language, and theatrical sensibilities to shape immersive and improvisatory sonic worlds.

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Her collaborations span projects such as Kilikili, her self-composed and produced avant-jazz quintet album Agency (2019), and Baby Bushka, the internationally acclaimed Kate Bush tribute ensemble known for its radical, choreographic interpretations. As the founder of Tenam Studio (est. 2022), Pulido has cultivated a multidisciplinary space dedicated to experimental performance, pedagogy, and community meet ups.

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In her recent work with sound artist and improviser Jeffrey Mosier, Pulido engages with embodied voice and movement for live performances and hands over her deep reservoir of diverse vocal explorations to the production and composition mastery of Mosier for the formation of albums, Holiday Cheer (2024) and Glitter Pidgin (2025). Their performances and Mosier's compositions invite audiences into intimate terrains of listening and perception, blurring distinctions between performer and environment.​
 

A graduate of UC San Diego’s Music of Jazz and the African Diaspora program (B.A., 2015), Pulido studied under Grammy-winning producer Kamau Kenyatta, whose mentorship informed her hybrid approach to jazz and global improvisation. In 2025, she received her yoga teacher certification from Trilogy Sanctuary to deepen her research into the interrelation of body and voice.

Her curatorial and collaborative projects include The Danny Green Trio Brazilian Collaboration (2017), The Music of Elis Regina (2015 & 2021), Kaivalya Sound Meditation Journey (2019), Nu Moods at The Quartyard (2018–2021), and work with Project Blank (2021, 2022, 2023). 
 

Her work has been featured by KPBS (“5 Songs to Discover,” 2020 & 2021), San Diego Troubadour, and Bottom Feeders Quarterly (Agency album review).

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Through each project, Lexi Pulido continues to reimagine the voice as a tool of connection within self and community, an evolving, experiential landscape.