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 harmonic 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 of art-pop. As the founder of Tenam Studio (est. 2022), Pulido has cultivated a multidisciplinary space dedicated to experimental performance, pedagogy, and somatic exploration.

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In her recent work with sound artist and improviser Jeffrey Mosier, Pulido has developed a cutting-edge improvisational practice that investigates the thresholds between movement, voice, and electronic manipulation—positioning their collaboration as a living laboratory of embodied sound and spontaneous composition. Their performances invite audiences into intimate terrains of listening and perception, blurring distinctions between performer and environment.

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Pulido’s pedagogical approach is deeply integrative, blending technical study with conversation, accountability, and somatic awareness. Each lesson unfolds as an exploration of personal narrative through sound—where posture, breath, and movement become gateways into musical freedom. In 2025, she received her yoga teacher certification from Trilogy Sanctuary to deepen her research into the interrelation of body and voice.
 

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

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.