JJJJJerome Ellis with Lea Bertucci and Simone White

JJJJJerome Ellis, born in Groton, CT, to Jamaican and Grenadian parents, is a multimedia artist, composer, and writer. His interdisciplinary work explores Blackness, disabled speech, and music, often incorporating saxophone, flute, electronics, and vocals. Ellis is recognized for his album The Clearing (2021) and book Aster of Ceremonies (2023). He received a Fulbright Award, United States Artists Fellowship, Creative Capital Award, and the Anna Rabinowitz Prize. He collaborates as James & Jerome.

Lea Bertucci, an experimental musician and composer from Upstate New York, explores acoustic phenomena and biological resonance. Her distinctive style features woodwinds, electronics, free improvisation, and site-responsive sound installations. Notable albums include "Metal Aether" and "Resonant Field". She founded Cibachrome Editions and has collaborated with artists like Amirtha Kidambi. Bertucci is recognized for her deeply experimental approach to sound.

Born in the U.S., NYC-based singer-songwriter with whispered, airy vocals (NPR). Honest Jon’s albums incl. I Am the Man. Collaborators: Damon Albarn, Little Dragon; songs in Audi R8 & Omega/Nicole Kidman ads.