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An underground free jazz artist.
Lesley Mok is a New York City-based percussionist and interdisciplinary artist who works in sound, installation, film, and theater. Their work is guided by a continual search for the connection between the mundane and the divine through a refined musical approach that includes a distinct rhythmic language inspired by Afro-Cuban folkloric music, subtle textural percussion, Free Jazz, ambient, and electronic music. Lesley's work has been recognized by the ASCAP Foundation, Roulette Intermedium, and the Asian American Arts Alliance, and has been performed by International Contemporary Ensemble, Metropolis Ensemble, and JACK Quartet. She has collaborated with Tomeka Reid, Fay Victor, William Parker, Cory Smythe, Jen Shyu, Myra Melford, Sara Serpa, Elias Stemeseder, David Leon, Doyeon Kim, Anna Webber, Adam O’Farrill, and others.
Lesley Mok plays experimental jazz and avant-garde music, incorporating elements of Free Jazz, ambient, and electronic sounds with a rhythmic language inspired by Afro-Cuban folkloric traditions, as heard on her album The Living Collection.
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Lesley Mok is a drummer and composer based in Brooklyn, New York.