Lauren Lee is a forward-thinking vocalist, pianist, and composer based in New York City. A native of the St. Louis (MO) metropolitan area, her foray into creative music began as a teenager in the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, an experience that lead her on a wild goose chase of sorts to find her own sound in the adventurous music scene as a young innovator in a special brand of improvisation she calls “Vocal Instrumentalism”.
Likened to female jazz pioneers that came before her, Lee’s music has been described as, “equal parts hip jazz, avant-adventure, and something completely different” (Dissident Arts). Her work intentionally inhabits this place of “between”, the “between” being where jazz has been and where jazz is going