Tomeka Reid

Tomeka Reid is an award-winning cellist, improviser, composer, educator, and bandleader. With her rich, woody tone and inventive playing technique she has been a key member of ensembles led by avant-garde legends like Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell. She has served foundational roles in groups led by a younger generation of visionaries including flutist Nicole Mitchell, vocalist Dee Alexander, trumpeter Jaimie Branch, and drummers Mike Reed and Makaya McCraven, to name only a few. Reid co-leads the adventurous Hear in Now string trio with violinist Mazz Swift and bassist S...