Alexis Lombre is a young artist, composer, pianist & vocalist who discovered early that the true essence of music is not just about what you hear but how music makes you feel. Her musical mission is to keep the ‘Soul’ in music alive. The 2017 release of her debut album, Southside Sounds, does just that, as it is a soulful reflection of her upbringing on Chicago’s Southside. Alexis has led her own band since the age of 14, and now she is an opener for acts such as Chris Dave & the Drumhedz and Marquis Hill. In May 2019, Lombre toured the Midwest with her group, the Alexis Lombre Trio, and in January 2019 she toured South Africa with Englewood-Soweto Exchange that was powered by a MacArthur grant led by Ernest Dawkins. In 2017 she toured France with Bacongo Square Boulevard, a trio comprised of French, Congolese & American musicians. She has also played with internationally known musicians such as: James Carter, Ernest Dawkins, the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, Bobby Watson, Buster Williams, Wadada Leo Smith, Dee Alexander, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Nona Hendryx.