Lisa E Harris + Joy Guidry Duo - June 30, 2024

It is an honor to host the incredible Houston-based vocalist Lisa E Harris, Li, at Elastic this Sunday for a special late afternoon performance. Harris is in town performing in a few different configurations at various engagements, but today she will duo with bassoonist Joy Guidry. They plan to explore themes of healing, devotion, and ascension through improvisation.

Artist Bios

Lisa E. Harris, Li, is an independent and interdisciplinary artist, creative soprano, performer, composer, improvisor, filmmaker, writer, singer/songwriter researcher and educator from Houston Texas. Li's work focuses on the energetic relationships between body, land, spirit and place. She uses voice, theremin, electronics, movement, improvisation, meditation and new media to explore healing in performance and living. Li is trained as a classical voice/opera singer and performs across a wide range of genres and mediums. Li is the founder and creative director of Studio Enertia, an arts collective and production company in Houston Texas.

Radical self-love, compassion, laughter, and the drive to amplify Black artmakers and noisemakers comprise the core of bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry’s work. Their performances have been hailed by The San Diego Tribune as “lyrical and haunting…hair-raising and unsettling.” Joy was born on October 12th, 1995 in Houston, Texas, into a creative family that played a big part in who they’ve become today. A versatile improviser and a composer of experimental, daring new works that embody a deep love of storytelling, Joy’s music channels their inner child in honor of their ancestors and predecessors. In addition, Joy seeks to support, hire, and promote Black artists in every aspect of their practice.