LaFrae Sci is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, technologist, educator, and imaginationist whose work spans more than three decades and 40 countries. Her practice is grounded in the idea that the blues is not only a musical language, but a technology for innovation and liberation. LaFrae was the co-musical director of the recent Stevie Wonder presentation at BAM, where they performed 5 Stevie albums in three days.
Working across Black experimental music, creative technology, and scientific inquiry, Sci explores the continuum between ancestral knowledge and Black futurist practice. In 2020, Sci was appointed Executive Director of Willie Mae Rock Camp. Under her leadership, the organization has evolved from a seasonal rock camp into a year-round, tuition-free, STEM-informed creative music ecosystem serving hundreds of young people across New York City.
