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Photo by Aidan Cullen Few artists embody the cross-pollination of Los Angeles' independent music scene quite like Kiefer. A pianist, producer and composer whose work draws equally from jazz, R&B, hip-hop and electronic music, he has spent the last decade carving out a sound that feels impossible to place within a single genre. Instead, his music exists in the space where these traditions overlap, blending improvisation, groove and beat culture into something entirely his own.

Lakecia Benjamin sits down with Strand Magazine to talk about her latest album, We Dream, as well as her creative processes, inspirations, and the future of jazz.