Solar X-Tet is an experimental, progressive jazz collective centered around the compositions and drumming of Isaias Medellin.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Isaias Medellin relocated to Oakland in 2024 and has quickly made a name for himself in the Bay Area as one of the most unique and intense voices on the drum set. Previous to Solar X-Tet, Isaias released the album, Pure Deliverance, in 2021 on the LA label Minaret Records as the bandleader of his own group, “Medellin Collection.” Blending the sounds of 1970’s Afro-Brazilian avant garde jazz fusion, progressive rock, and electronic experimentalism, Isaias Medellin’s Solar X-Tet is an exploration and expression of love and pain through collective improvisation.

Band Lineup:
Chili Corder, Guitar
Shangyu Hsu, EWI
Julian Lopez, Keys
Austin West, Bass
Isaias Medellin, Drums