Birds of Paradox is a Vancouver trio featuring tabla/sax/flute/bansuri player Neelamjit Dhillon, guitarist Ron Samworth and erhu master Lan Tung that brings together the musical traditions of India, China and the West.

Neelamjit stops by the studio to talk about the band and more.

The group is joined by bassist Andre Lachance for a rare performance at the Ironworks, 235 Alexander Street, on Thursday at 8 p.m.