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Artist
Zeena Parkins
12+ albums
Avant-Gardeexperimentaljazzharptzadik
about
Zeena Parkins (born in 1956, Detroit, Michigan, United States) is a harpist active in rock music, free improvisation and jazz. Parkins plays standard harps, as well as a custom-made electric harp. In addition to her solo recordings, she has recorded or performed with Björk, John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Ikue Mori, Butch Morris, Tin Hat Trio, Jim O'Rourke, Fred Frith, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline, Pauline Oliveros, and others. She has also worked with choreographers including Neil Greenberg, Emmanuelle Vo-Dinh, Jennifer Lacey, and video artist Janene Higgins. She was a member of three experimental rock bands: No Safety, News from Babel and Fred Frith's review band, Keep the Dog. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
