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| Zeena Parkins |
Zeena Parkins performing with Cosa Brava at
Jazzit in Salzburg, Austria, 5 April 2008.
(© Markus Lackinger) |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Zeena Parkins |
| Born |
1956 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres |
Experimental,
Free improvisation |
| Occupations |
Musician, Composer |
| Instruments |
Harp, Accordion, Keyboards |
| Years active |
1980s–present |
| Labels |
No Man's Land, Tzadik |
| Associated acts |
News from Babel, Skeleton Crew, Keep the Dog, Cosa Brava, John Zorn, Ikue Mori |
| Website |
www.zeenaparkins.com |
Zeena Parkins is a harpist active in rock music, free improvisation and jazz. Parkins plays standard harps, as well as several custom-made one-of-a kind electric harps; she also plays piano and accordion. She is currently a guest faculty member for composition courses at Mills College.[1][2]
Born in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, she studied at Bard College and moved to New York City in 1984.[2]
Her work ranges from solo performance to large ensembles. Besides standard and electric harps, her work also incorporates Foley, field recordings, analog synthesizers, samplers, oscillators and homemade instruments.[1]
She has done several solo recordings and has also recorded or performed with Björk, John Zorn (including in Cobra performances), Elliott Sharp, Ikue Mori, Butch Morris, Tin Hat Trio, Jim O'Rourke, Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline, Pauline Oliveros, Anthony Braxton, Matmos, Yoko Ono, Christian Marclay, Courtney Love's band Hole and others.[1][2][3]
She has been a member of a number of experimental rock bands, including No Safety, News from Babel, Skeleton Crew and Fred Frith's review band, Keep the Dog.[4] In March 2008 she joined Frith's Cosa Brava quintet comprising Frith, Parkins, Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, and The Norman Conquest.
Parkins has often worked with dance companies and choreographers, including the John Jasperse Company, Jennifer Monson, Neil Greenberg, Emmanuelle Vo-Dinh,[5] and Jennifer Lacey, and has won a Bessie Award for "sustained achievement in composing scores for dance."[1] In 1997 she was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
She has also worked with video artist Janene Higgins[6][7] and visual artists Daria Martin, Cynthia Madansky and Mandy McIntosh.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo studio albums
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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 Zeena Parkins - Firebrat Zeena Parkins - Something Out There (1987) Artwork By - Sabine Zimmermann Harp, Harp [Electric], Composed By, Edited By - Zeena Parkins Producer - Tom Cora , Zeena Parkins Recorded By, Mixed By, Edited By - Tom Cora Recorded and mixed February 1986 to January 1987 at Noise New York, except tracks A3 & B3 recorded live at Roulette www.discogs.com |  Zeena Parkins 'Visible/Invisible' ... Eclipse Quartet Zeena Parkins 'Visible/Invisible' movement 3 'The Necklace' performed by the Eclipse Quartet. Concert at Location One Roulette in New York, December 2005. Eclipse Quartet is Sara Parkins on violin, Sarah Thornblade on violin, Joanna Hood on viola, and Maggie Parkins on cello. They are based in Los Angeles, California. Zeena Parkins 'Necklace' CD was released in 2006 on the TZADIK label. The acoustic panels in background wreaked havoc on the video compression. No way around that! |  Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins / sound. at REDCAT pt. 1/4 Recorded September 15, 2007 Camera: RJ Ward Editing: Cal Crawford Produced by SASSAS |  Fred Frith, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins / sound. at REDCAT 1/4 Recorded September 15, 2007 Camera: RJ Ward Editing: Cal Crawford Produced by SASSAS |  ZEENA PARKINS / IKUE MORI - PHANTOM ORCHARD - Teatro Fondamenta Nuove Venezia ZEENA PARKINS / IKUE MORI PHANTOM ORCHARD Zeena Parkins - arpa elettrica, pianoforte, elettronica Ikue Mori - percussioni elettroniche, computer Risonanze 2004-2005 Rassegna di nuove musiche contemporanee Venezia, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove 1 dicembre 2004 Riprese video - Mauro Sambo |  Bobby Previte's TERMINAL 1 - So Percussion and Zeena Parkins from TERMINALS: PART 1 - DEPARTURES Five Concertos for Percussion Ensemble and Soloist composed by Bobby Previte featuring So Percussion - Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting and guest soloist Zeena Parkins, harp and electric harp. Recorded from the live world premiere, March 28, 2011 at The Ecstatic Music Festival as part of WNYC's New Sounds Live series produced by John Schaefer, recorded for broadcast by Ed Haber at WNYC. Video shot by Arrien Zinghini Audio and video mixed and edited by Bobby Previte |  Thomas Lehn , Zeena Parkins and Jason Willett at High Zero 2011 Thomas Lehn : synthesizer, Zeena Parkins : harp, electronics, Jason Willett : electronics, other , at the High Zero Festival , September 24th 2011, at the Theater Project , Baltimore Maryland |  Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori - Jezebel Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori -- Phantom Orchard Label: Mego Country: Austria Released: 2004 |  Zeena Parkins at MOCAD, part 1 From sound artist/avant-garde harpist Zeena Parkins's 2011 performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit |  Björk - Unravel (Loft Rehearsal) Bjork in her New York home practicing for her Vespertine tour, singing Unravel off of Homogenic |
 Minneapolis Star Tribune |
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:54:49 -0700
28-29); "Super Nature," by Twin Cities-based BodyCartography Project with composer Zeena Parkins performing live on a set by Emmett Ramstad and over 20 dancers, with special guests from the Lyon Opera Ballet (Oct. 25-27); "Ilimaq," a concert by Wilco ...
|  PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog) |
PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:57:43 -0700
In addition to collaborations with free-jazz icon William Hooker, sax-damager Mats Gustafsson, avant-harpist Zeena Parkins and turntabilist Christian Marclay, he has released many small-run solo albums, like Dirty Windows and Amarillo Ramp.
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Jazz Police
Sun, 06 May 2012 18:43:45 -0700
Accompanying musicians have included Billy Bang, Thurston Moore, David Murray, David S. Ware, William Parker, Melvin Gibbs, Donald Miller, DJ Olive, Elliot Sharpe, Malachi Thompson, Zeena Parkins, Lee Ranaldo, DJ Spooky, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell, ...
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Deutschlandfunk
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:15:45 -0700
Die gegenläufigen Reiserouten der beiden Protagonisten sind flüchtige Skizzen, Momente der Gefahr, der Ekstase und des Glücks. Die New Yorker Avantgardekomponistin und Harfenistin Zeena Parkins hat Isabelle Eberhardt eine 1995 geschriebene ...
|  Libero News |
Libero News
Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:56 -0700
Con lui stasera Carla Kihlstedt violino e voce, Zeena Parkins fisarmonica e tastiere, Shahzad Ismaily basso e percussioni, Matthias Bossi batteria. Diaframma al Calamita di Cavriago (RE), sabato 19 maggio. La storica band di Federico Fiumani chiude la ...
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Il Fatto Quotidiano
Fri, 18 May 2012 06:48:40 -0700
La data da segnarsi è sabato 19 maggio al Teatro San Leonardo di Bologna (via San Vitale, 63; ingresso € 15), quando Frith guiderà il gruppo con Carla Kihlstedt (violino e voce), Zeena Parkins (fisarmonica, tastiere, oggetti, voce), Shahzad Ismaily ...
|  Regione Emilia Romagna |
Regione Emilia Romagna
Wed, 02 May 2012 04:47:33 -0700
A Frith e all'arpista Zeena Parkins, già complici negli indimenticabili Skeleton Crew, si uniscono la violinista Carla Kihlstedt e il batterista Matthias Bossi, a loro volta compagni di avventura negli Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.
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La Provence
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:25:04 -0700
Le samedi 7 juillet sera la soirée idéale pour danser sur les désaccords rythmiques autrichiens de Quadrat composé de Sch Extended en featuring avec Zeena Parkins, et l'harmonie désordonnée de l'Orchestra of Spheres de Nouvelle-Zélande.
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