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Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins
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About

Zeena Parkins (born 1956 in Detroit) is an American harpist, composer and instrument designer who has been a fixture of New York's experimental downtown scene since 1984. She plays acoustic harp and an electric harp of her own design, stretching the instrument with preparations, electronics and feedback. Her collaborators include Björk, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Ikue Mori and Pauline Oliveros, and she has written music for dance, theatre and film. She is also known from the band Skeleton Key.

70+
cd-releases she has contributed to
40
years of work as a prominent figure on New York's downtown scene
3×
Bessie Award winner for dance composition (and Guggenheim fellow)

What's new

  • 2026-05

    Parkins performs with percussionist William Winant at Western Front in Vancouver with works from the album Modesty of the Magic Thing (Tzadik, 2025).

  • 2026-03

    Parkins and William Winant performed at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville on March 27, 2026.

  • 2026-03

    In a podcast and an interview from March 2026, Parkins talks about her electric harp, her dance work, and the album Lament for the Maker, which mourns the closure of Mills College.

  • 2026-01

    Parkins and sound artist Cecilia Lopez released the album Red Shifts in January 2026, their first collaboration.

  • 2026-01

    The album Lament for the Maker (Relative Pitch Records, 2025) was reviewed by The Free Jazz Collective in January 2026.

Tracks

Modesty of the Magic ThingTzadik, 2025, with William Winant, inspired by Jay DeFeo
Lament for the MakerRelative Pitch, 2025, works for harp and electronics, tribute to Mills College
Red Shifts2026, duo album with Cecilia Lopez
Nightmare Alleysolo album from 1993
Glass Triangle: Blue and Sun-lightstrio with Mette Rasmussen and Ryan Sawyer

Upcoming · 1

Where they play · 1

Bremen Teater

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