| Zeena Parkins  Born: ?
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Musician Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Avant-garde harpist Zeena Parkins is one of few musicians to take the harp into the realms of the avant-garde, and is certainly the best known. Long active in the New York alternative music scene, she has worked in projects with Elliot Sharp, Tom Cora, and Fred Frith. Her most widely-visible work has been done in the early 2000s with singer Bjork. Sister: Sara Parkins (musician)
Sister: Margaret Parkins (musician)
University: BA Fine Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
The Black Sheep Vocalist 1982
News From Babel Harpist/Accordion 1983-6
Cobra Harpist 1984-86;1992
Skeleton Crew Vocalist/Multi-instrumentalist 1985-87
Fred Frith Vocalist/Multi-instrumentalist 1985
No Safety Harpist 1987-95
Elliot Sharp Harpist/Keyboardist 1987-98
Owt Harpist/Keyboardist 1989-90
Carbon Harpist/Slabist 1990-96
Third Person Harpist 1990
Jim Staley Harpist 1990;1995
Keep The Dog Harpist 1991
Marc Ribot Harpist 1992
David Shea Harpist 1992-97
Psycho-acoustic Harpist/Multi-instrumentalist 1994-86
Chipfarm Vocalist/Multi-instrumentalist 1994
Gate Harpist 1994
The Gangster Band Multi-instrumentalist 1995-present
Ikue Mori Harpist/Keyboardist/Accordion 1995-97;2004
Hole Harpist 1995
Zeena Parkins and Chris Cutler Harpist 1996
John Zorn Harpist 1996-98
Fear No Fall Harpist 1997
Yoko Ono Harpist 2001
Bjork Harpist/Keyboardist 2001
Anthony Braxton Harpist
Zeena Parkins
Official Website:
http://www.zeenaparkins.com/
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