Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins
	Parkins in April 5, 2008
Background information
Born	1956 (age 67–68); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Experimental; free improvisation; avant-garde;
Occupation(s)	Musician; composer;
Instruments	Harp; accordion; keyboards; omnichord;
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	Tzadik; Good Child Music; Relative Pitch; Table of the Elements; Case Study Records;
Website	www.zeenaparkins.com

Zeena Parkins (born 1956) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist active in experimental, free improvised, contemporary classical, and avant-jazz music; she is known for having "reinvented the harp".^[1] Parkins performs on standard harps, several custom electric harps, piano, and accordion. She is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow and professor in the Music Department at Mills College.^[2]

^ Ross, Alex (March 27, 1993). "Zeena Parkins Avant-Garde Harpist Roulette". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ "Zeena Parkins". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved March 8, 2021.