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Zeena Parkins

hrp, eb, *1956 US, Detroit
Musician of Jazz, Electronic and Rock
A.k.a. Zeena Plotnik

Zeena Parkins is an American harpist (Detroit, Michigan, USA) active in rock music, free improvisation and jazz. She studied at Bard College and moved to New York City in 1984. Parkins plays standard harps, as well as several custom-made one-of-a kind electric harps; she also plays piano and accordion. Besides standard and electric harps, her work also incorporates Foley, field recordings, analog synthesizers, samplers, oscillators and homemade instruments. Artist's copyright page may be found here.

     
Instruments
  • Harp
  • Bass guitar
  • Accordion
  • Keyboards
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Classical
Plays With
Cosa Brava
Elliott Sharp / Carbon
Green Dome
Keep The Dog
News From Babel
No Safety
OWT
Phantom Orchard
Phantom Orchard Ensemble
Phantom Orchard Orchestra
Skeleton Crew
The Adorables
Tin Hat Trio
Weightless Animals
Zoé
Vivian Sisters
The Free Zen Society
Chipfarm
Elliott Sharp / Orchestra Carbon
Ronny Someck
Popular Tracks   
Jezebel on Phantom Orchard by Ikue Mori
Muted on Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics by Zeena Parkins
Coda on Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics by Zeena Parkins
Past Turned Space yellowy box with green edging on Dam Against the Spring Tide by Zeena Parkins
Tuning Forks on Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics by Zeena Parkins
Past Turned Space grey patterned box on Dam Against the Spring Tide by Zeena Parkins
Determined on Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics by Zeena Parkins
Past Turned Space black extendable box-blue folder on Dam Against the Spring Tide by Zeena Parkins
Savage Flower on Phantom Orchard by Ikue Mori
Chase on Mouth=maul=betrayer by Zeena Parkins

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
CaptivaZeena Parkins2018Album
M Z MMyra Melford, Zeena Parkins, Miya Masaoka2017Album
Three Harps, Tuning Forks & ElectronicsZeena Parkins2017Album
Madame LuckerniddleTom Cora, Luc Ex, Zeena Parkins, Michael Vatcher2015Album
Presença Series #01Pauline Oliveros / Zeena Parkins2015Album
Double Dupe DownZeena Parkins2012Album
Between The WhilesZeena Parkins2009Album
NecklaceZeena Parkins2006Album
Phantom OrchardZeena Parkins & Ikue Mori2004Album
DevotionZeena Parkins2004Album
Money $hotZeena Parkins2003Album
Live At Easthampton Town HallZeena Parkins & Nels Cline & Thurston Moore2001Album
Traffic ContinuesFred Frith - Ensemble Modern with Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins2000Album
Screen: Festival Concepts Of Doing 1999Dorothea Schürch, Urs Leimgruber, Zeena Parkins, Otomo Yoshihide, Alexander Frangenheim, Roger Turner, Lauren Newton2000Album
The Opium WarZeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo1999Album
Pan-AcousticonZeena Parkins1999Album
Fear No FallJim O'Rourke, Zeena Parkins, Toshinori Kondo, David Shea, DJ Low, Dirk Wachtelaer1998Album
No Way BackZeena Parkins1998Album
>Blackburst<Elliott Sharp / Zeena Parkins1996Album
Mouth=Maul=BetrayerZeena Parkins1996Album
The Gift Of TonguesWilliam Hooker / Lee Ranaldo / Zeena Parkins1995Album
IsabelleZeena Parkins1995Album
ChipfarmChipfarm = Optical*8 + Melt-Banana + Elliott Sharp + Zeena Parkins1995Album
Psycho-AcousticElliott Sharp / Zeena Parkins1994Album
Nightmare AlleyZeena Parkins1993Album
La Légende De La PluieJoane Hétu / Diane Labrosse / Zeena Parkins / Danielle Palardy Roger / Tenko1992Album
Ursa's DoorZeena Parkins1992Album
143 Ludlow St. NYCTakashi Kazamaki - Samm Bennett - Zeena Parkins1988Album
Something Out ThereZeena Parkins1987Album
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