- Born
- 1956
Detroit - Country
- United States
- Active
- 1980–
- Record labels
- No Man's Land
- Discography
- 15 albums
Biography
Zeena Parkins is a jazz musician who plays piano and harp. Zeena Parkins was born in 1956 in Detroit. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: No Man's Land. The discography here lists 15 albums, from “Something Out There” (1987) to “Modesty Of The Magic Thing” (2025). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship (2019).
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". Parkins performs on standard harps, several custom electric harps, piano, and accordion. She was a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow and professor in the Music Department at Mills College.
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Discography
Studio and live albums
Also plays on
Albums where Zeena Parkins is credited as a sideman
Awards
Frequently asked questions
What instrument does Zeena Parkins play?
Zeena Parkins is known for playing piano and harp.
When and where was Zeena Parkins born?
Zeena Parkins was born 1956 in Detroit.
What are Zeena Parkins's best-known albums?
Albums in our database include Something Out There (1987), Nightmare Alley (1993), Isabelle (1995), Mouth=Maul=Betrayer (1996) and No Way Back (1998).
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