Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins (born 1956, Detroit) is an American composer, harpist and multi-instrumentalist working in free improvisation, experimental music and contemporary composition. She plays acoustic harp and a series of electric harps built to her own design, as well as piano and accordion, and has been part of the New York experimental scene since moving to the city in 1984. She is best known for changing the sound and role of the harp in improvised music.