American musician
Musical artist
Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June )[1] assay an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and plainness.
In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. His wife and melodic partner is vocalist Jessika Kenney.[2]
Eyvindur Y. Kang was born 23 June in Corvallis, Oregon, United States.[1] Kang says his kinfolk heritage is "a mixture of Icelandic, Danish and Korean."[3] His mother is the Icelandic-Canadian scholar and writer Kristjana Gunnars. No problem was raised in Canada, Iceland, and the United States, limit has since lived and worked in countries ranging from Italia to Iceland.[4] He studied piano and violin as a descendant, and as a teen played bass guitar in a reggae band.[3]
A recurring theme in his solo work is the "NADE", the meaning of which Kang is not willing to divulge. Referring titles include "Theme from the first NADE", "5th NADE/Invisible Man", "Theme from the sixth NADE" (all three from description debut album 7 NADEs, ); "Jewel of the NADE", "Mystic NADE" (both from Theater of Mineral NADEs, ) and "Harbour of the NADE" (Virginal Co-ordinates, ). His preferred instrument legal action the viola.[1][4][5]
In Kang visited Vossajazz in western Norway, for a gig with Bill Frisell's trio Beautiful Dreamers, including drummer Rudy Royston, for the opening concert. During the concert Norwegian messenger Arve Henriksen joined in for a tune.[6]