Eyvind Kang
American musician

Eyvind Kang

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American musician
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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MusicianComposerJazz musicianViolinist
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Music
Birth:
1 January 1971(Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, U.S.A.)
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Eyvindur (Eyvind) Kang (born 23 June 1971 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States) is a composer and violist. He was raised in Canada and the United States, and has since lived and worked in countries ranging from Italy to Iceland.

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Eyvind Kang, moers festival 2010

A recurring theme in his solo work is the "NADE", the meaning of which Kang is not willing to disclose. Referring titles include "Theme from the first NADE", "5th NADE/Invisible Man", "Theme from the sixth NADE" (all three from the debut album 7 NADEs, 1996); "Jewel of the NADE", "Mystic NADE" (both from Theater of Mineral NADEs, 1998) and "Harbour of the NADE" (Virginal Co-ordinates, 2003). His preferred instrument is the viola.

In 2014 Kang visited Vossajazz in western Norway, for a gig with Bill Frisell's trio Beautiful Dreamers, including with drummer Rudy Royston, for the opening concert. During the concert Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen joined in for a tune.

Discography

Solo albums

  • 1996: Sweetness of Sickness (RGI Industries)
  • 1996: 7 NADEs (Tzadik)
  • 1998: Theater of Mineral NADEs (Tzadik)
  • 2000: The Story of Iceland (Tzadik)
  • 2002: Live Low To The Earth, In The Iron Age (Abduction)
  • 2003: Virginal Co Ordinates (Ipecac)
  • 2007: Athlantis (Ipecac)
  • 2007: The Yelm Sessions (Tzadik)
  • 2011: Visible Breath (Ideologic Organ)
  • 2012: The Narrow Garden (Ipecac)
  • 2012: Grass (Tzadik)

Collaborations

With Joe McPhee
  • 1996: Common Threads (Deep Listening)
With Bill Frisell
  • 1996: Quartet (Nonesuch)
  • 2004: Unspeakable (Nonesuch)
  • 2005: Richter 858 (Songlines)
  • 2008: History, Mystery (Nonesuch)
  • 2010: Beautiful Dreamers (Savoy)
  • 2011: Visible Breath (Ideologic Organ)
  • 2013: Big Sur (OKeh)
With Wayne Horvitz
  • 1998: 4+1 Ensemble (Intuition)
  • 2001: From a Window (Avant)
With Dying Ground
  • 1998: Dying Ground - Live at the Knitting Factory (Avant)
With Secret Chiefs 3
  • 1998: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws: Hurqalya (Amarillo)
  • 1998: Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame (Mimicry)
  • 2001: Book M (Mimicry)
  • 2004: Book of Horizons (Mimicry)
With Dylan van der Schyff and François Houle
  • 1999: Pieces of Time (Line 4/Spool)
With Mr. Bungle
  • 1999: California (Warner Bros.)
With Michael Bisio
  • 2000: MBEK (Meniscus)
With Amir Koushkani
  • 2001: In the Path of Love (Golbarg)
With Skúli Sverrisson & Hilmar Jensson
  • 2002: Napoli 23 (Smekkleysa)
With Tucker Martine
  • 2004: Orchestra Dim Bridges (Conduit)
With Billy Martin & Socket
  • 2005: January 14 & 15, 2005 (Amulet)
With Jessika Kenney
  • 2005: Aestuarium (Endless)
  • 2012: The Face of the Earth (Ideologic Organ)
With John Zorn
  • 2014: Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21 (Tzadik)
With Jessika Kenney and Hyeonhee Park
  • 2014: At Temple Gate (Weyrd Son Records)

Guest appearances

  • String arrangements for Blonde Redhead - Misery Is a Butterfly (2004)
  • Animal Collective - Feels (2005)
  • Alvarius B - "Blood Operatives of the Barium Sunset"(2005)
  • various projects with Bill Frisell's Quartet
  • various projects with Sun City Girls
  • The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (2006)
  • Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar (2006) - Songs "The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep)", "The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)"
  • Thilges - "La Double Absence" (2007)
  • Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
  • Six Organs Of Admittance - Luminous Night(2009)
  • Alvarius B - "Baroque Primitiva"(2011)
  • Ensemble Pearl - "Ensemble Pearl" (2013)
  • The Invisible Hands - "Teslam" (2014)