Eyvind Kang

Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June 1971) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and others. In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. His wife and musical partner is vocalist Jessika Kenney. Biography Eyvindur Y. Kang was born 23 June 1971 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. His mother is the Icelandic-Canadian scholar and writer Kristjana Gunnars. He was raised in Canada, Iceland, and the United States, and has since lived and worked in countries ranging from Italy to Iceland. He studied piano and violin as a child, and as a teen played bass guitar in a reggae band. In 2014 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 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 C