Eyvind Kang

Eyvind Kang is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player. He was raised in Canada and the United States, and has since lived and worked in countries ranging from Italy to Iceland.

Kang's work is difficult to classify, but can broadly be seen as a approach to jazz music with , , and traditional folk influences. However, each of his solo efforts is almost in a different genre. Kang has also worked with musicians including Mike Patton, John Zorn, Trey Spruance, Tim Young, Marc Ribot and Beck, supporting the latter during a 2000 tour of Japan. In addition, he has been a guest musician on many albums, including Bill Frisell's ''Quartet'' and 858 Quartet with music written by Frisell based on the paintings of the German artist Gerhard Richter, Secret Chiefs 3's ''Book M'' and playing the viola on five of Laura Veirs' albums.

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" ; "Jewel of the Nade", "Mystic Nade" and "Harbour of the Nade" . Branching out, Kang composed music for a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby, with lyrics by Amy Engelhardt , which premiered in May of 2006. In June 2006, Trey Spruance, of the Secret Chiefs 3, announced a new Evyind Kang seven inch record to be released on his record label, Web of Mimicry. The record has yet to surface.

Kang lives on Vashon Island, near , Washington.

Incomplete discography

*''Dancing Flowers / Universal Indians''
*''7 NADEs''
*''Sweetness of Sickness''
*''Dying Ground''
*''Theatre of Mineral NADEs''
*''Pieces of Time''
*''MBEK''
*''The Story of Iceland''
*''In the Path of Love ''
*''Live Low To The Earth In The Iron Age''
*''napoli 23''
*''Virginal Co-Ordinates''
*''Orchestra Dim Bridges ''
*''Socket - Jan.14-15''
*"''?stuarium''
*''Athlantis''
*''The Yelm Sessions''

Guest appearances

*Mr. Bungle - ''''
*John Schuller - ''Lesser Angel of Failure''
*Tableland - ''Tremulous Elemental''
*''Master Musicians of Bukkake - The Visible Sign of the Invisible Order''
* string arrangements for Blonde Redhead -"Misery Is A Butterfly"
*Animal Collective - ''Feels''
*Laura Veirs - ''Year of Meteors'' - Songs "Fire Snakes", "Parisian Dream" and "Black Gold Blues"
*various projects with Bill Frisell's Quartet
*various projects with Sun City Girls
*Sunn O)))/ - '''' - Songs "The Sinking Belle ", "The Sinking Belle "
*Thilges - "La Double Absence"
*Channeling Picasso by Craig James Green.