A native of Korea, Okkyung Lee has been developing her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. With her solid classical training as a foundation, she incorporates ...

If you’ve recently listened to Okkyung Lee’s just like any other day (어느날), take a minute to collect yourself and reset expectations before diving into the South Korean cellist’s new record. While Lee ...

Okkyung Lee has built a career out of mining the tonal depths of the cello. In solo work and in collaboration, she has mobilized that bundle of wood, hair and plastic to the widening of her chosen ...

Louis Carnell has announced details of the latest release in his 111 series, which has seen Carnell release a new collaboration on every third Tuesday of the month. So far he has shared works with ...

Acclaimed South Korean cellist and improvisor Okkyung Lee will collaborate with musicians from the Vancouver Electronic Ensemble to create "Parallel 02", a unique, site-specific performance piece.

With decades of experience and a touch of adventure, South Korean cellist, composer and improviser Okkyung Lee makes music that pushes beyond the confines of classical tradition, and her latest outing ...

Michael Gira said last year that the version of Swans who have been on a hot streak this entire decade would release their final album in 2016. Now it’s officially been announced. It’s called The ...

Traditional shamanic music from South Korea and piano standards from the blues and jazz era collide in a contemplative mix to commemorate the winter solstice. Marking the shortest day of the year in ...

Each of the ten tracks on Okkyung Lee's debut album sounds completely unique. Yet as Lee's cello and Doug Wieselman's clarinets fade away together—and Tim Barnes' and John Hollenbeck's percussion, ...

When I first listened to Ghil, I had to keep reminding myself that I was hearing a flipping cello, such is the manner in which Korean improviser and composer Okkyung Lee distorts, disturbs and even ...