krissybergmark

Chicago, IL, USA

Krissy Bergmark is a tabla player, percussionist, improviser, and educator who centers her creative work on bringing tabla to new genres and cross-genres through composition and performance with a grounded understanding of the traditions of the instrument. Bergmark has received commissions and grants through the Jerome Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and other organizations. She composes and performs with her progressive folk trio Sprig of That, who released their debut album “bloom” in early 2023, produced by Wes Corbett and engineered by Grammy-winning engineer Dave Sinko. Krissy has shared stages with artists like Vijay Iyer, Ingrid Jensen, and Tyshawn Sorey, as well as Abigail Washburn and Charlie Parr, and a variety of other artists. Her debut album, entitled Everything's Glacial Shine, is set to be released in early 2024. Bergmark is a professor of music at Oakton College. She studies tabla with Pandit Yogesh Samsi in the Punjab Gharana.