John Niekrasz performs using sensory percussion technology.
Niekrasz is an American artist working in sound, language, performance, and movement.
Originally from Chicago, John is a lifelong student of music. He studied improvisation with Milford Graves, percussion and dance in Havana, and classical Hindustani tabla with Pandit Lacchu Maharaj.
John composes for and performs in ensembles Methods Body, Orchestra Becomes Radicalized, and others.
The English pronunciation of John’s last name rhymes with Free Jazz.