Karina Rykman: Serving The Moment

Karina Is Here to Play Bass, Sing, Jump Around, and Laugh a lot

Karina Rykman: Serving The Moment

Karina Is Here to Play Bass, Sing, Jump Around, and Laugh a lot

Karina Rykman has been all the rage in the jam band/experimental music scene ever since she joined pianist Marco Benevento’s band in 2016. If you haven’t seen one of her performances yet, either solo or as a side-person, Rykman, by her own admission, “Plays bass, sings, jumps around, and laughs a lot.” The ethereal, groove-filled and fun creative space Rykman conjures up at her live shows has earned her a reputation as an unmissable live act, and her rapturous unbridled energy has been garnering an avid fanbase and enviable gigs, as her recent appearances subbing in on Late Night with Seth Meyers can attest. Rykman’s solo musical style can best be described as straddling the worlds of jam rock and indie pop, with an ample dose of psychedelia thrown in for good measure, but her influences also include punk and heavy metal, and her originals songs and performances are imbued with elements from all of the above. The 27-year-old bassist grew up in New York City playing in her fi
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