NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Okkyung Lee on 24 May 2023. Okkyung Lee has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 38 episodes and was first played on 12 August 2013.

A native of Korea, Okkyung Lee has been developing her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. Using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music.

Since 2000, she has performed and recorded with numerous artists such as Laurie Anderson, Carla Bozulich, John Butcher, Nels Cline, Chris…