Jack Straw Artist of the Week

An excerpt from Beth Fleenor‘s “SILT,” produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. For more information, including a link to purchase the full version, visit here. The post Workshop Ensemble – SILT (excerpt) appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Mark Roberts and Dan Compton recently released their album The High Caul Cap, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. “Long Pond” is an original tune by Roberts. The album is available to purchase here. The post Mark Roberts and Dan Compton – Long Pond appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Bryan Smith recently released his album of original solo overdubbed saxophone compositions The Re: Project, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. “Future” is the first track. You can hear and purchase the album here. The post Bryan Smith – Future appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

This track was produced as part of Melia Watras and Michael Jinsoo Lim‘s Jack Straw Artist Support Program Residency. Improvised by Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin; Cuong Vu, trumpet; Melia Watras, viola. The post Michael Jinsoo Lim, Cuong Vu, and Melia Watras – Improvisation appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Freehold Theatre Lab received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency to produce their Voices from the Edge podcast, showcasing the work of their Engaged Theatre residencies at Washington Corrections Center for Women, Monroe Correctional Complex, and Echo Glen Children’s Center. This is the first installment of the podcast. The post Freehold Theatre – Voices from the Edge appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

S. Eric Scribner was a resident artist in Jack Straw’s New Media Gallery. In this interview he discusses his installation (The) Nature (of) Sound. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : S. Eric Scribner appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Tom Varner recently released Nine Surprises, his nonet album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. It is available to purchase here. The post Tom Varner – Seattle Blues appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw recently worked with the Make-a-Wish Foundation to record pianist Marc Estabrook’s album of solo piano music “Summer Solstice”. His music is available for purchase here. The post Marc Estabrook – Hummingbird appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

“Voluptuous” is one of several tracks produced through Nicholas Chase‘s Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency. Voluptuous: Works for Solo Piano is available here; more albums featuring works produced at Jack Straw will be released in the near future. The post Nicholas Chase – Voluptuous appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The Bushwick Book Club Seattle is a group of musicians who write and perform original music inspired by literature. This song, inspired by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was produced as part of the Bushwick Book Club’s Jack Straw artist residency. The post Ben Mish – Out Under Diamonds appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt of the audio produced for (The) Nature (of) Sound, S. Eric Scribner‘s installation in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, opening Friday, August 22nd. The post S. Eric Scribner – (The) Nature (of) Sound appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Brandon Aleson and Adam Primack created the multi-media installation Thermal Dynamics for their Jack Straw New Media Gallery residency. Brandon talks about the piece and his inspiration for it in this interview podcast. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Brandon Aleson appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt from Jack Straw resident artist Waverly Fitzgerald‘s residency project, an audio version of her book My Year in Flowers. The post Waverly Fitzgerald – Portraits of Plants appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw Resident Artists Rachel Green and Seth Sexton‘s sound, video, and performance installation Hypnagogic Jerk was installed in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery from March 31 to May 30, 2014. In this interview, the artists describe the installation and talk about the concepts and process behind it. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Rachel Green and Seth Sexton appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

A selection from Jack Straw resident artist Jennifer Jasper‘s recently-released Artist Support Program residency project, a recording of her one-woman show I Can Hear You, But I’m Not Listening. The post Jennifer Jasper – Horse Girl appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw resident artists Bulgarian Voices of Seattle recently completed their album Penka Encheva and Friends, in conjunction with the documentary film project This Baba. This track features David Bilides, tambura; Penka Encheva and Jody Rush, vocals. Join them for the world premiere of the film at 3pm on Saturday, May 10th at Carco Theatre. The post Penka Encheva and Friends – Zaliubih Mamo Tri Momi appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw resident artist Etsuko Ichikawa discusses her residency project, the film and Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Echo at Satsop. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Etsuko Ichikawa appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

For her 2012 Artist Support Program project, Jack Straw resident artist Donna Miscolta produced several audio excerpts from her novel When the de la Cruz Family Danced. This excerpt is from the prologue. More audio excerpts are available at her website. The post Donna Miscolta – Excerpt from When the de la Cruz Family Danced appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Poet Kevin Craft, a 2008 Jack Straw Writer, reads two poems at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Kevin Craft at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw resident artist Urtaa Gantulga performs traditional music on the Mongolian horsehead fiddle at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Urtaa Gantulga at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.