Jack Straw Artist of the Week

Poet and Jack Straw Writers Program alumnus Paul Nelson reads at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Paul Nelson at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The third of Igor Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, performed by Sean Osborn at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. He will celebrate the release of his new album Bits and Pieces at Jack Straw this Friday, March 15th at 7pm. The post Sean Osborn at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble directed by Michael Owcharuk recently completed SJCE Volume 1 through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. It is available for download here. The post Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble – Tunnel Mountain appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Members of Monktail Creative Music Concern performed a midnight set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Bill Monto, tenor saxophone; Steve Parris, electric guitar; John Seman, double bass; Dave Abramson, drums. The post Monktail Creative Music Concern at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt from Esther Sugai and Michael Shannon’s 4:30 am set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Esther Sugai and Michael Shannon at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Judith Skillman – an alumnus of the 2008 Jack Straw Writers Program and an incoming 2013 Jack Straw Writer – reads her poem My Grandmother’s Waltz at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Judith Skillman at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt from the Victor Noriega Trio’s performance at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Victor Noriega and Gust Burns will present Composer Spotlight at Jack Straw Productions on February 13th. The post Victor Noriega Trio at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Stephanie Kallos reads her essay How to Write Your First Novel at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Stephanie was a Jack Straw Writer in 2001 and is the Curator of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program. The post Stephanie Kallos at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Christian Swenson performed a solo set of his unique vocal improvisations at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. This is the first piece from his set. The post Christian Swenson at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Lori Goldston performed a solo set of cello improvisations at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012, in celebration of our 50th anniversary. This is the first piece she performed. The post Lori Goldston at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

One of the songs performed by Anzanga Marimba Ensemble at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Anzanga Marimba Ensemble at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Guitarist Ed Petry recorded several improvisational pieces as part of his 2002 Jack Straw artist residency. Applications for 2012 residencies are due October 31. Go to jackstraw.org for details. The post Ed Petry – Improvisation 4 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Elizabeth Austen reads some of her poems, including a new one, at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Elizabeth Austen at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

This recording of Tom Varner and Eric Barber was made during their performance at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Tom Varner and Eric Barber at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

This piano piece – recorded at Jack Straw Productions – is a preview of Nicholas Chase‘s recent Jack Straw Artist Support Program project. The post Nicholas Chase – Bone Totem Dog appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Outside In/Inside Out: The inner life of Jack is a camera obscura piece currently on exhibit in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. This week’s podcast is an interview with Ellen Sollod and Johanna Melamed about the installation and their process in creating it. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Ellen Sollod and Johanna Melamed appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Outside In/Inside Out: The inner life of Jack is a camera obscura piece currently on exhibit in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. This week’s podcast is the soundscape for the piece, designed by Johanna Melamed with Ellen Sollod. The post Ellen Sollod and Johanna Melamed – New Media Gallery Installation Soundscape appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Perri Lynch, Lara Swimmer, and Robert Zimmer recently presented the collaborative sound and video installation CARTASONIC in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. In this interview, they discuss the piece and their collaborative process. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Perri Lynch, Lara Swimmer, and Robert Zimmer appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Stelios Manousakis recently presented his installation The Network Is a Blind Space in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. In this interview, he discusses the piece and the concepts behind it. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Stelios Manousakis appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Yann Novak recently presented his piece Blue.Hour in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. In this interview, he discusses the piece and its development and presentation. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Yann Novak appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.