Jack Straw Artist of the Week

This Artscapes radio piece was produced at Jack Straw in 1994 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Craig Flory talks about how he started playing music and what he loves about it. The post Artscape – Craig Flory appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Erin Elyse Burns about her exhibition To Take the Shape of the Container. The post Erin Elyse Burns New Media Gallery interview appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw artist Phoebe Tsang‘s solo violin/voice album Button Music, produced through the Artist Support Program, was recently released by Off Records. Read and hear more at phoebetsang.com. The post Phoebe Tsang – Unbutton No. 6 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw artist Kathya Alexander produced the audio version of Angel in the Outhouse, her book of short stories, through the Artist Support Program. The book is available now at audible.com. The post Kathya Alexander – Angel in the Outhouse appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Pianist/composer Lynette Westendorf’s album Surrounded by Green was produced in 1999 through a Jack Straw Artist Support Program Residency, with Jim Knodle (Trumpet), Kenny Mandell (saxes/flute), Hans Teuber (alto sax/piccolo), Elizabeth Falconer (koto), Dennis Staskowski (bass), and Bill Moyer (percussion). Learn more at lwmusic.com The post Lynette Westendorf and Animal Dreams – Bar Talk appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw artists Srivani Jade and Thione Diop performed this piece, from Rajasthan, at the Jack Straw Artist Showcase on January 21, 2018. The post Srivani Jade with Thione Diop – The Parrot Song appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

This piece (performed by Jeff Huston, Mike Shannon, David Stanford, Mark Wheeler, Dave Knott, and Sheri Cohen) is part of the installation Piano Drop, commemorating the 1968 dropping of a piano from a helicopter in Duvall, WA. Knott and many other composers will perform their original music for dropped piano at Jack Straw on February […] The post Dave Knott – What Remains: The Great Old Time Piano Drop Soundboard appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Chun Shao about her installation Silicone Love – Her Garden. The post Chun Shao New Media Gallery Interview appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw Artist Coley Mixan was one of twelve musicians who created new songs in response to the work of the 2018 Jack Straw Writers, in partnership with the Bushwick Book Club Seattle. This piece was inspired by the writing of poet Corbin Louis. The post Coley Mixan – I Don’t Think It Had a Name (Just a Red & White Sign) appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The Steve Griggs Ensemble has released Sound in Stone: Poems by James Washington, with vocalist Bernie Jacobs, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program. Find more information on the group and this project at stevegriggsmusic.com. The post Steve Griggs Ensemble – Come Go with Me appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw artist FOX HUNT has just released BLUE WAVES, his solo piano album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, available now at https://foxhunt.bandcamp.com The post FOX HUNT – Glacier appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The first installment of Dmae Roberts‘s series Legacies: Faith, Hope, and Peace was mixed at Jack Straw through an Artist Support Program residency. The series was distributed in 1998 and broadcast on about 100 public radio stations across the country. The full hourlong episode is available on PRX at http://exchange.prx.org/pieces/3066 The post Dmae Roberts – The Journey of Lady Buddha (excerpt) appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

“Forever” is the first single Nic Masangkay has released from their work in the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. It was produced and mixed by Nic Masangkay, written and performed by Nic Masangkay and Falon Sierra, and recorded and mastered by Camelia Jade Lazenby at Jack Straw. The post Nic Masangkay – Forever (feat. Falon Sierra) appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Deep Energy Orchestra, the new group led by Jack Straw Resident Artist Jason Everett, produced their album Playing with Fire through the Artist Support Program. This collection of audio and video recordings of Everett’s compositions features prog-phenom Trey Gunn (King Crimson) and Indian percussion master Selvaganesh (Shakti, Masters of Percussion) along with seven-string violinist Radhika […] The post Deep Energy Orchestra – Mysterious World appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Marcos and Rubina Carmona received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency in 2000 to record contemporary flamenco music for guitar and voice including “Soleares de Triana,” an original composition commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission. The post Carmona Flamenco – Soleares de Triana appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Sangjun Yoo about his installation blind film. The post Sangjun Yoo New Media Gallery Interview appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Brian Lawlor received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency in 2001 to record a series of solo piano compositions and improvisations. You can hear more from Brian at http://brianlawlor.bandcamp.com/ The post Brian Lawlor – Paint This, Ghonny appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Eye Music‘s 2010 Artist Support Program project, their recording of Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Sapporo, was recently released on Edition Wandelweiser records. For more information on the release, visit https://www.wandelweiser.de/_e-w-records/_ewr-catalogue/ewr1801.html The post Eye Music – Sapporo (excerpt) appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

“Viajes” was written by Jack Straw Artist Abel Rocha, based on poetry from our recent Spanish-language poetry project with students at Denny International Middle School. The song was performed by Trio Guadalevin (Abel, Antonio Gomez, and Gus Denhard). The post Trio Guadalevin – Viajes appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

This Artscapes radio piece was produced at Jack Straw as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Stan Shikuma, of Seattle Kokon Taiko, talks about the history and evolution of Taiko drumming, and using Taiko performance to break stereotypes of the Japanese-American community. The post Artscape: Stan Shikuma appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.