Artist of the Week
The Jack Straw Artist of the Week Podcast highlights work created through the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center.-
Lynette Westendorf and Animal Dreams - Bar Talk
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
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Srivani Jade with Thione Diop - The Parrot Song
Jack Straw artists Srivani Jade and Thione Diop performed this piece, from Rajasthan, at the Jack Straw Artist Showcase on January 21, 2018.
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Dave Knott - What Remains: The Great Old Time Piano Drop Soundboard
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 23rd, 2019.
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Chun Shao New Media Gallery Interview
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Chun Shao about her installation Silicone Love – Her Garden.
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Coley Mixan - I Don't Think It Had a Name (Just a Red & White Sign)
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.
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Steve Griggs Ensemble - Come Go with Me
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.
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FOX HUNT - Glacier
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
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Dmae Roberts - The Journey of Lady Buddha (excerpt)
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
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Nic Masangkay - Forever (feat. Falon Sierra)
“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.
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Deep Energy Orchestra - Mysterious World
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 Iyer, tabla player Anil Prasad, and a classical string section. Jack Straw will host an album preview and discussion with Jason and some of his collaborators on Friday, October 5th at 7pm.
