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.-
Roger Feldman and Jeff Roberts: New Media Gallery Podcast
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artists Roger Feldman and Jeff Roberts about their installation The New Landscape: Reconstructed Ecologies.
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Garrett Fisher - Mikawa As Lyric
Jack Straw resident artist Garrett Fisher‘s CD of The Iris was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program and will be released this month via 16 Visions. The Iris is also part of Fisher and Tori Ellison‘s New Media Gallery installation Mikawa. We’ll celebrate the opening of the installation and release of the CD at Jack Straw on Friday, September 29th. Find more information on the CD and installation at https://www.fisherensemble.org/iris
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Brad Gibson: Epilogue/Procession - one
Jack Straw resident artist Brad Gibson‘s CD Epilogue/Procession, produced through the Artist Support Program, will be released on September 19th. For more information on this project or to buy the CD, visit https://www.bradgibson.com/.
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Sumiko Sato: Tome-shikomi Uta
Jack Straw resident artist Sumiko Sato has released Nanbu Sakaya Uta Project Vol. 1, a collection of new music inspired by sake-brewing work songs produced at Jack Straw through the Artist Support Program. For more information on this project or to order the CD, visit http://www.sumikosatomusic.com.
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Pauline Hillaire: Education Song
In this selection from A Century of Coast Salish History, produced by Gregory Fields through an Artist Support Program residency, Pauline Hillaire shares “The Education Song” and the story of how it came to be.
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Rachel Green and Daniel Salo: New Media Gallery podcast
Producer Kyle Norris interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artists Rachel Green and Daniel Salo about their installation Forgetting of Being.
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Dana Reason - Reasoning
The title track from Jack Straw Artist Dana Reason‘s new album Reasoning, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program. The ensemble includes drummer Peter Valsamis, bassist Mark Dresser, cellist Lori Goldston, and guitarist Mike Gamble.
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Srivani Jade - Kesariya
For her Artist Support Program project, Jack Straw resident artist Srivani Jade is recording a series of collaborations with different performers. This song features Pankaj Mishra on sarangi and Ravi Albright on tabla. This and three other pieces from these sessions are available for sale at https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/srivanijade5
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Artscape - Christos Govetas
This Artscapes radio piece was produced at Jack Straw in 2001 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Christos Govetas talks about the wide range of Greek music that inspires him.
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Tom Baker - Durmo
Tom Baker produced a few different projects through his 2016 Artist Support Program residency, including Songs of Sleep and Dreams, performed by Cherie Hughes (soprano), Brian Chin (trumpet), and Ben Thomas (percussion). More on this and Tom’s other projects at www.tombakermusic.com.
