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.

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  August Denhard and Munir Beken - Piva

  A Meeting Place, August Denhard and Munir Beken‘s album of ud and lute duos recorded during their Jack Straw artist residency, was recently released by Sono Luminus Records. Find more information on the album here.

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  Eye Music - Live at Jack Straw

  Jack Straw resident artists Eye Music performed live in our studios in January 2011. This is a brief excerpt from that performance.

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  Nathan Ramos - Salt Free Soul

  Nathan Ramos recorded this song at Jack Straw Productions during his 2002 Artist Support Program residency.

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  Wu Ziying - Ju Kuang

  Wu Ziying recorded The Art of the GuQin, Volume I during his 2006 Jack Straw artist residency.

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  Brian Cobb - Pioneers, O Pioneers!

  Brian Cobb’s Campfire Songs, recorded during his 2008 Jack Straw Artist Residency, was just released by Present Sounds. He will present Composer Spotlight at Jack Straw Productions tonight, Wednesday, April 13th at 7:30.

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  Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Robert Millis

  Robert Millis’s installation Fragments of the Story is in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery through April 22, 2011.

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  John Osebold - Magic Mouth

  John Osebold recorded this song during his 2001 Jack Straw artist residency. Osebold currently performs as Jose Bold and with the band Awesome, among many other artistic endeavors.

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  Jason Parker Quartet - Day Is Done

  The Jason Parker Quartet is preparing to release Five Leaves left, a jazz tribute to Nick Drake, recorded through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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  Jac Nelson - Drifting

  For Malic Amalya’s recent Jack Straw artist residency, Jac Nelson created the soundtrack to Amalya’s 16mm film Drifting. This is an excerpt of that soundtrack as performed live by Nelson at Jack Straw’s Composer Spotlight on January 12th, 2011.

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  James Whetzel - Theme to the Rhythm

  The drums and percussion on this song by James Whetzel were recorded at Jack Straw through the Artist Support Program.

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