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.-
Jim Knodle and Anansi - No Before Like More
Jim Knodle and Anansi’s album Wending was produced through their 1999 Jack Straw artist residency. Applications for 2011 residencies are available now!
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St. Helens Quartet - Variation 2 on Swing Low
St. Helens Quartet is currently finishing work on their Jack Straw residency project, including recordings of Ken Benshoof’s Variations on Swing Low.
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Christian Asplund and Seattle Experimental Opera - Land No. 1
Christian Asplund’s Liquid, An Epistolary Opera, was recorded by the Seattle Experimental Opera during his 1999 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Alie Smaalders - War and Flowers
Writer Alie Smaalders recorded this story during her 2003 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Swampdweller - Stolen from the Ancients
The band Swampdweller recorded their album My Favorite Monster during their 2005 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Phillip Arnautoff - Variation 4
Phillip Arnautoff recorded his 16 Variations for Cello during his 2009 Jack Straw artist residency. He will discuss and perform selections from this project at our next Composer Spotlight on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010.
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Byron Au Yong - I Am Felled
Byron Au Yong‘s Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas was recorded as part of his 2008 Jack Straw New Media Gallery residency with visual artist Randy Moss.
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Hannah Palin - The Day My Mother's Head Exploded
Hannah Palin recorded this audio documentary piece during her 2002 Jack Straw artist residency. This is the shorter of two versions.
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Ota-Prota - Blues for the Splitting Atom
Blues for the Splitting Atom is from Ota-Prota’s self-titled EP, recording during their 1998 Jack Straw Artist Residency.
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Dennis Rea - Aviariations on A Hundred Birds Serenade the Phoenix
Dennis Rea’s Views from Chicheng Precipice, partially recorded through his 2007 Jack Straw artist residency, was just released on Moonjune Records.
