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 Pamela Moore Dionne - Dementia Praecox
Keeping the Devil Out: Poems and Music for Sabina Spielrein, a collaboration between writer Pamela Moore Dionne and jazz musician Jim Knodle, was recorded during Dionne’s 2001 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Victor Noriega - Pandangguhan
Pianist Victor Noriega recorded his album Alay at Jack Straw during his 2005 artist residency.
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Amy Rubin and Dawn Clement - Hallelujah Games
Amy Rubin and Dawn Clement recorded their album The Rubin-Clement Piano Dialogues during their 2001 Jack Straw artist residency. They will both be performing as part of Jack Straw’s presentation of Erik Satie’s Vexations on the weekend of May 15th, 2010.
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Nancy Rawles - Jim's Lullaby
Nancy Rawles’s My Jim – a companion CD to her novel of the same name – was recorded during her 2004 Jack Straw Artist Residency. This song features Mark Broyard on vocals and Hilliard Greene on bass.
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Chenoa and Alex Turtle - Lummi Morning Song
Chenoa Egawa and Alex Turtle recorded Heartbeat of Life, a collection of Native American prayer songs, during their 2005 Jack Straw residency.
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Karin Kajita Jazz Quintet - Just Born Lucky
Karin Kajita recorded the album Letting Go with her jazz quintet during her 2006 Jack Straw artist residency.
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The Young Composers Collective - Clockwork Rotwang
Degenerate Art Ensemble formerly known as Degenerate Art Ensemble , recorded their album Metropolis during their 1998 Jack Straw artist residency.
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The Bella Musica Woodwind Trio - Scherzo for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon
The Bella Musica Woodwind Trio’s album Unrolling a Chinese Scroll was recorded during their 1999 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Rik Wright - Swimming Inside
Seattle-based jazz musician Rik Wright’s album Isomorphism was recorded during his 2001 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Koo Nimo - Ohia Ye Ya
Ghanaian folk musician Koo Nimo recorded his album Tete Wobi Ka during his 2000 Jack Straw residency.
