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.
  • Matt Weiner and Del Rey - The Mildred Shuffle

    Matt Weiner and Del Rey’s album At the Ukeshack, a collection of bass and ukulele duets, was recorded during their 2006 Jack Straw residency.

  • Yerbabuena - Voulez-Vous Danser

    Voulez-Vous Danser is from Yerbabuena’s album Vaiven De Mar, recorded during their 2005 Jack Straw residency.

  • Ela Lamblin - Eddies

    Sculptor and sound artist Ela Lamblin recorded his album Tone Pond during his 2000 Jack Straw Artist residency.

  • Unused Lexical Variable - ...Long Term Potential

    This piece is on Unused Lexical Variable’s self-titled CD, produced during their 2008 Jack Straw Residency.

  • Tom Varner - The Trilling Clouds

    Tom Varner‘s album Heaven and Hell – recorded during his 2007 Artist Residency – was just released on Omnitone Records.

  • Shulamit Kleinerman - Edinburgh Castle

    Edinburgh Castle is on 2006 Jack Straw Artist Shulamit Kleinerman’s recent album New New Nothing.

  • Sean Osborn - Etude in G major - Adagio

    Sean Osborn recorded his collection of 32 etudes for clarinet by the 19th century clarinetist Cyrille Rose during his 2006 Jack Straw residency.

  • William O. Smith And Jesse Canterbury - Quartet for Two Double Clarinets - Bold

    Smith and Canterbury’s Collage/Decollage – an album of music for clarinet for two players – was recorded during their 2004 Jack Straw Residency.

  • Michael Owcharuk Sextet - Imminentizing The Escotan

    The Michael Owcharuk Sextet’s self-titled CD was recorded during Owcharuk’s 2007 Jack Straw Artist Residency.

  • Aono Jikken - Daughter's Visit

    This piece is from Aono Jikken‘s soundtrack to the 1926 Japanese silent film A Page of Madness, recorded during their 1998 Jack Straw artist residency. Aono Jikken will be presenting at Jack Straw’s next Composer Spotlight, on November 11th.