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.-
The Chet Corpt Kora Trio - Tabara
Kora player and Jack Straw resident artist Chester Corpt recorded his arrangement of the traditional Mandinka song “Tabara,” performed with Eric Likkel on clarinet and Brady Kish on bass, as part of his Artist Support Program recording project. Chet writes, “I try in the group to introduce the principles of West African music, as I understand them as a player of the kora, to two players who are far more versed in the American musics that show heavy African influence.”
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Kathya Alexander - Keep A'Livin'
This week we’re sharing the first chapter of Kathya Alexander‘s audiobook of Keep A’Livin’, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. This speculative fiction novel “explores the reality of activism as more than just a handful of speeches given at protests, the costs to those who dedicate themselves to activist work, and the passion that drives us ever onward to a better, more just future.”
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KTNA - Keep It to Your Soul
This week’s selection is “Keep It to Your Soul,” from the soundtrack to KTNA’s Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation The Kelp Forest. The Kelp Forest opens this Friday, June 26th at 7pm!
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Black Ends - All I'm Bone
Jack Straw resident artists Black Ends just released “All I’m Bone,” the first single produced through their Artist Support Program residency. Make sure to follow the band for more music and live performances.
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Tara Youngborg New Media Gallery Podcast
Jack Straw artist Tara Youngborg talks with Carlos Nieto about her Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation not a town but a landing page.
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Jacqueline Tabor & Marina Albero - Four Women
“Four Women” is from the forthcoming album Don’t Explain, the product of an award-winning, deeply expressive performance project led by celebrated vocalist Jacqueline Tabor and pianist-composer Marina Albero. Inspired by the enduring influence of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, the project blends original compositions with reimagined repertoire to create a powerful, contemporary jazz experience.
The Don’t Explain album, produced through Jacqueline’s Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency, will be released on May 20th. Tickets are available now for the release celebration at the Triple Door.
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Artscape - Eyvind Kang
“I didn’t really decide to do music, I kind of just kept doing it.” This Artscape radio piece was produced during Eyvind Kang‘s Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency in 1994, the first year of the program. He talks about his approach to creating music, his inspirations, and his collaborative process with musicians such as Tim Young and Mari Murao.
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Jim Knodle and Pamela Moore Dionne with Lynette Westendorf: What I Want (Live at Jack Straw)
Jim Knodle, Pamela Moore Dionne, and Lynette Westendorf performed selections from their 2001 Jack Straw artist residency project Keeping the Devil Out: Poems and Music for Sabina Spielrein, at Jack Straw’s artist showcase in October 2022, celebrating 60 years of Jack Straw. The entire showcase is available to stream on our YouTube channel.
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Tara Tamaribuchi New Media Gallery Podcast
Jack Straw artist Tara Tamaribuchi talks with Carlos Nieto about her Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Groove Bardos.
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River Coello - HAMPI (Excerpt)
This week we share an excerpt from the audiobook of Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist River Coello‘s HAMPI, produced at Jack Straw. River’s Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation HAMPI, which incorporates sound from the audiobook, opens April 3rd, with a reception and performance from the artist.
