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.-
FOX HUNT - Glacier
Jack Straw artist FOX HUNT has just released BLUE WAVES, his solo piano album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, available now at https://foxhunt.bandcamp.com
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Dmae Roberts - The Journey of Lady Buddha (excerpt)
The first installment of Dmae Roberts‘s series Legacies: Faith, Hope, and Peace was mixed at Jack Straw through an Artist Support Program residency. The series was distributed in 1998 and broadcast on about 100 public radio stations across the country. The full hourlong episode is available on PRX at http://exchange.prx.org/pieces/3066
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Nic Masangkay - Forever (feat. Falon Sierra)
“Forever” is the first single Nic Masangkay has released from their work in the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. It was produced and mixed by Nic Masangkay, written and performed by Nic Masangkay and Falon Sierra, and recorded and mastered by Camelia Jade Lazenby at Jack Straw.
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Deep Energy Orchestra - Mysterious World
Deep Energy Orchestra, the new group led by Jack Straw Resident Artist Jason Everett, produced their album Playing with Fire through the Artist Support Program. This collection of audio and video recordings of Everett’s compositions features prog-phenom Trey Gunn (King Crimson) and Indian percussion master Selvaganesh (Shakti, Masters of Percussion) along with seven-string violinist Radhika Iyer, tabla player Anil Prasad, and a classical string section. Jack Straw will host an album preview and discussion with Jason and some of his collaborators on Friday, October 5th at 7pm.
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L Koo New Media Gallery Interview
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist L Koo about her installation to drown.
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Carmona Flamenco - Soleares de Triana
Marcos and Rubina Carmona received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency in 2000 to record contemporary flamenco music for guitar and voice including “Soleares de Triana,” an original composition commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission.
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Sangjun Yoo New Media Gallery Interview
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Sangjun Yoo about his installation blind film.
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Brian Lawlor - Paint This, Ghonny
Brian Lawlor received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency in 2001 to record a series of solo piano compositions and improvisations. You can hear more from Brian at http://brianlawlor.bandcamp.com/
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Eye Music - Sapporo (excerpt)
Eye Music‘s 2010 Artist Support Program project, their recording of Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Sapporo, was recently released on Edition Wandelweiser records. For more information on the release, visit https://www.wandelweiser.de/_e-w-records/_ewr-catalogue/ewr1801.html
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Trio Guadalevin - Viajes
“Viajes” was written by Jack Straw Artist Abel Rocha, based on poetry from our recent Spanish-language poetry project with students at Denny International Middle School. The song was performed by Trio Guadalevin (Abel, Antonio Gomez, and Gus Denhard).