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.-
Chris Jeffries and Harold Taw - That's Home
Chris Jeffries and Harold Taw produced a cast recording of their original musical Persuasion (based on the Jane Austen novel) through the Artist Support Program. “That’s Home” is the final song. More information and links to purchase the recording at persuasionmusical.com.
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Garrett Fisher and Tori Ellison New Media Gallery interview
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artists Garrett Fisher and Tori Ellison about their installation Mikawa.
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Steve Griggs Ensemble - Thanksgiving
The Steve Griggs Ensemble’s A Cup of Joe Brazil, a collection of stories and music inspired by jazz saxophonist Joe Brazil, was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The band celebrates its release on December 5th at the Royal Room.
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Tai Shan - Last Thing on Your Mind
Tai Shan will release her new album, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program, in early 2018. She’s currently raising funds on Kickstarter to make the release a reality: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/34180817/meet-in-the-middle-a-new-album-by-tai-shan
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Reggie Garrett - The Poet's Lament
Bushwick Book Club Seattle member Reggie Garrett wrote this song in response to the work of 2017 Jack Straw Writer afrose fatima ahmed, whose voice is also heard here. Listen to the Bushwick Book Club’s album of music inspired by all twelve 2017 Jack Straw Writers at https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.bandcamp.com
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Roger Feldman and Jeff Roberts: New Media Gallery Podcast
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artists Roger Feldman and Jeff Roberts about their installation The New Landscape: Reconstructed Ecologies.
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Garrett Fisher - Mikawa As Lyric
Jack Straw resident artist Garrett Fisher‘s CD of The Iris was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program and will be released this month via 16 Visions. The Iris is also part of Fisher and Tori Ellison‘s New Media Gallery installation Mikawa. We’ll celebrate the opening of the installation and release of the CD at Jack Straw on Friday, September 29th. Find more information on the CD and installation at https://www.fisherensemble.org/iris
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Brad Gibson: Epilogue/Procession - one
Jack Straw resident artist Brad Gibson‘s CD Epilogue/Procession, produced through the Artist Support Program, will be released on September 19th. For more information on this project or to buy the CD, visit https://www.bradgibson.com/.
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Sumiko Sato: Tome-shikomi Uta
Jack Straw resident artist Sumiko Sato has released Nanbu Sakaya Uta Project Vol. 1, a collection of new music inspired by sake-brewing work songs produced at Jack Straw through the Artist Support Program. For more information on this project or to order the CD, visit http://www.sumikosatomusic.com.
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Pauline Hillaire: Education Song
In this selection from A Century of Coast Salish History, produced by Gregory Fields through an Artist Support Program residency, Pauline Hillaire shares “The Education Song” and the story of how it came to be.
