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.-
Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Nari Baker
An interview with Nari Baker, whose installation Talking to Ghosts: Waiting in the River between Worlds is in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery through Friday, September 16th.
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Urtaa Gantulga - Motherland
This piece, arranged by 2011 Jack Straw Resident Artist Urtaa Gantulga, is a combination of two melodies: Argameg Hurdan Huleg by M. Altangerel, and the theme from the Genghis Khan movie Munkh Tergeriin Huchin Dor by N. Jantsannorov. This performance was recorded at Gantulga’s Composer Spotlight presentation at Jack Straw in October 2010.
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Tom Baker - The Land Flattens
This piece is an excerpt from Tom Baker‘s Opera Hunger: The Journey of Tamsen Donner, recorded through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program and to be released this summer on Present Sounds. Join us at Jack Straw Productions on Wednesday, August 10th when Baker will present Composer Spotlight.
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Seattle Harmonic Voices - Gliss
Gliss, composed by Stephen Fandrich, is from the Seattle Harmonic Voices album named Harmonic Voice, released by Monktail Creative Music Concern. Disk 1 of the album Live was recorded at Jack Straw for Sonarchy Radio in 2004.
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Johnny Moses - Welcome Song
Greg Fields and Johnny Moses recently released 2 CDs of a planned 5-disc set of Samish, Snohomish, Shaker, and Doctoring Songs produced during their 2010 Jack Straw artist residency.
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August Denhard and Munir Beken - Piva
A Meeting Place, August Denhard and Munir Beken‘s album of ud and lute duos recorded during their Jack Straw artist residency, was recently released by Sono Luminus Records. Find more information on the album here.
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Eye Music - Live at Jack Straw
Jack Straw resident artists Eye Music performed live in our studios in January 2011. This is a brief excerpt from that performance.
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Nathan Ramos - Salt Free Soul
Nathan Ramos recorded this song at Jack Straw Productions during his 2002 Artist Support Program residency.
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Wu Ziying - Ju Kuang
Wu Ziying recorded The Art of the GuQin, Volume I during his 2006 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Brian Cobb - Pioneers, O Pioneers!
Brian Cobb’s Campfire Songs, recorded during his 2008 Jack Straw Artist Residency, was just released by Present Sounds. He will present Composer Spotlight at Jack Straw Productions tonight, Wednesday, April 13th at 7:30.
