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.-
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.
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Michael Owcharuk Sextet - Imminentizing The Escotan
The Michael Owcharuk Sextet’s self-titled CD was recorded during Owcharuk’s 2007 Jack Straw Artist Residency.
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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.
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Tom Baker and Seattle Experimental Opera - Psalm Number 3
Tom Baker‘s opera The Gospel of the Red-Hot Stars was performed by Seattle Experimental Opera and recorded during his 2006 Jack Straw Artist Residency.
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Johanna Kunin - Fireflies
Johanna Kunin is this week’s Artist of the Week. This song was recorded during her 2004 Jack Straw artist residency.
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Srivani Jade - Badlaa Re
Srivani Jade is this week’s Artist of the Week. She has just released Meera’s Love, the album recorded during her 2008 Artist Residency.
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Ellie Belew - Reverb
Ellie Belew is this week’s Artist of the Week. Reverb is from Run Plant Fly, Belew’s 2003 Artist Support Program project, a CD based on her novel of the same name.
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Mark Johnson - Leaving
Mark Johnson is this week’s Artist of the Week. Big Metal Boxes – recordings of shipping containers turned into stringed instruments – was recorded as part of the 2005 Artist Support Program, and released by Noise Order Recordings.
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Black Cat Orchestra - Gecti Dost Kervani
Black Cat Orchestra is this week’s Artist of the Week. They recorded the album Mysteries Explained, which the song “Geçti Dost Kervani” appears on, during their 1999 Jack Straw artist residency.
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August Denhard - Courante, Branles Gay
This week’s artist is August Denhard. “Courante, Branles Gay” is from his album Cusp of the Baroque, recorded as part of the 2002 Artist Support Program. Denhard and oud player Munir Beken will be talking at Jack Straw’s next Composer Spotlight on Wednesday, September 9th.