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.-
LaVon Hardison - Walks with Robert
“Walks with Robert” is a selection from LaVon Hardison‘s new album Brown Girls Dream, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Catch LaVon live, and pick up a copy of the CD, at our spring artist showcase on April 1st at Jack Straw.
About this song, LaVon writes, “I wrote ‘Walks with Robert’ in the winter of 2020 and everyone was huddled inside hiding from COVID, and the recent snow seemed to emphasize the stillness and solitude of what everyone was feeling. I remember looking out my front window and feeling the dreamlike state of snowfall. The way it muffles and slows everything down, how it brings everything to a stop. It felt like nothing was happening and I was anxious that I would be put in this holding pattern forever. But looking outside, I was reminded that life was still happening, I just couldn’t see it, and this pause is part of livingness.”
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Artscape - Kofi Anang
This Artscapes radio piece was produced by Jack Straw in 1995 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Jack Straw artist Kofi Anang talks about growing up in Ghana and the inspiration behind his music and performance.
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Tiffany Danielle Elliott New Media Gallery Interview
Jack Straw artist Tiffany Danielle Elliott talks with Carlos Nieto about her Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation I promise I won’t scream.
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Jose Bold - Get Better Nova
Jose Bold (aka John Osebold) performed this version of “Get Better Nova” at Jack Straw’s October 2022 artist showcase. The original appears on his 2012 album Amp Year. Find more music and other projects from John at josebold.com.
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arx duo - Evergreen (I. Fading Light)
“Fading Light” is the first movement of Robert Honstein’s Evergreen, included on arx duo‘s album Ambient Resonances, which was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program and is available now from Origin Classical.
Watch: arx duo live at Jack Straw in October 2021
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James Falzone - The Already and the Not Yet
This improvisation by James Falzone revolving around a medieval advent carol was recorded live in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery on December 21, 2019 at the Jack Straw Winter 2019 Artist Showcase.
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EarthtoneSkytone - Tend Towards Whispers
This performance was recorded live at Jack Straw’s 2021 Fall Artist Showcase. You can catch the band’s full set from the showcase on YouTube. EarthtoneSkytone is currently finishing up their new album, produced with help from the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Artscape - Nancy Rawles
This Artscapes radio piece was produced by Jack Straw in 2005 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Jack Straw artist Nancy Rawles talks about her audio project, an audio companion to her book My Jim that incorporates music with spoken/sung arrangements of the text.
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Reggie Garrett - A Woman's Work (Is Never Done)
“A Woman’s Work (Is Never Done),” featuring Wayne Horvitz on piano, is included on Reggie Garrett‘s new album York’s Lament & Other Stories, which was produced with assistance from the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The album CD and download will be available for purchase from Drums and Wires Recordings.
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Agermos Chamber Music Project - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Agermos Chamber Music Project performed their version of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” at our Fall 2018 Jack Straw Artist Showcase. They’ll play this and more seasonal favorites at a children’s Halloween concert this Saturday, October 29th at Faith Lutheran Church in Seattle. Tickets and more information here.
