White Shoulders, San Francisco 1953 – Mitsu Sundvall

June 9, 2012

Mitsu Sundvall takes you back to San Francisco in 1953 where multi-generations of a Japanese family play out their roles. Backstage at a nightclub, readers take in the atmosphere in a cultural context. THIS PODCAST CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE. Music by Rachel Matthews and produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Tom Baker Quartet – Bit by Bit

June 6, 2012

This performance was recorded at a Jack Straw artist showcase at Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse in June 2007. The Tom Baker Quartet (Baker, Jesse Canterbury, Greg Campbell, and Brian Cobb) will kick off 25 hours of music, reading, and other performance at Jack Straw in celebration of our 50th anniversary on June 25, 2012 at 7pm.

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Ruze Dalmatinke – Dobre Vecer Stara Majka

May 23, 2012

Ruze Dalmatinke and Vela Luka produced the album Vela Luka: Croation Dance Ensemble through Jack Straw’s 1996 Artist Support Program. Ruze Dalmatinke will perform at the Jack Straw/KRAB showcase this weekend at NW Folklife Festival on Sunday, May 27th, 2012.

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Sankofa – Tuwe Tuwe

May 9, 2012

Sankofa recently completed their debut album of a capella music, produced at Jack Straw through our Artist Support Program.

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Joy Mills – Tourist Town

April 25, 2012

Jack Straw resident artist Joy Mills is about to release her album Trick of the Eye, produced with assistance from the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. You can hear the whole album here.

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Alchymeia – Drinking Songs

April 11, 2012

2011 Jack Straw resident artists Alchymeia will release their debut album recorded through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, on Friday, April 20th at Empty Sea Studios.

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