Eyvind Kang – Theme from 1st NADE

May 4, 2022

Eyvind Kang recorded “Theme from 1st NADE” as part of his Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency in 1994 – the first year of the program. This piece and others recorded during his residency are included on his album 7 NADEs, available from Tzadik Records.

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Tom Varner – Sound Vespers Ensemble

April 20, 2022

An excerpt from a live improvisation by Tom Varner‘s Sound Vespers Ensemble, recorded at Jack Straw Cultural Center as part of the Artist Support Program. You can hear the full set via the Wayward In Limbo Music Series. Samantha Boshnack & Greg Kelley, trumpet; Ray Larsen, cornet; Jim Knodle, flugelhorn; Haley Freedlund, trombone; Tom Varner, […]

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Kitty Junk – Wetch

March 30, 2022

Jack Straw Artists Kitty Junk just released their new single “Wetch,” produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. They’ll be returning to the studio at Jack Straw soon to continue work on a full-length album.

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No Way Home – Michael Overa

March 23, 2022

Michael Overa‘s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel he calls an elegy for his youth, about the origins and career of a punk band in Seattle. His conversation with curator E.J. Koh touches on Michael’s favorite ‘90s punk bands, authenticity in art, and his own Seattle youth. “It’s not necessarily […]

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Etsuko Ichikawa – Traveling Clouds Podcast Episode 1

March 16, 2022

Jack Straw Artist Etsuko Ichikawa has launched her new podcast Traveling Clouds, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The first episode is about Tutu Pele, the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian islands. Learn more and subscribe to Traveling Clouds at anchor.fm/etsuko-ichikawa9.

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