Jack Straw Artist of the Week

S. Eric Scribner was a resident artist in Jack Straw’s New Media Gallery. In this interview he discusses his installation (The) Nature (of) Sound. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : S. Eric Scribner appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Tom Varner recently released Nine Surprises, his nonet album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. It is available to purchase here. The post Tom Varner – Seattle Blues appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw recently worked with the Make-a-Wish Foundation to record pianist Marc Estabrook’s album of solo piano music “Summer Solstice”. His music is available for purchase here. The post Marc Estabrook – Hummingbird appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

“Voluptuous” is one of several tracks produced through Nicholas Chase‘s Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency. Voluptuous: Works for Solo Piano is available here; more albums featuring works produced at Jack Straw will be released in the near future. The post Nicholas Chase – Voluptuous appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The Bushwick Book Club Seattle is a group of musicians who write and perform original music inspired by literature. This song, inspired by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was produced as part of the Bushwick Book Club’s Jack Straw artist residency. The post Ben Mish – Out Under Diamonds appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt of the audio produced for (The) Nature (of) Sound, S. Eric Scribner‘s installation in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, opening Friday, August 22nd. The post S. Eric Scribner – (The) Nature (of) Sound appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Brandon Aleson and Adam Primack created the multi-media installation Thermal Dynamics for their Jack Straw New Media Gallery residency. Brandon talks about the piece and his inspiration for it in this interview podcast. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Brandon Aleson appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt from Jack Straw resident artist Waverly Fitzgerald‘s residency project, an audio version of her book My Year in Flowers. The post Waverly Fitzgerald – Portraits of Plants appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw Resident Artists Rachel Green and Seth Sexton‘s sound, video, and performance installation Hypnagogic Jerk was installed in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery from March 31 to May 30, 2014. In this interview, the artists describe the installation and talk about the concepts and process behind it. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Rachel Green and Seth Sexton appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

A selection from Jack Straw resident artist Jennifer Jasper‘s recently-released Artist Support Program residency project, a recording of her one-woman show I Can Hear You, But I’m Not Listening. The post Jennifer Jasper – Horse Girl appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw resident artists Bulgarian Voices of Seattle recently completed their album Penka Encheva and Friends, in conjunction with the documentary film project This Baba. This track features David Bilides, tambura; Penka Encheva and Jody Rush, vocals. Join them for the world premiere of the film at 3pm on Saturday, May 10th at Carco Theatre. The post Penka Encheva and Friends – Zaliubih Mamo Tri Momi appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw resident artist Etsuko Ichikawa discusses her residency project, the film and Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Echo at Satsop. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Etsuko Ichikawa appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

For her 2012 Artist Support Program project, Jack Straw resident artist Donna Miscolta produced several audio excerpts from her novel When the de la Cruz Family Danced. This excerpt is from the prologue. More audio excerpts are available at her website. The post Donna Miscolta – Excerpt from When the de la Cruz Family Danced appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Poet Kevin Craft, a 2008 Jack Straw Writer, reads two poems at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Kevin Craft at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw resident artist Urtaa Gantulga performs traditional music on the Mongolian horsehead fiddle at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Urtaa Gantulga at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

2000 Jack Straw Writer – and 2014 Jack Straw Writers Program Curator – Felicia Gonzalez reads two poems at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Felicia Gonzalez at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Ruthie Dornfeld has just released Lay of the Waves, her album of original compositions for the vielle, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program. The post Ruthie Dornfeld – On the Siskiyou Trail appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Bahar is a selection from a series of five pieces Srivani Jade composed in response to the paintings of Annette Solyst. Art to Art, an installation of Solyst’s paintings and Jade’s music, is being presented in Jack Straw’s New Media Gallery through January 17th. The post Srivani Jade – Bahar appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Sean Osborn‘s album Bits and Pieces, a collection of pieces for solo clarinet by different composers (including Osborn himself), was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The post Sean Osborn – Rhapsody for Clarinet by Willson Osborne appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Storme Webber recently released the music album Blues Divine, produced at Jack Straw through the Artist Support Program. The post Storme Webber – Ray Charles is Forever Singing appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.