Artist of the Week Podcast

2006 Writers Program Curator JT Stewart reads three poems from her book Promised Lands: Poems From the Sovereign of Dishpan Sonnets at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post JT Stewart at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Pianists Gust Burns and Victor Noriega recently released 2 Trios, an album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program of the two pianists playing separately with the rhythm section of Jeff Johnson and Greg Campbell. This piece features Gust Burns on piano. The post Gust Burns – Improvisation no. 5 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Seattle Percussion Collective premiered Dale Speicher‘s Fanfare for the Next 50 Years at Jack Straw at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Seattle Percussion Collective at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

A piece read by Jack Straw Writers Program alumnus Riz Rollins at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Riz Rollins at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

An excerpt from Jack Straw Artist Srivani Jade‘s set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Srivani Jade at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Ruth Marie Tomlinson‘s installation Lost Long: A Landscape is installed in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery through May 20th. In this interview, she discusses the piece and its inspiration and origin. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Ruth Marie Tomlinson appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Amber Cortes recently presented Signal to Noise: Imagined Frequencies of Radiophonic Space in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. In this interview, she discusses the installation and its development and presentation. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Amber Cortes appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Poet and Jack Straw Writers Program alumnus Paul Nelson reads at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Paul Nelson at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

The third of Igor Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, performed by Sean Osborn at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. He will celebrate the release of his new album Bits and Pieces at Jack Straw this Friday, March 15th at 7pm. The post Sean Osborn at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

The Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble directed by Michael Owcharuk recently completed SJCE Volume 1 through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. It is available for download here. The post Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble – Tunnel Mountain appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Members of Monktail Creative Music Concern performed a midnight set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Bill Monto, tenor saxophone; Steve Parris, electric guitar; John Seman, double bass; Dave Abramson, drums. The post Monktail Creative Music Concern at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

An excerpt from Esther Sugai and Michael Shannon’s 4:30 am set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Esther Sugai and Michael Shannon at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Judith Skillman – an alumnus of the 2008 Jack Straw Writers Program and an incoming 2013 Jack Straw Writer – reads her poem My Grandmother’s Waltz at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Judith Skillman at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

An excerpt from the Victor Noriega Trio’s performance at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Victor Noriega and Gust Burns will present Composer Spotlight at Jack Straw Productions on February 13th. The post Victor Noriega Trio at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Stephanie Kallos reads her essay How to Write Your First Novel at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Stephanie was a Jack Straw Writer in 2001 and is the Curator of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program. The post Stephanie Kallos at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Christian Swenson performed a solo set of his unique vocal improvisations at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. This is the first piece from his set. The post Christian Swenson at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Lori Goldston performed a solo set of cello improvisations at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012, in celebration of our 50th anniversary. This is the first piece she performed. The post Lori Goldston at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .