Jack Straw Cultural Center

4261 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
United States

  http://www.jackstraw.org/
  (206) 634-0919
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Jack Straw Fall Artist Showcase

Sunday, September 24, 2023 @ 1:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person

Jack Straw Cultural Center kicks off the fall with an afternoon of music from Jack Straw Resident Artists Randal Bays and Clint Dye, Nic Ma…

Free

Jack Straw Spring Artist Showcase

Saturday, April 1, 2023 @ 1:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
So'le Celestial — Selected works
Paul Kikuchi — Selected works
Kaley Lane Eaton — Selected works
LaVon Hardison — Selected works

Free

Jack Straw Winter Showcase

Saturday, December 21, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Straw Cultural Center celebrates the solstice with performances from a wide range of artists from the Artist Support Program, including clarinetist/composer James Falzone, Seattle Art Song Society, Okinawan sanshin player and singer Mako Willett, and others.

$10-$20 suggested donation

Jack Straw Piano Series: Dana Reason, Lori Goldston, & Nicholas Brannen

Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Straw Artist Dana Reason is joined by cellist Lori Goldston and pianist Nicholas Brannen.

$10-$20 suggested donation

Jack Straw Piano Series: Rachel Matthews & Friends play Schumann

Sunday, August 4, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Straw Artist Rachel Matthews and very special guests of all ages will perform works by Robert Schumann, including Scenes from Childhood.

$10-$20 suggested donation

Jack Straw Cultural Center: Guillaume de Machaut – Explorations

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A new work that radically reimagines the work of medieval composer Guillaume de Machaut paired with historical perspective with music from the time of Machaut.

Free

Jack Straw Piano Series w/ Amy Rubin & Randy Halberstadt

Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Brazil by Ernesto Nazareth, arrangements of Astor Piazzolla's Nuevo Tango, standards from jazz repertoire, and original compositions.

$10-$20 suggested donation

Cornish Percussion Ensemble at the Jack Straw Cultural Center

Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:15pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang’s Little Eye for percussion quartet and cello, plus music by Jessie Marino, Elliot Cole, Sarah Hennies, David Lang, Alessandro Rovegno, and Greg Campbell.

Free (Free)

Piano Drop

Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
50 years ago, an upright piano was dropped from a helicopter near Duvall, Washington. Now, 16 composers and performers have created new works for this unique instrument... or what remains of it!

Free

Jack Straw Artist Showcase: 25 Years of Jack Straw Artists

Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A day of music of all genres, dance, and readings featuring past and present resident artists from the Jack Straw Cultural Center Artist Support Program.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Eye Music CD Release Concert

Friday, August 24, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An ensemble who specializes in the interpretation of graphic and text scores, performing Ichiyanagi's Sapporo, which mixes sustained tones with sharply attacked sounds.

Free

Jack Straw Spring 2018 Artist Showcase

Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An afternoon of music and performance celebrating work produced by resident artists in the Jack Straw Artist Support Program: Beth Fleenor, Gin Hammond, Aaron J. Shay, and Neil Welch.

Free (Free ($5-$15 suggested donation))

Jack Straw New Media Gallery Performance

Friday, June 10, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New multimedia work by composer James Borchers. With performers Dale Speicher, Daniel Webbon, and Peter Williams.

Free (Free )

Bach in the Subways Well-Tempered Clavier Books I and II Marathon

Monday, March 21, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 11:55pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A marathon of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Books I and II, performed by various pianists.

Free (Free)

Maderna Fest: 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Berio – Flute Sequeza
Berio – Saxophone Sequenza
Maderna – Piece for Ivry
Maderna – Windmung
Maderna – Honeyreves
Maderna – Serenata per un Satellite

$5-$15 suggested donation