Jack Straw Artist Residencies
Applications for 2014 Jack Straw Residencies are now available. Applications are due Monday, November 4. Residencies are available in the Jack Straw Writers, Artist Support and New Media Gallery programs. The Artist Support Program awards 20 hours of recording and production time in the Jack Straw recording studios, with a Jack Straw engineer. The New Media Gallery Program invites artists to present a sound installation in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, including an opening reception, artist presentations and other events. Artists may apply to one program per year. For the application and more information, visit www.jackstraw.org.
Jazz Travel in Cuba
December 16-23, 2013
February 2-9, 2014
Marimar Travel & Tours offers a guided trip to Havana for the Havana International Jazz Festival, and for a week in February, travelers can join author Paul de Barros on a journey to Havana, Cuba. The two trips feature notable tourist destinations and evenings out at city jazz clubs. More information at marimartravel.com and earthboundexpeditions.com.
On the Horizon
Portland Jazz Festival
February 20-March 2, 2014
Ahmad Jamal, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny Unity Group, Oregon Spring Quartet: Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding & Leo Genovese, Eliane Elias, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, Yellowjackets, Kenny Werner Trio, Geoff Keezer, Christian McBride Trio, Buster Williams & Something More, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and more. Information at pdxjazz.com.
Earshot Internships
Earshot Jazz is seeking marketing and production interns. Please email schraepfer@earshot.org.
Write Earshot Jazz
The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects and shares the many ways that jazz intersects with lives in the Northwest. Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions from writers: Please email story pitches, comments, news and announcements to editor@earshot.org.
Help the Jazz Around the Sound Calendar
Please email news and announcements about jazz gigs, concerts and community events to jazzcalendar@earshot.org.
