Composer Spotlight
SRIVANI JADE
Composing Indian Music in the Pacific Northwest
Wed., July 8 @ 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle
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2008 Jack Straw Artist Srivani Jade will discuss and play selections from her Artist Support Program project. Traditional Indian music is inherently creative in nature. The ensemble co-creates the music afresh each time through a process of structured improvisation. The structure comes in the form of a composition, often set to a specific melody (raaga), rhythm (taala) and poetry. Vocals tend to play a prominent role as "keepers of the vision" for the overall piece and guide and shape the music as it progresses.
Srivani Jade is a Hindustani classical singer. She specializes in the classical form of Khayal and other traditional and folk-inspired music from various regions of North India. Srivani has performed regularly on stage, radio and television in India from the age of five and continues to maintain a busy concert schedule here in the USA. Srivani has a Fellowship Award from Washington State Arts Commission this year for her work in maintaining cultural traditions of Indian music in the Pacific Northwest, through teaching and performance.
Supporters
Jack Straw Productions gratefully acknowledges The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture King County Lodging Tax Fund, Washington State Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO, ArtsFund, Seattle Foundation, and individual contributors for their support of Jack Straw Artist Programs.