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Established in 2004, The Frank Agency seeks to assist artists in the clarification, articulation and amplification of their vision, while simultaneously connecting audiences to work that moves them.

Since it's inception, Frank has produced over 150 concerts and raised more than $375K for individual artists and organizations. In support of its mission, Frank has collaborated on successful applications with organizations and foundations including the National Endowment for the Arts, Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Earshot Jazz, 4Culture, Washington State Arts Commission, MidAtlantic Touring/USArtists International, Cornish College of the Arts, the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Allied Arts Foundation, the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, and Artist Trust, among others.

In its sixth year, Frank is beginning a major shift in focus, seeking to diversify and extend its activities, increasing efforts in cultural programming that emphasizes audience engagement.

We want more FREE CONCERTS, more AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION, EXPERIMENTATION and INVOLVEMENT, more COMMISSIONS, more HAPPENINGS, more SOCIALLY ENGAGED CULTURAL ACTIVITY!!!

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Upcoming Events

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OWCHARUK 5_JAZZ: THE SECOND CENTURY

Earshot Jazz presents
Jazz: The Second Century Series
OWCHARUK 5
July 22, 2010
Chapel Performance Space
Good Shepherd Center










Michael Owcharuk leads his spirited quintet in tunes that, as much as yak milk or those funny furry hats, is redolent with the Cossack camps of the steppes and the sodden plains of the Ukraine, but all steeped in the Western aesthetics of Latin jazz, blues, punk rock, and more.

With a fearsome swagger and swing, the Owcharuk 5 formed in 2007 and just released the album Kobzar.

Owcharuk performs on accordion and piano, as well as vocals. He also directs the Seattle Jazz Composer’s Ensemble; performs with Le Trio, The Distract Band, and other ensembles, and accompanies ballet classes. He has released three albums of original work.

Joining him on clarinet and highly idiosyncratic vocals is Beth Fleenor, leader of the group Figeater, and member of Double Yoko, Bling, and Chick Influenza. On trumpet, Jim Knodle, a veteran of many Seattle bands, plays with the kind of command that has made him a valued collaborator for the likes of Perry Robinson, Vinnie Goila, and Michael Vlatkovich, among many others. Bassist Nate Omdal co-directs the Seattle Jazz Composer’s Ensemble, is a founding member of Soul Kata, and performs with MC Spekulation, the Jay Thomas Big Band, and Ronin. Drummer Cody Rahn is a founding member of War Pigeon, works as a sideman, and has been session musician at Studio X, Bear Creek, and Ironwood.

MOVEMENT EXERCISE NO. 1 FOR BLINDFOLDED SEPTET_SJCE

Movement Exercise No. 1 for Blindfolded Septet
BF premiere for Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble
July 17, 2010 Sounds Outside

SOUNDS OUTSIDE JULY 2010

July 17, 2010
Cal Anderson Park (Seattle, WA)























































































































photos by Bill Barton






























































photos by Jim Levitt

THE BUFFALO PROJECT 3

I'm not crazy....well, at least not in regards to my thoughts on the impact of creativity on social development.

I'm not certain of many things these days, but I do feel sure that an emphasis on creativity in a culture gives rise to creative solutions to social problems, and these guys seem to agree...

"those who diligently practice creative activities learn to recruit their brains’ creative networks quicker and better. A lifetime of consistent habits gradually changes the neurological pattern...."

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html

http://buffaloproject.blogspot.com/

SOUNDS OUTSIDE NEEDS YOU!

SOUNDS OUTSIDE 2010 - July 17 & August 14
Cal Anderson Park - Capitol Hill (11th & Pine)
Music 1-8pm / FREE!!!

The 5th annual Celebration of Adventurous Music & Community needs your support! So many ways to get involved...be a sponsor, a volunteer, an artist, an audience member....we need you!!!

This year's line-up:

JULY 17th
1:00 Non Grata
2:30 Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble
4:00 Zubatto Syndicate
5:30 Wayne Horvitz/Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet
7:00 Father Figures (NYC)

August 14th
1:00 Ask the Ages
2:30 Double Yoko (Beth Fleenor & Paris Hurley)
4:00 AMA (Amy Denio, Madeleine Sosin, Abel Rocha)
5:30 The Suffering F@#kheads
7:00 The Legends Duo: Kahil El'Zabar and Hamiet Bluiett (AACM/Chicago)

www.soundsoutside.com

JULIUS CAESAR 5

photo: Monroe Correctional Facility performance / Seattle Times

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Directed by Robin Lynn Smith
Music by Gino Yevdjevich

Freehold's Engaged Theatre Project including community partners: Washington Correction Center for Women (WCCW), Monroe Correctional Complex, Echo Glen Children's Detention Center, New Futures, and American Lakes VA Puget Sound

AUDIO SAMPLES
Music by Gino Yevdjevich
Performed by Beth Fleenor and Whitney Lyman, with recordings featuring Gino Yevdjevich

Athena + Fate/Intention


Celebrity


Battle/Brothers


War / End of War



PRESS
Articles advancing Julius Caesar and the unbelievably amazing Robin Lynn Smith, director.

Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2012321695_prison10m.html

City Arts
http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/issues/eastside/2009/04/questions-freeholds-fearless-leader

North Seattle Herald Outlook
http://northseattleherald-outlook.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=317&ArticleID=28442

JULIUS CAESAR 4

Photos from some of the locations the Freehold Engaged Theatre production of Julius Caesar.

LIVING ROOM PARTY 29

I am trying to learn how to play this drum thing....and sing at the same time....

This is a pretty sleepy version - I was trying to be a little quiet, because my inclination is to get rather loud - but I am in love with this song and can't stop singing it these days. I can't stop playing it. I am also longing to dive headfirst into learning how to really play the tarabuka/other drums, while simultaneously developing my voice. Oh yeah, while also continuing to expand on these clarinet things I like to mess with.

Time, Space and Resources - these seem to be what I am seeking most these days.

This song is called Djelem Djelem.

(someday I will be able to sing and play lots of songs, this is what we like to call "the beginning of something new"....)



ps: technically this party is in the kitchen

SUPPORT SOUNDS OUTSIDE 2010

SOUNDS OUTSIDE 2010 - July 17 & August 14

The 5th annual Celebration of Adventurous Music & Community needs your support! So many ways to get involved...please join us!!

>SUPER DISCOUNTED ARTIST SPONSORSHIP (promote a performance, teaching studio, record, anything you want!)
$20-75

>BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP (logo placement and advertising for your business)
$200-2000

>GENERAL DONATION
$anything helps!

>VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
we need extra people to help staff the event

>BRING YOUR WORK TO THE PARK
paint, dance, mime, whatever - let's make it a big ol' honkin art party!

for more information contact: beth@thefrankagency.org

for the complete schedule visit: www.soundsoutside.com