The Bushwick Book Club Seattle and Jack Straw Cultural Center presents original music inspired by the Jack Straw Writers Anthology 2016. Each year, Seattle’s Jack Straw Writers Program provides a platform for local authors to hone their presentation skills, create new work, and expand their audience. This will be the fourth year that Jack Straw has teamed up with the Bushwick Book Club Seattle to pair writers from the anthology with Bushwick musicians and songwriters for a special event of local live music and literature. Before the show, the musicians have the opportunity to work with the writers on creating a song inspired by the writer’s anthology piece.

The 2016 Jack Straw Writers featured at this event include Afrose Ahmed, Quenton Baker, Jamaica Baldwin, Ellie Belew, Catalina Cantu, Wancy Cho, Calvin Gimpelevich, Steph Kesey, Hera McLeod, Ashlan Runyan, Brandon Young and DA Navoti.

The Jack Straw writers will be on hand to read from their anthology piece, followed by the Bushwick songwriter’s performance.

Hosts include Geoff Larson.

Performers include: Vince Martinez, Scott MX Turner, JR Rhodes, Don Rauf, Jon Yoon, Spencer Goll, Camilo Aristizabal, Aaron Starkey, Don Hopwood, Kristin Chambers, Kate Farrell and Reggie Garrett.

Presented by: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle and Jack Straw Cultural Center