Artis the Spoonman is a living myth.
Since 1972 he has created a state-of-the-art cultural legend.
From the sidewalks and bars of Seattle, San Francisco,Manhattan, Sidney, London, Dublin, Munich and Singapore, to the theatres of Broadway, the stages of International and National television
and the recording studios of Frank Zappa and Soundgarden, his spellbinding, faster-than-the-eye-can-track spoonplaying has been a passionate rhythm
enhancement for Rock, Fusion, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass, Classical and Uncatagorizable music, virtually everywhere. His avante-garde percussion, coupled with his contagious spirit,will change your life- or at least your ideas on cutlery ...
"... best spoonplayer in the whole damn universe" - Pete Seeger
"What did he eat for breakfast, gunpowder?" - Lacy J. Dalton
"Finally, some real music" - Mickey Hart
Artis has shared the stage with:
Jim Page
Frank Zappa
Aerosmith
Steve Goodman
The Flying Karamazov Brothers
David Sanborn
Lacy J. Dalton
Peter Rowan
Jethro Burns
Ramblin Jack Elliot
Utah Phillips
Pete Seeger
k.d.lang
Bob Weir
Avner the Eccentric
Soundgarden
Itzhak Perlman
The Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
Zakir Hussein
Queen Ida
Ani DiFranco
Phish
Left Over Salmon
The Radiators
String CheeseIncident
Pele Juju
Alice DiMicele,
just to name a few.
Artis has performed on:
"Spoonman", Grammy Award-winning song and MTV video by Soundgarden
Late Night with David Letterman
USA TV Night Music with David Sanborn, USA TV
Further Festival Tour 1996, USA
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, USA RADIO
The Paul Daniels Show, BBC TV
Blue Peter, BBC TV
Livewire, Nickelodian Children's TV, USA
Chikyu Dombori, FUJI TV, JAPAN
Broadway with Avner The Eccentric, NYC
Broadway with Itzhak Perlman, NYC
... and at events throughout the world:
Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Colorado, USA
EXPO '88, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
FOLK & ROCK FESTIVALS; Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Canmore, North Country Faire, & Calgary, CANADA;
Seattle's Northwest Folklife
High Sierra Music Festival
Sierra Nevada Music & Craft Festival, USA
Hultsfred, SWEDEN
Rudolstadt, GERMANY
CHILDREN'S FESTIVALS; Vancouver, Winnipeg, Prince George, Regina, CANADA, & Seattle, USA
FRINGE FESTIVALS; Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; Edmonton, CANADA; Seattle, USA
Elephant Faire; Plymouth, ENGLAND
Bumberdrum; Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, USA
Oregon Country Faire; USA, 25+ years consecutively
... and much, much more since 1974.
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