JoAnne Spies is a singer songwriter who has led people on sound improvisations through the Norman Rockwell galleries, created paintings and group improvisations called 'Singing the Painting' in a month-long Storefront Artist residency, and has worked the past eleven years co-creating songs with Alzheimer's groups, elders, teens and everyone in between.See communityaccesstothearts.org for Art Cart information.
JoAnne grew up in Chicago influenced by Muddy Waters, John Prine, and a Sicilian grandmother who sang songs for every occasion. She has produced 3 CDs of original music: "2 x 3" with Jack Douglas; "Me and Melville," which has been performed at Dixon Place, NYC and colleges and venues throughout the northeast; and "North Avenue Honey" with Todd Mack.
JoAnne has received a fellowship as composer at the Millay Colony and is actively using music to help understand and explore environmental issues through improvisation and songwriting. She has written six songs for an interactive environmental program funded by the Westfield River Watershed Association and Marmalade Productions called “Watershed Waltz.”She created"RiverMASS," an ongoing multi-cultural performance event in 2004.
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