EP 80: Jess Garland is the CHANGING the GAME. ✨

ALLWays Another Way

DONATE TO SWAN STRINGS HERE --> https://www.gofundme.com/f/SwanStringsMusicProgram I love a game changer. A doer. Someone who sees a problem and just goes right in to fix it. The amazingly talented Jess Garland is changing the GAME. Jess Garland is a Dallas based singer/songwriter, recording and performing artist. She is a multi-instrumentalist, using a combination of harp and guitar loops evoking elements of ambient folk and celestial tones. Jess most recently opened for Madame Gandhi at Babes Fest 2019 in Austin on September 7th. Jess co-produced the film and composed music for Their Lives Mattered: A Dialogue Honoring Stolen Lives by Dallas law enforcement on September 5th at Texas Theatre, the project funded by the City of Dallas’ Office of Cultural Affairs. Jess most recently received a grant from The Nasher Sculpture Center to record her single "Live Again" and create a music video on Fair Park grounds. Jess performed in Austin on July 5th for New Media Art and Sound Summit sponsored by Church of The Friendly Ghost. Jess received a grant from the City of Dallas' Office of Cultural Affairs for her performance "Take Me Oya" in April 2019 for Dallas Arts Month at South Dallas Cultural Center. Jess received a grant for Aurora’s 2018 Future Worlds theme for her performance "Resurrecting Gaia" in October at Kettle Art Gallery. Resurrecting Gaia was featured in New York’s Vulture Magazine and also listed as a top pick of events to see by KERA’s Art and Seek and D Magazine. Jess opened for The Academy member, Gingger Shankar for Fortress Fest Presents Modern Music Series at The Modern Museum of Ft. Worth. She has composed music for Art Pena’s play, “Nameless/Endless” where she also performed at The Reading Room Gallery. Jess is also the harpist with Sunshine Village Band. Jess is an educator and has a non-profit free music education program, Swan Strings that has been recently featured in Advocate Magazine and D Magazine. www.allwaysanotherway.com