Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Jane LeCroyJane LeCroy has been performing original poetry and songs since 1992. Based in New York City, she travels the country, performing her poetry, songs and stories. She has performed as part of the Life Ensemble with such jazz greats as Andy Bempky, Arnie Lawrence, Reggie Workman and Steve Neil. Jane graduated from Eugene Lang College of The New School University, after studying with poets and educators such as Sekou Sundiata, Kurtis Lamkin, Christian McEwen, Jane Lazarre, Mark Statman, Greg Tewksbury and Nancy Barnes. In addition to teaching through Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Jane LeCroy has also taught writing at Eugene Lang College, ran Susan Straub’s Read To Me Program, and also has taught writing and literature to home-school groups. Jane performs regularly in New York City and tours the United States performing at colleges, bookstores, libraries, and other venues. She has held performance residencies in NYC at, The Internet Cafe, Pianos and The Bowery Poetry Club and in NJ at Liberty Science Center. She has performed at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Ohiofest, Chicagofest, CMJ, Fringe Festival, New York JUMP! festivals, Michigan’s Womyn’s Music Festival and has toured as part of the west coast women poets of SISTER SPIT. Jane was part of the electronica project Somnaut with David Last and the rock band Spook Engine and with the emo-core band Vitapup. Currently, Jane LeCroy fronts the band TRANSMITTING, featuring multi-instrumentalist Tom Abbs and Beat-boxer Kid Lucky. See and hear some examples of her work at www.JaneLeCroy.com Jane LeCroy has published her poetry, stories, songs, and articles in Mudfish, Hootenanny, Tragic Book, Princess, Fast Folk Magazine (CD), and Teachers & Writers. Her published books are: “Nat Black Came Back” (fiction) Artichoke Yink Press “Maybe Your Tongue is a Fish” (99 poems and 11paintings) “Drive By Mind Reader” (poems) “The Camel” (illustrated poem and recording) Plasma Lab “Deep Pocket” (47 poems) “Treasure of Love” (22 cross-out poems) Artichoke Yink Press “Names” (poems) Booklyn Press Some of her recordings are: “Dark & Full of Life” Transmitting “From the Inside” Transmitting “Live @ Den of Cin” Transmitting “Transmitting” Transmitting (Regolith Music) “Sister Spit’s Greatest Spits” Sister Spit (KRS records) “Element” a ten year retrospective (Regolith Music) “Vast Unknowns Without Terror” Somnaut (Plasma Lab) “5/99” Somnaut “Alone with Jane in Different Places” solo (Regolith Music), “The Bubblemen” story with Bradford Reed (Horen Records- released only in Japan) “Guilty” solo 7 inch vinyl record (Bloodlink Records) “Spook Engine” Spook Engine (Bloodlink Records) “The Plans” Spook Engine & John S. Hall (Bloodlink Records) “An Hour with Vitapup” (Plump Records) |
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