Artis the Spoonman

Artis, known professionally as Artis the Spoonman (born October 3, 1948), is an American street performer and musician from Seattle, Washington, who uses spoons as a musical instrument.

This article is about an American street performer from Seattle. For other uses, see Artis (disambiguation).

Artis the Spoonman
Artis (left) performing with Jim Page at Seattle's University District Street Fair (1993)
Background information
Born (1948-10-03) October 3, 1948
Kodiak, Alaska Territory, U.S.
OriginSeattle, Washington, USA
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, entertainer
Years active1972–present
LabelsSapphire
Websiteartisthespoonman.net

He frequents the Pike Place Market accompanying singer/songwriter and guitarist Jim Page with his collection of spoons of different shapes and sizes and materials spread out on a blanket. In addition to spoons, he plays the flute and recorder. To the larger public, he is probably best known for his collaborations with Soundgarden and Frank Zappa. He has also performed internationally (Australia, Canada, Japan, USA) with multi-instrumentalist and tap dancing sax player Shoehorn, also known as MC Shoehorn, starting at Expo 88 in Australia.

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