caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title landscape background birth_date genre image origin name occupation
artis seattle 's university district street fair -lrb- 1993 -rrb- -lrb- left -rrb- performing with jim page at -lsb- http://www.artisthespoonman.net/ artisthespoonman.net -rsb- jim band page , soundgarden , frank zappa , mats/morgan 1972 -- present kodiak , alaska , u.s. sapphire artis the spoonman
 yes solo_singer 3 october 1948 rock artis the spoonman and jim page 1993.jpg seattle , washington , usa artis the spoonman musician , entertainer
artis the spoonman

artis the spoonman -lrb- born october 3 , 1948 , kodiak , alaska -rrb- is an american street performer from seattle , washington , who uses spoons as a musical instrument .
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 .
