JPR Music

12/28/2025

🎵This week, on both Rhythm & News and Classics & News, we're focusing on our favorite releases from 2025. 🎊🥳

🏆We're also having a friendly competition between the services to see who can get the most responses, and you can win too. 🥇

Here's what to do:

Follow this page - just hit the follow button.

Comment with your favorite song, or release from 2025, and which service you usually listen to.

Wednesday 1/7, we'll randomly select one winner from Classics and one from Rhythm.

Our classics winner will receive a pair of tickets to the next Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD screening of I Puritani playing in either Medford or Redding.

For Rhythm and news, we're opening up our vinyl stash and offering your choice from several select choices including a classic double live Miles Davis album, and a selection of signed and colored vinyl releases.

Additionally, the hosts of the service that gets the most responses, gets to select a track for the hosts of the other to play on the air. 😆

Happy New Year from JPR Music. We hope to hear from you.

12/23/2025

It's not always about flying reindeer and talking snowmen - how about some alternatives for the season?

For an alternative to the standards this holiday season, have some fun with these non-traditional tunes.

12/18/2025

Yesterday we posted an article about some of the standout cover songs from 2025 it's under the JPR Music tab at ijpr.org. Today on Open Air, Dave and Danielle will be spinning some of their favorites. What do you think about cover songs? What are some of your favorites? Which can you do without? Let us know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wI4jMxveyI&list=RD8wI4jMxveyI&start_radio=1

I looked to see if I could upscale the worst footage I had on my computer. That would be William Shatner singing 'Rocket Man' at the 1978 Science Film Awards...

12/17/2025

What's your take on cover songs? What's your favorite?

We're always looking for good new music, but a well done remake sometimes really hits the spot.

12/12/2025

And here it is - Thanks to the The Brothers Reed for sharing some new tunes with us.

Southern Oregon's the Brothers Reed have just finished their sixth studio album Long Way to Go. They dropped by to play some new tunes ahead of their album release show at the Holly Theatre.

12/12/2025

Join us at noon today for a JPR Live Session with The Brothers Reed. They dropped by ahead of their album release party tomorrow night at the Holly Theatre in Medford. Hear their live session on your radio or streaming on our website.

The Brothers Reed celebrate the journey with the release of a Long Way To Go | Jefferson Public Radio

The Brothers Reed celebrate their new album "Long Way To Go" with a release party at the Holly Theatre and a JPR Live Session on Friday, Dec. 12th at Noon on JPR's Rhythm & News Service.

12/10/2025

Doing what he does best....

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The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound."

12/10/2025

The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest opens for entries on Jan. 13, and you can record your entry now! Learn more and see official rules: npr.org/tinydeskcontest

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12/09/2025

We finally connected with The Coffis Brothers for a JPR Live Session.

The Santa Cruz, California-based band carries on the tradition of roots rock and California folk with nods to The Beatles, Tom Petty, The Byrds, and The Mother Hips.

12/09/2025

We're sad to learn of the passing of Raul Malo, lead singer of the Mavericks who died at the age of 60.

Felix Contreras | December 12, 2022When The Mavericks brought their long-running tour to the Tiny Desk, we could hear a well-oiled musical machine that has c...

12/05/2025

Some thoughts on Animal Poem, the latest release by Portland's Anna Tivel

Anna Tivel's Animal Poem has been one of the interesting new full-length releases we’ve been spinning on Open Air.

12/04/2025

Our window dressing...now we're looking for miniature figurines of iconic musicians from the Rhythm and News side...Lennon, Mitchell, Aretha, Dylan, Hendrix, Nelson, Petty, Garcia, Prine....