JPR Music

06/19/2026

Check out our JPR Live Session with Cassandra Lewis featuring Emily Turner Music.

The Cassandra Lewis Cosmic Starlight Revelry came through town. Cassandra and bassist Emily Turner spoke with Danielle Kelly and played some live cuts ahead of their show in Medford.

06/19/2026

Join us for a JPR Live Session at noon tomorrow with one of our favorite singer/songwriters - Cassandra Lewis featuring Emily Turner Music

06/18/2026

Daphne Parker Powell overcame a lot in the last few years - she shares some insights accompanied by some great musicians including members of Revolution Hall and Squirrel Nut Zippers on her new album "The Death of Cool."

The singer/songwriter from New Orleans blends rock, soul, and jazz on her new album produced by Jimbo Mathus.

06/18/2026

JPR Arts reporter Vanessa Finney hosts this live session with classical pianist Olga Kern ahead of her performance with the Britt Music & Arts Festival Orchestra.

Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist Olga Kern opens this year’s Britt Classical festival in Jacksonville. She detoured to Ashland to play a few pieces on the JPR Steinway.

06/09/2026

Lucinda Williams is performing tomorrow night at the Holly Theatre in Medford. Hear her conversation with Dave Jackson at our website.

The award-winning singer/songwriter is on an extensive Summer tour with her band, and on dates opening for one of her mentors - Bob Dylan. She spoke to us ahead of her show at the Holly Theatre in Medford.

05/29/2026

Vanessa Finney hosted this JPR Live Session with pianist Daniel del Pino. He's performing at the SOU Music Recital Hall on May 31st at 3pm.

The renowned classical pianist has performed in the Rogue Valley several times, but this time he dropped in to share some of the Flamenco-infused Spanish works planned for a solo show at the SOU Recital Hall.

05/27/2026

We're spinning this on Open Air. Check it out.

Recorded on tape, at his home, Shakey Graves makes a lo-fi sound into something bigger than the sum of its parts on the new release "Fondness, etc."

05/21/2026

We sat down with Sage Cook and Aera Fox - Sage & Aera of We Dream Dawn to hear some great acoustic songs and talk about their lives and work.

When they're not making music Sage & Aera, and their cat, live and work on a farm...and they're expecting a baby!

Sage & Aera, the core of of the band We Dream Dawn dropped by the JPR studio ahead of their show in Medford.

05/12/2026

We're just starting to dig into the new release from Karsh Kale. Listen to Open Air weekdays 9am-3pm for more, and check out a 2013 video in the link plus the audio from his latest single Night Turns

The tabla-playing singer/songwriter, producer, DJ, and TV and film score composer released an album for his 10-year-old self.

05/07/2026

It's always a treat to have to The Wood Brothersin for a JPR Live Session.

We caught up with The Wood Brothers ahead of their show at The Holly Theatre.