JPR Live Sessions

The Durham, NC duo have roots in the Pacific Northwest. Their new release is Imaginary People.

Born in Canada and now living in California, jazz vocalist Maria Schafer got her start in church choirs in Oklahoma as a kid.

Wild Honey features the vocals of Peia, Megan Danforth, and Cyrise Beatty Schachter who play multi-cultural folk music.

Hanneke Cassel has studied fiddle all her life. She and her band joined us in the JPR Steve Nelson Performance Studio to talk about her career and play some live tunes that are sure to have you dancing a jig.

The Portland-based indie-folk band is performing October 13 at The Hivve in Grants Pass.

Hear Seth Walker talk about his childhood and his creative endeavors which in addition to music include painting and his memoir Your Van is on Fire.

Multi-ethnic singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and composer, Jessica Fichot returned to JPR with her band to talk about her past and her approach to music and perform live in this JPR Live Session.

Terry Robb is an award winning fingerstyle guitar player from Oregon with deep roots in blues and folk.

Hot off the release of their new album, My Entire Life, Susto joined us to talk about the new record and how they stay positive during difficult times.

Critically acclaimed singer and guitarist Hamish Anderson calls Melbourne, Australia home. He's currently touring in support of George Thorogood and the Destroyers.

The brainchild of frontwoman, Erika Wennerstrom, The Heartless Bastards released their 6th album A Beautiful Life in 2021 and are celebrating 20 years as a band.

With cello at its core, the Michal Palzewicz Trio creates a unique blend of folk, classical and world beat music. They were our favorite regional entrant in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest this year.

Melissa Ruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and music teacher from the Sutherlin, Oregon area. Her new release is Bones.

Parker Millsap is our guest in this JPR Live Session. He's on tour with his new album Wilderness Within You.

Roots rocker Jackie Greene joined us in the studio to chat and play a few tunes before his show at The Historic Ashland Armory.

Ian George stopped by to play some tunes before heading to California for the next leg of his west coast tour.

Bear Rinehart took a moment from touring with his side project Wilder Woods to share some stories and new songs with us.

The Southern Oregon bluegrass combo Eight Dollar Mountain have been making music together since 2010.

Portland based New Constellations share new tracks and chat about their debut EP.

Everything Harmony, the new album from The Lemon Twigs, drops today.

Free Creature's new album, While We Can, is out. They're on a mini-tour of Southern Oregon to celebrate before heading to New Orleans for several shows during Jazzfest.

Eric Pollard - a musician currently residing in Southern Oregon - is Actual Wolf. He is part of various Southern Oregon music projects and has several albums under his belt. His latest record, Hometown Hero, was released last May.

Originally from Georgia, now calling Southern Oregon home, Adam Gabriel is a regular feature at local music venues. His new album Back Room is out April 1st.

Originally from Parkland, Washington, singer/songwriter Ian Jones grew up on a steady diet of music by Bob Dylan, David Allan Coe and The Beatles. His new album, Results Not Typical drops April 7.

Bart Budwig is a singer/songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist from Enterprise, Oregon who has worked with and produced several of the artists you hear on Open Air. In this JPR Live Session he plays three brand new songs and talks about his studio work.