Dave Jackson
Rhythm & News Music Director | HostDave Jackson curates the music on JPR's Rhythm and News Service, manages music staff and hosts Open Air, JPR's hand-picked house blend of music. He loves discovering great new music and sharing it.
Dave came to JPR as a volunteer in 2011 after responding to a JPR Facebook post. He credits the depth and variety of music played on JPR with developing his musical tastes for most of the last 20 years.
In his spare time, Dave sings and plays guitar in various local projects including the bands Minty Fresh and Sugar Monkey. He and his wife Kirsten live in Central Point and enjoy many of the outdoor activities our region has to offer, including rafting, camping and cross country skiing.
“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.” - Frank Zappa
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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.
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Terry Robb is an award winning fingerstyle guitar player from Oregon with deep roots in blues and folk.
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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.
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Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway's new release is a new high point in an already stellar career.
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Critically acclaimed singer and guitarist Hamish Anderson calls Melbourne, Australia home. He's currently touring in support of George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
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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.
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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.
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Melissa Ruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and music teacher from the Sutherlin, Oregon area. Her new release is Bones.
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Parker Millsap is our guest in this JPR Live Session. He's on tour with his new album Wilderness Within You.
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Roots rocker Jackie Greene joined us in the studio to chat and play a few tunes before his show at The Historic Ashland Armory.
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Ian George stopped by to play some tunes before heading to California for the next leg of his west coast tour.
