Danielle Kelly
Open Air Host / Community Outreach CoordinatorDanielle Kelly moved to Ashland in 2003 from Sitka, Alaska to study theater at Southern Oregon University. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007 and has remained in the Rogue Valley pursuing a performance career, as a model, actor, and live performance vocalist. She manages and is the lead singer of two performance groups: DK Soul Project and DK Jazz Project. She began hosting Open Air on JPR's Rhythm & News Service in 2015.
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We’re excited to add a new interactive segment to Open Air called My Perfect Set. The idea: You tell us what you want to hear and we give you a chance to curate and introduce the set on Open Air. (that means a chance to BE ON THE AIR!) -
It’s December. We’re lighting candles, celebrating the return of the light and rockin’ around the Christmas tree. In just a few days we bid farewell (or good riddance depending on your perspective) to 2022 and usher in a new year. That means it’s time for lists. Instead of a review of one record on Dizzy Spins, your Open Air hosts, Noah Bran-Linsday, Danielle Kelly, and Dave Jackson are excited to weigh-in on our favorite albums of 2022. -
Youssoupha Sidibe is a Senegalese kora player and singer who, in addition to his own body of work, has played with India Aria, Matisyahu, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, and Michael Kang of String Cheese Incident among others. -
As we march toward 2023, I thought I would share a few notable releases that struck me as this year comes to a close. You’ll hear many of these songs played on JPR’s Open Air, a program we consider a home for music people -- a place where you can hear the latest indie rock/pop and Americana, plus blues, jazz, world, and folk music. -
Hear the Midwest singer/songwriter and now actress talk about her work and play some songs including one from her upcoming movie A Chance Encounter. -
Ali, a new album by Vieux Farka Toure of Mali, and Khraungbin of Texas crosses cultural and international boundaries. It stands out as a great example of how, with art, those boundaries are much harder to define. -
Texas singer/songwriter Charley Crockett stopped by JPR to play some tunes, talk about his career and give us some advice on how to get the most bang for our buck when busking on the NYC subway. -
Join us Thursday at 2PM for a JPR Live Session with the Texas singer/songwriter Charley Crockett. -
The latest release from the electronic pop duo defies the norms on Open Air. -
Southern Oregon's The Brothers Reed stopped by to talk about their new record, and play a few tunes for us. -
With his new release Eamon Doyle, AKA Eamon showcases his evolution as a musician. -
My mom grew up in inner city Detroit, attending grade school in the 1960s with Stevie Wonder. She shared social studies, science and an arts elective…
