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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Jackie Greene - Friday at 2PM -
Ian George stopped by to play some tunes before heading to California for the next leg of his west coast tour.
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The Southern Oregon bluegrass combo Eight Dollar Mountain have been making music together since 2010.
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Everything Harmony, the new album from The Lemon Twigs, drops today.
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Josh Gross, local music fan at large previews some of the musical acts you can catch in the coming weeks throughout the region.
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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.
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A member of Buffalo Killers, singer/songwriter Andrew Gabbard, taps into Laurel Canyon circa 1968 for inspiration on his new release.
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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.
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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.
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John Craigie has been described as a cross between John Prine and Mitch Hedberg. Hear him talk about his career and play some live tunes.
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A look at new releases by a public defender turned singer, a would-be Nashville star drifting into rock and roll and a singer/songwriter known for folk-punk who overcame the odds.
