/tags/jpr-music JPR Music en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:56:05 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:56:05 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Terry Gross /jpr-music/2025-06-28/willi-carlisle-blends-the-absurd-and-the-sentimental-on-winged-victory On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlisle about the 11 tracks of originals and covers. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:16:28 GMT /jpr-music/2025-06-28/willi-carlisle-blends-the-absurd-and-the-sentimental-on-winged-victory Scott Simon, Dave Mistich, Samantha Balaban /npr-news/2025-06-26/on-the-ecstatic-virgin-lorde-knows-she-doesnt-have-it-all-figured-out The pop star's fourth album, her first since 2021's polarizing Solar Power, finds the 28-year-old shedding the stoic self-possession that defined her early career. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-26/on-the-ecstatic-virgin-lorde-knows-she-doesnt-have-it-all-figured-out Hazel Cills /npr-news/2025-06-14/a-violinist-a-luthier-and-the-historic-commission-that-brought-them-together For her new album, musician Anne Harris commissioned a violin from luthier Amanda Ewing, the first such professional collaboration between two Black women to be recorded. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:43:03 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-14/a-violinist-a-luthier-and-the-historic-commission-that-brought-them-together Debbie Elliott, Ed McNulty, Eleana Tworek /npr-news/2025-06-27/three-albums-in-3-months-no-sweat-for-violinist-anne-akiko-meyers The ambitious violinist has an insatiable appetite for new music, much of which she's commissioned herself. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:50:13 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-27/three-albums-in-3-months-no-sweat-for-violinist-anne-akiko-meyers A Martínez, Iman Maani /podcast/jpr-live-sessions/2025-06-12/jpr-live-session-adam-gabriel-the-cavaliers Southern Oregon's own Adam Gabriel & The Cavaliers stopped by to play some new tunes and chat with Danielle Kelly ahead of their national tour. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:57:29 GMT /podcast/jpr-live-sessions/2025-06-12/jpr-live-session-adam-gabriel-the-cavaliers Dave Jackson, Danielle Kelly /jpr-music/2025-03-07/upcoming-jpr-live-sessions JPR welcomes Southern Avenue to our studio for a JPR Live Sessions on July 3rd. JPR Live Sessions is a series of live in-studio music performances and conversations with artists. The series is hosted by JPR Open Air hosts Dave Jackson and Danielle Kelly. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:30:26 GMT /jpr-music/2025-03-07/upcoming-jpr-live-sessions Dave Jackson /npr-news/2025-06-11/brian-wilson-the-troubled-genius-behind-the-beach-boys-has-died-at-age-82 The Beach Boys' co-founder, songwriter and producer transformed pop music into high art and became America's answer to The Beatles' Lennon and McCartney in the process. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:09:26 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-11/brian-wilson-the-troubled-genius-behind-the-beach-boys-has-died-at-age-82 Ann Powers, Chloe Veltman /jpr-music/2025-06-06/amerie-tiny-desk-concert With the help of Washington, D.C., go-go legends Backyard Band, Amerie sets the tone for summer with a career-spanning set. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:57:21 GMT /jpr-music/2025-06-06/amerie-tiny-desk-concert Alanté Serene /music-arts-culture/2025-06-06/a-grand-piano-in-the-great-outdoors Pianist Hunter Noack combines two of his passions, music and nature, to present unique outdoor concerts. He spoke with JPR’s Vanessa Finney on location, during his tour with “In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild", which since 2016 has presented 305 concerts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, California, New York and Canada to over 75,000 people. His current tour has stops in Oregon and California. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:41:27 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-06-06/a-grand-piano-in-the-great-outdoors Vanessa Finney