About: JR Rhodes CompanyOur mission: To inspire the human spirit through the vehicle of music. JR Rhides Company (JRRC) creates quality music projects to make a difference through song. Founded by singer/songwriter JR Rhodes, JRRC is an organization powered by creative and business partners all aligned through the shared aspiration to transform our world through the vehicle of music.About: JR RhodesSinger/Songwriter J.R. Rhodes believes that music heals and that love is real. From her first open-mic performances at the O.K. Hotel, Seattle, to her latest album I Am, these beliefs in the transformative power of song are distilled into gems of quiet intensity that traverse blues, jazz, folk and rock. Aided by her guitar, she crafts songs that are pulled from a landscape of pure spirit.Rhodes earned her B.A. in music composition from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. Jazz luminaries Bill Lowe and Anthony Braxton were favorite teachers who encouraged her to explore and push beyond any self-imposed boundaries. These lessons have allowed her to continually grow and evolve her music. She has collaborated with musicians including Matt Chamberlain (David Bowie), Brad Houser (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians), Mike Dillon (Ani DiFranco), Eyvind Kang (Bill Frisell), Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan), Dan Walker (LeRoy Bell), Jessica Lurie, Keith Lowe (Fiona Apple), Amy Denio, Jessika Kenney, Mike Stone (Wayne Horvitz) and Skerik.Rhodes muses, “It’s easy to be cynical. It takes a lot to be intentional. It takes a lot to love.” In her latest album I Am, that labor is felt in her meticulous craft that enmeshes the listener in a honeyed pool of poetry and melody. I Am takes the listener into love and then heartache, through rebirth, and finally, up into freedom.