
Lara Downes
Host Lara Downes (left) talks with the young, Grammy-nominated jazz sensation Samara Joy. Nicholai Hammar/NPR hide caption
Lara Downes' season 3 of 'Amplify' launches with a theme of renaissance
USA. Mississippi. Tunica. 1985. © Eli Reed/Magnum Photos hide caption
Lara Downes, whose series Rising Sun Music re-centers compositions from historically marginalized composers. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lara Downes, with her father in San Francisco, ca. 1975. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Celebrating Juneteenth And Black Music Month With Classical Classics
Lara Downes. Her recent album, Phenomenal Women, featured recordings of compositions by Black female composers whose legacies have been overlooked by the classical establishment. Max Barrett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption