City Sessions, a local concert series, combines the big and the intimate with its annual Home Sweet Home Festival. Jerad Sears is the executive director of City Sessions, and he came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the event with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Today's episode of Sound Perimeter marks 150 episodes of the program since its creation in June 2020.

The UARK Jazz Festival is continuing through part of next week. Last night, Artist-in-Residence Steve Wilson performed with the UofA jazz faculty at the Music Depot in downtown Rogers. Tomorrow night, Wilson is performing with the NWACC All-Stars, UofA faculty and students at Thaden School as part of the UofA College Concert.

Earlier this month, Ozark at Large’s Sophia Nourani was able to get a sneak peak of the new Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research, or I3R, on the UofA campus. Walking alongside Dr. Ranu Jung, associate vice chancellor of the university and founding executive director of the institute, Sophia had the chance to discuss the space and some of the work that will be done there.

Fresh Grass begins on Friday, May 16. The two-day festival at The Momentary includes about two dozen performances from Rosanne Cash, Shakey Graves, Willie Carlisle and more. Will Eubanks, Director of Music and Production at the Momentary and Crystal Bridges, recently discussed this year’s FreshGrass lineup with Ozarks at Large.

Today’s Sound Perimeter features artists Rubén Darío Reina and Pepe Rivero, performing as part of the University of Arkansas Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) celebrations.

With warm weather and the outdoor music season upon us, Ozarks at Large revives our weekly survey of some—but certainly not all—music opportunities in the next week.

The Air Force’s Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble will begin a seven-concert Arkansas swing Saturday. Among the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble performers is Technical Sergeant Tyler Kennamer, a Fayetteville High School graduate in charge of the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble, who says the Air Force Band's mission is to honor, inspire and connect.

Today’s Sound Perimeter explores a musical dialogue across the centuries.

The fifth annual Levitt AMP Fort Smith music series starts on April 3. The five-part concert series brings national touring acts alongside Fort Smith and other regional musicians. Taking place throughout April, the concerts are completely free and begin at 6 p.m. sharp at the Riverfront Park Amphitheater.