Jazz

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.

On today's show, a day devoted to math discovery is open to everyone for the second year in a row. Also, the economic squeeze is on local coffee entrepreneurs. Plus, Michael Tilley returns with headlines from the River Valley.

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.

Jazz returns to Walton Arts Center this weekend, and Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF’s “Shades of Jazz,” says the concert is a full-circle moment.

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Auditions are now open for high school students to join the 2025 Jazz All Stars Youth Ensemble, a program entering its ninth season.

Fayetteville is outlining priorities for arts and culture in the city. On today's show, we hear more about an arts and culture plan Fayetteville is adopting. Also today, the state of the state’s economy. Plus, Nancy Hartney discusses her new novel “The Blue Bottle Tree.”

The Starlight JazzClub season at Walton Arts Center begins Saturday, Sept. 7, with the Sean Mason Quartet performing in the Starr Theater. Mason’s jazz mixes old and new. Saturday night audiences will likely hear original music and interpretations of standards going back a century. Last week, Robert Ginsburg, host of Shades of Jazz on KUAF, talked with Sean Mason about the upcoming performance.

On today's show, a charter school in Benton County hopes to heal the wounds of childhood trauma. Also, Sean Mason comes to Walton Arts Center this weekend with a whole host of musical influences in tow. Plus, a new giant will be guarding over Route 66 soon.