Jimmy Rea
Arts Reporter & HostJimmy Rea is a proud Ozarkian with deep ties to the music community. With 2 decades of creative entrepreneurship underfoot, Jimmy has toured coast to coast and around the world with acoustic acts The HillBenders and Keller Williams. Spearheading numerous musical groups, recording projects, and live music events, Rea’s work in the Springfield music scene is a passion and lifestyle. Happily married to wife Melissa and father to Archie, they enjoy life together with 2 dogs and a cat. In his downtime you can find Jimmy fishing for bass in the crisp rivers, creeks, and streams of the Ozarks.
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Queen City Chorale brings regional singers together for Handel’s “Messiah,” plus Studio Live Soundcheck with Jess Balisle and Drew Beine, the demolition of a Neosho park mural, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas concert, and more. -
Conductor and Musical Director Kyle Wiley Pickett discusses this year's Christmas programming and working with film. -
A local community chorale has a new concert program featuring collaborations with regional singers to form a nearly 100-person ensemble. -
New music from Casey & the Atta Boys and Brett Miller, Matt Baker talks about his new music venue opening this weekend, Christmas theatre, choir concerts, and more! -
Casey and the Atta Boys release new album and reimagine a Del Shannon classic -
MoonTown Sound opens in Springfield with focus on thoughtful production -
A look inside the third annual Art of the Ozarks fair, a conversation with Ozarks Lyric Opera about “La Bohème,” and an interview with New York Times bestselling author Cullen Bunn. -
Art of the Ozarks: Fine Art Fair brings more than 65 regional artists together Nov. 21 and 22 at the Springfield Expo Center. The two-day event features original work in painting, sculpture, ceramics and mixed media, all rooted in the creativity of the Ozarks. -
On Nov. 21 and 23, Ozarks Lyric Opera presents “La Bohème” at the Gillioz Theatre, transporting Puccini’s tale from 1830s Montmartre to the modern day. -
New music from Molly Healey, a hard-hat tour of the Springfield Art Museum renovations, and Americana sounds from Austin, Texas at the Shoe Tree Listening Room. Plus, Studio Live! Soundcheck with Cold Water Kills and part two of our Ozark Mountain Daredevils feature.
