April at the Amphitheatre

Country artist Brendan Roberson will appear at JGA April 9.

Roberson often performs as half of the duo, The Brothers Roberson. They have toured nationally with the country band Alabama and opened for Gary Allan in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. The duo has also performed more than once at the original Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium, winning a cash prize of $100,000 with one of those performances.

Pop/indie singer-songwriter Matteson Gregory takes the JGA stage for the April 16 performance. Gregory is a self-described “emerging indie pop artist, blending the storytelling of Taylor Swift with the authenticity of Alanis Morissette.” Her music touches on themes of hope, youth and mental health advocacy.

Gregory has opened for Austin touring artist Ruthie Craft. The Netflix show “The Ultimatum” used her song, “Stayed!” in its soundtrack.

Chris Albert and the Roadies will bring their folk and Americana sound to JGA April 23. Albert, bassist George Horne and Corey Reeves, who plays harmonica and mandolin, perform a variety of original songs and covers. All three are recorded artists who enthusiastically support musicians from southwest Missouri.

Missouri State University’s Opera Theatre is a vibrant community of future educators, performers, arts administrators and creators. Members have been recognized numerous times at the Robert Hansen Opera Scenes Competition, sponsored by the National Opera Association. The group also regularly collaborates with Ozarks Lyric Opera.

In addition to their mainstage productions, the group provides free outreach performances to area elementary programs through the Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child program.

The group will perform their selected outreach opera, “Sid, the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing,” written by Malcom Fox.

The MSU Jazz Symposium I group joins us on Missouri State’s “Fountain Day.” After the fountain is turned on at 11 a.m., head on over to enjoy a jazz concert made up of some of the most talented students in Missouri State’s jazz studies degree program. They routinely perform on and off campus at a variety of venues, including the Blue Room Comedy Club, Hold Fast Brewery, and the Dugout.

Barak Hill is an Americana singer-songwriter from Springfield, Missouri. His songs and sound run in the same vein as Ray Lamontagne, Amos Lee, Steve Earle and Jason Isbell. Hill describes his work as “lyric-driven Americana delivered with a soulful voice.”

Hill is a past winner of American Songwriter Magazine’s Santa Cruz Guitar Song Competition and was recently voted one of the top three solo artists in the Springfield area in a 417 Magazine readers’ poll.

Todd Osbern has been playing music as a part-time job for about 15 years locally and regionally. He formed Hometown Tourist in 2017, which consists of Osbern (vocals/guitar/songwriting), Eric Rosseau (drums, percussion), Matt Streuber (bass, lead guitar) and Drew Axley (saxophone, flute).

Osbern has written over 60 original songs, but Hometown Tourist also does several covers from various genres and decades of music, with their own “flavorful interpretations.”

The group’s live shows are filled with positive energy and crowd participation, with an emphasis on breaking the fourth wall between musician and audience member and creating an authentic connection with the listener.