AC23+ - Artist Legacy Series of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

AC23+ - Artist Legacy Series of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

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AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 60 Steve Masakowski

Mike Esneault speaks and plays music with New Orleans guitar legend Steve Masakowski. The two discuss Steve’s brilliant career as a guitarist, composer, inventor and educator at the university level. In addition, they talk about Steve’s formative years, growing up in the rich cultural environment of New Orleans and the city’s influence on him musically.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep59 - Ed Ruzicka - Poet

Mike Esneault interviews poet, author, and president of the Poetry Society of Louisiana, Ed Ruzicka today. They discuss the release of Ed's new book "The Invention of Dreaming" and the inspirations for writing this new collection of poetry. They also touch on various subjects as they relate to the creative process and the arts industry.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep58 - Mark Brooks - New Orleans Bassist and Bandleader

Mike Esneault speaks and plays music with NOLA legendary bassist Mark Brooks. They talked about his upbringing in a musically rich New Orleans family. Mike asked him about many things including the importance of his early deep grounding in Gospel music and the impact it has had on his musical life working in all genres of music. They touched as well on various aspects of being a professional freelance performing artist today.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep57 Adonis Rose - Grammy award winning drummer, composer, arts administrator, educator and producer,

Mike Esneault talks with Grammy award winning drummer, composer, arts administrator, educator and producer, Adonis Rose. They talk about his extensive touring career with jazz greats including Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, and many more. They also talk about his rich musical upbringing in New Orleans as well as his tenure as Artistic Director for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, and over topics.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series - Ep 56 - Jim Odom - Musician/Entrepreneur

Mike Esneault talks and plays music with musician and entrepreneur Jim Odom. In addition to being the guitarist for Louisiana’s iconic band LeRoux, Jim is an audio engineer, composer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding PreSonus Audio Electronics with Brian Smith in 1995, a company that became a global leader in affordable digital audio recording equipment for home studios and professionals. The two discuss Jim’s amazing multi-faceted career and also have fun playing a couple of impromptu original compositions/jams.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep55 John Hébert - NYC based jazz bassist

Mike Esneault converses with New York City premiere bassist and long time friend, John Hébert. He and John talked about his formative years growing up and learning music in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and then New York City. John has worked with some of the premiere jazz artists of our time including Fred Hersch, Andrew Hill, Lee Konitz, Paul Bley, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Motian, and many more. In their conversation, they were able to touch on different aspects of learning the jazz art form as well as different components of working as a professional musician today.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series - Ep 54 - Dr. Stephen Futrell - Collegiate Professor, Vocal Artist

Mike Esneault converses with Dr. Stephen Futrell, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at Elon University in North Carolina. They discuss his extensive career not only as a collegiate professor, but also his versatile career as a studio musician and live performer in multiple genres of music including jazz, R&B, etc.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series - Ep53 - Johnny Vidacovich - Legendary Drummer

Mike Esneault converses with legendary New Orleans drummer Johnny Vidacovich. Johnny has worked with such luminaries as Bobby McFerrin, Mose Allison, James Booker, Professor Longhair, John Scofield and many many more. Vidacovich is also an original member of the iconic New Orleans jazz group Astral Project. As an educator, former students include Brian Blade, Stanton Moore just to name a few. I asked Johnny about his formative years growing up in New Orleans as well as many other topics related to his extensive career as a top level, international artist.

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series - Ep52 - The Monsters We Sometimes Become Discussion

Mike Esneault talks with composer Clint English “Monoblack”, visual artist Nathaniel A.J. Landry, and curator Keidrick “Sensei” Alford about the multi sensory exhibit “The Monsters We Sometimes Become”. This exhibit is to be featured at the Manship Theatre Gallery in June 2026. They discuss the blending of Landry’s visual art with Monoblack’s original compositions written for each art piece. They also discuss aspects of being an artist in today’s landscape. More information/Link for the event: https://ellemnop.art/monster/

AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 51 - Stephanie Calero - 225 Theatre Collective

Mike Esneault talks with Founder and Artistic Director of 225 Theatre Collective, Stephanie Calero. They discuss the many programs the organization is producing including Live Painting Events, Improv Performances, Comedy Shows, Louisiana Theatre Festival and many other programs.

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