HeyJaredAC23+ - Artist Legacy Series of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
This is an Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge podcast series where we have in-depth discussions with artists who are doing amazing work in areas of the arts including performance, education, production, and arts advocacy.
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- Aug 21, 2026
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AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 69 Jennifer Ellis - Vocalist, Music Educator (opens the original)
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Mike Esneault speaks with performer, music educator in the community for over 30 years, Jennifer Ellis. They talk about Jennifer's early development in music as well as her career in music education, music performance and her more recent role as a member of the board for the Red Magnolia Theatre Company. She has been heavily involved in their upcoming production of “Men on Boats”…. a true-(ish) story of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane, yet loyal volunteers set o
AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 68 - Andy Pizzo - Trombonist, Band Leader, K-12 Education Administrator (opens the original)
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Mike Esneault speaks with trombonist, band leader, K-12 education administrator, and former band director, Andy Pizzo. We talked about his formative years learning to play music in New Orleans, his professional performance career as well as his career in K-12 education.
AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 67 - Julie Gerdes Becnel - Author of "Roux's First Day" (opens the original)
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Mike Esneault speaks with author, playwright, creative consultant, Julie Gerdes Becnel, illustrator Cullen Bernard, and jazz vocalist and ukulele artist, Ashley Orlando. They discuss the recent publication of Julie’s children’s book “Roux’s First Day”. This is a story of Roux, a baby Rougaroux, and her first day of school in the swamp and how she discovers what makes us different is also what makes us shine. Mike’s guests discuss the process of creating this publication as well as creating the m
AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 66 Charlie Champage - Communications Director for Baton Rouge Gallery, photographer, photojournalist, graphic designer (opens the original)
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Mike speaks with photographer, photojournalist, graphic designer, independent publisher, and event producer, Charlie Champagne. He is currently the Communications Director for the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art. Charlie is also the founder and President of Leur Maison, a Baton Rouge nonprofit establish to help build a sense of home, community and belonging for Southern LGBTQIA+ creatives. They discussed his career in photography, particularly within the journalism and art world
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