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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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Mike Esneault converses with long time friend and colleague Jeff Ford. Jeff has worked in audio post-production as a producer, song writer, film composer, and audio engineer for over 30 years, producing audio for commercials, films, live productions, studio albums, etc. They discuss the nature of working in the industry and also how this landscape has changed over the years.
Mike Esneault interviews and plays music with blues legend Kenny Neal for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s “AC23+ Artist Legacy Series”. Kenny and Mike talked about his extensive international solo career as well as his work with Buddy Guy, Big Mamma Thornton, BB King, and many more. They also talked about the legacy of his father, blues legend Raful Neal, growing up in the talented Neal family, and the legacy of Baton Rouge blues and its impact worldwide.
Mike Esneault converses with saxophonist, composer/arranger, band leader and music industry business owner, Russ Bryant for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s AC23+ Artist Legacy Series podcast. They discussed his formative years as a developing musician as well as the multifaceted career he has had as a professional in the music industry. In addition, They played some of Russ's original music as well as original music by D.K. Harrell.
Original Air Date 9/24/2025: Mike Esneault talks with Andreasen about his long standing tenure as Baton Rouge Gallery President/CEO and all of the outstanding programing the gallery has consistently offered the Baton Rouge community. They also touch on various aspects of arts administration and many of the different challenges for artists in today's landscape.
Mike Esneault talks and plays with legendary saxophonist Bob Sheppard about his extensive career as a touring musician with such artists as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, and many more. They also discuss his career as a session musician on countless Los Angeles film scoring sessions along with other topics related to his development and life in music.
Mike Esneault converses with James Fogle, for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s AC23+ Artist Legacy Series podcast. James is the owner of Mid City Ballroom, Baton Rouge Music Exchange and Pop Shop Records. Through these ventures as well as his work as a musician/performer, James has greatly enriched the Baton Rouge arts community. They discussed this as well as other topics related to being an artist in the Greater Baton Rouge area for over the last 40+ years.
Original air date 9/2/2025 Mike Esneault talks and plays music with Louisiana Music Hall of Fame performer and song writer Chris LeBlanc. They discuss Chris' formative years growing up in a musical family in South Louisiana as well as being influenced by the blues and many other genres of music that he heard and played in his home town of Baton Rouge. In addition, they play three of Chris' original songs.
Original air date 8/28/2025: Mike Esneault talks with radio personality, educator and musician, Rob Payer. They discuss Rob's history in radio, particularly as it relates to Baton Rouge Magnet High School and their long-standing radio educational program and his role as program director. In addition, they discuss many other topics including the rich musical heritage of South Louisiana, preserving that heritage through education, as well as Rob's work as a performing musician.
Original air date 8/15/2025: Mike Esneault converses with East Baton Rouge- Director of Fine Arts, Dr. Sean Joffrion. They discuss the artistic environment and support of Joffrion's formative years and how this helped instill his deep love of the arts moving forward. They also converse on various topics including the importance of arts education as well as arts integration and the role it can play in a person's artistic and academic development.
Original air date 8//1/2025: Mike Esneault talks and performs with Baton Rouge music icon David Hinson. They discuss his extensive career as a performer and educator in the greater Baton Rouge area. They touch on his experiences working in a wide array of musical genres, including orchestral music, jazz and rock, etc. as well as his thoughts and techniques on educating music students of all ages, including students in his long-running Adult Music Club.
Mike Esneault talks with dance artist and owner of "For the Love of Dance", Shamira Cummings. They talk about her formative years learning the art of dance, the education of students at her dance studio, her work with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge as well as various dance programs that she has created over the years for the Greater Baton Rouge community.
Original Air Date 7/21/2025: The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge's Mike Esneault plays music and talks with guitarist, composer and music educator, Patrick Bordelon. The two discuss Patrick's love of Django Reinhardt and gypsy jazz as well as many other topics including life as a working professional musician and educator.
Original Air Date 7/9/2025: Mike Esneault talks with Southern University Professors Harry Anderson and Darrell Roberson about the launch of SU's Digital Media Arts Program. This new degree program features the following concentration tracks: Digital Screen Arts Production, Digital Performance Fusion, Visual Arts and Motion Graphics, Digital Sports Production and Recording Arts. They discuss the origins and the vision of this exciting new degree program!
Mike Esneault talks with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge's Artist in Residence and Artist Liaison, Mike Weary. They discuss various aspects of being a professional freelance visual artist as well as Mike's experiences working as an arts administrator, educator and gallery curator.
Original Air Date: 6/27/2025 -Mike Esneault speaks with visual artist BJ Smith, and his mother Kim Smith, about BJ's 20-year ongoing journey surviving a severe brain injury accident. They discuss the power of the arts as healer and how BJ's passion for being a visual artist has had a profound impact on his positive development.
Mike Esneault talks and plays music with New Orleans bassist, arranger, composer and band leader, Brian Quezergue, for the Arts Council of Greater Baton's "AC23+ Artist Legacy Series" podcast! Listen to them discuss Brian's life in music from his formative years growing up under the tutelage of his famous father Wardell Quezergue (arranger for The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Allen Touissant and many more), to later studies with the great Alvin Batiste, and his current life as a performer and composer.
Mike Esneault talks and performs with jazz saxophonist Don Evans about his performance and teaching career. Don reflects on growing up in the New Orleans and learning music in that rich environment and being part of the blues and jazz music scene for many years in South Louisiana.
Orignal Ari Date 4/11/2025: Mike Esneault talks and plays music with Fort Worth tenor saxophonist, Quamon Fowler for the Arts Council of Greater Baton's "AC23+ Artist Legacy Series" podcast! Listen to them discuss Quamon's life in music from his formative years playing in church, later studies with the great Alvin Batiste, and his current life as a performer, educator and author.
Original Air Date 4/4/2025: Mike Esneault talks and plays music with 5-Time Grammy nominee, Zydeco musician, Sean Ardoin for the Arts Council of Greater Baton's "AC23+ Artist Legacy Series" podcast! Listen to them discuss his roots to the father of Zydeco, Amédé Ardoin, along with his music career, impactful work with the Grammy Recording Academy and so many other endeavors he is involved in.
Original Air Date: 04/2/2025 Mike Esneault talks with renowned drummer, Ricky Sebastian about his extensive performance career in music with artists such as Harry Belafonte, Tania Maria, John Scofield and many others as well as his long tenure as a music educator.
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