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

About AC23+ - 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.

Publisher

Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

Category

arts · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2023

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   AC23+ Artist Legacy Series - Ep70 - Doug Gay - Musician, Business Owner of Baton Rouge Music Studios

   Mike Esneault speaks with musician and business owner, Doug Gay. In addition to having toured as a drummer with Tab Benoit and other musicians, he is the founder of the very successful Baton Rouge Music Studios. They had a great talk discussing his formative years developing as a musician in his native Lake Charles, his experiences as a band director and touring musician and also the challenges and successes of running Baton Rouge Music Studios for 20 years.

2. 

   21 Aug 2026

   AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 69 Jennifer Ellis - Vocalist, Music Educator

   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 out to chart the course of the Colorado River.

3. 

   10 Aug 2026

   AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep 68 - Andy Pizzo - Trombonist, Band Leader, K-12 Education Administrator

   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.

Who has been a guest on AC23+ - Artist Legacy Series of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Weary
• BJ Smith
• Kim Smith
• Brian Quezergue
• Don Evans

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 9 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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