Tonight on Inquiry we talk with SHARON PRESTON-FOLTA, author, marketing media planner, chef and Louis Armstrong’s daughter. Sharon is his only child. But she had to keep this secret because public knowledge of her mother’s twenty year-long affair with the famous jazz musician could have ruined his career. So Sharon grew up leading a double life: rejoicing in her fathers presence and even touring with him and his band yet having to keep her father’s identity secret from friends and school mates. Sharon Preston-Folta’s memoir of her life as Armstrong’s daughter, written with Denene Millner, is titled LITTLE SATCHMO: LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF MY FATHER, LOUIS DANIEL ARMSTRONG
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 4:00pm
The WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM has opened a brand new, state of the art family gallery that introduces young museumgoers to the history of the city. The George I Alden Family Gallery has been years in the making and is interactive with many options for imaginative play. Tune in when we speak with CHAD SIROIS, Communications Manager of the WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM about this new exciting “museum within a museum” designed specially for children.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 6:00pm
Pianist Conal Fowkes discusses his long participation in Woody Allen’s jazz band and his recent part doing the vocals and piano work of the Cole Porter character in Woody’s film Midnight in Paris.
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7:00pm
Warm up for Valentine's Day with the sweetest of love songs; the duet. Join host Tom Shaker as he features Marvin & Tammi, Issac & Millie, Otis & Carla, and many more sweet and sassy duets. It all happens Monday, starting at 7pm.
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 6:00pm
Featuring Monty Alexander, piano, vocals, melodica; Hassan Shakur, bass; Courtney Panton, drums; percussion; Joshua Thomas, Jamaican bass; Earl Appleton, keyboards; Andy Bashford, guitar; Karl Wright, Jamaican drums. Tune in!
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 10:30pm
People don't always speak their minds. Perhaps because they don't always know their own minds. Tune in this Sunday evening at 10:30 PM when Al is joined by nationally recognized psychologist and author, Mahzarin Banaji. In his new book, "Blindspot" he talks about the hidden biases of good people. How we unconsciously develop preferences and prejudices that shape our lives. Perhaps this might be somewhat bias, but this is one segment you don't want to miss.
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 10:00pm
In an all-new interview, Steve D'Agostino, principal of Best Rate of Climb, interviews Brad McNamara (shown, left), co-founder along with Jon Friedman (shown, right) of Freight Farms. They talk about setting the commercial standard for local farming.
On November 3, 2012, Boston-based held the grand opening of its first Worcester facility, at 501 Park Ave. Freight Farms hydroponically grows leafy greens, vine crops and mushrooms in insulated, climate-controlled storage containers.
Freight Farms optimizes the harvest cycle for any grower and puts food supply within everyone’s reach. The human-centered design benefits a wide variety of users, including but not limited to; institutional food-service providers, schools, restaurants, farmers, grocery stores, disaster-relief efforts, wholesale produce distributors and developing communities.
Freight Farms can be operated with minimal training and equipped with technology to optimize workflow. Users can monitor the unit remotely and control every element of the system from their mobile devices. Harvest-support services are available for customers looking to maximize their growing potential.
Co-founder Brad McNamara has used his marketing experience to create awareness around environmental issues. As the creator of Carfreebrad.com, he has been a voice for cyclist across the globe. He has an MBA and masters in environmental science from Clark University. Co-founder Jon Friedman is a designer who has been shaping the next generation of sustainable consumer products for some of the top consumer brands, such as Unilever, P&G, Merck, United Healthcare. He has a BFA in industrial design from Massachusetts College of Art & Design.
This is Brad’s second appearance on The Business Beat. In late 2011, Steve interviewed him about the New England Energy Council.
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 9:00pm
In the 1930s and 40s the great Hollywood studios were ruled by a small group of men who had complete control over which films got made and what stars got to appear in those films. These moguls rule was absolute and together they had a feeling of “absolute immortality.” They were the real gods of Hollywood. But after they died, the era of the classic Hollywood studio also came to an end and the studios lost their individual identities. Tune in tonight for a lively conversation about classic Hollywood with WHEELER WINSTON DIXON, the James Ryan Endowed Professor of Film Studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His new book is DEATH OF THE MOGULS: THE END OF CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD.
The 1998 film THE BIG LEBOWSKI has become one of the greatest cult films of all time. What is it about this complex shaggy dog story that is so appealing? Tonight on Inquiry, we speak with author and cinema historian JENNY M. JONES about her new sprawling and endlessly entertaining history THE BIG LEBOWSKI: AN ILLUSTRATED, ANNOTATED HISTORY OF THE GREATEST CULT FILM OF ALL TIME. Tune in and learn about how the Coen brothers work together when filming; about who might have been cast as “the Dude” instead of Jeff Bridges,Maude Lebowski’s connection to the Fluxus art movement and the inspiration for Walter Sobchuk. The Dude abides.
Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 4:00pm
Catch Colors of Jazz when Host Bonnie Johnson celebrates Black History Month with the music of Terri Lyne Carrington and her new CD, Money Jungle: Provocative Blue. On the heels of her 2012 GRAMMY ® Award-winning CD, The Mosaic Project, drummer, composer and Berklee College of Music Professor Carrington reimagines pianist, composer and big band leader Duke Ellington's original recording Money Jungle with new arrangements. Carrington's album is full of surprises, incorporating spoken word by key historical figures along with original compositions laid down by stellar guest jazz artists including keyboardist Gerald Clayton and bassist Christian McBride. Fifty years after Ellington's album was released, this 21st century trio presents what Carrington describes as "fresh light and fresh energy to some of Duke’s music", which featured bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Max Roach. On Thursday, February 14th, Ms. Carrington will celebrate the album and the legacy of jazz in a concert at Berklee Performance Center in Boston featuring Clayton on piano along with Berklee students. Be sure to tune in on Saturday at 4pm to hear her story first hand.
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 6:00pm
Traveling from Chicago to Washington, DC, for this November 2 set was a post-hurricane ordeal, but worth it for JazzSet fans. Loueke "... gets those African-style rhythms going, tapping on his guitar and (using) his effects pedals; It's infectious," reports our Mark Schramm. With bassist Michael Olatuja and drummer Mark Giuliana, the music comes from the 2012 album Heritage.
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