History Day / Branford Marsalis

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Hundreds of North Carolina students will gather on Saturday, April 26, at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh to celebrate History Day.  Archives and History Education Supervisor Joann Williford talks about the annual competition (:33).  Next, three North Carolinians share memories of cultural experiences (4:47).  April is Jazz Month, and Scott Freck of the North Carolina Symphony recently caught up with jazzman Branford Marsalis for a phone interview (8:13).  The New Orleans born Marsalis, who now lives in Durham, is a trustee of the Symphony board.  The podcast closes with “Revelation,” by Durham singer Lois DeLoatch, who is featured in the new edition of the Touring Artists Directory from the North Carolina Arts Council (14:11).