/ Modified nov 20, 2014 6:04 p.m.

Arizona Spotlight for November 21, 2014

Tucson program hopes to break down language barriers; Ben Jaffe talks New Orleans sound & style; a history of small-time Hollywood studios.

AZ Spotlight for Nov. 21 2014

Featured on the Nov. 21st, 2014 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Inès Taracena meets educators and immigrants who are working together to tear down language barriers through a special program offered by Literacy Connects...

  • Film writer Chris Dashiell concludes his history of the Hollywood studio system with a look at "Poverty Row", the small-time production houses that specialized in quick turnovers of low budget films often classified as "B movies"...

  • Mark McLemore talks with Ben Jaffe, a New Orleans native who inherited leadership of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from his music-loving parents. Jaffe shares his enthusiasm for touring the world as an ambassador of his city's unique style and sound...

  • And, Andrew Brown profiles Artt Frank, a semi-retired musician living in Green Valley who provided the beat for Chet Baker's bop...

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ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.

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