The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park presents Talkin' Jazz with Fred Kasten: In Concert with YUSA on Thursday, February 9th at 2:00 PM CST.
This program takes place inside our third floor Performance Center, listening room. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first serve.
Enjoy Jazz Music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the Jazz Museum online for our daily Live-Stream Concert Series, in which dynamic musicians perform live from the Jazz Museum! Tune in at 2pm on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Fred Kasten
Fred Kasten is an independent contributing radio producer/host at WWNO. After working at WWNO for over 20 years as an on-air talent, producer, and program director, Fred retired from full-time work in May of 2007. Fred is a native of Mobile, Alabama, a graduate of the University of Alabama, and a long-time resident of New Orleans. In addition to his work at WWNO, Fred develops independent audio projects from a home studio, producing radio features, commercials, and podcasts. Fred also does marketing and media consulting for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
YUSA
Yusa is recognized as one of the leading voices of Cuban music of the 21st century. Her compositions have earned the recognition of her contemporaries on the island and international admiration. Freedom has always marked the life and artistic production of this singer-songwriter. She has shared the stage with Haydée Milanés, William Vivanco, Kelvis Ochoa, and Francis del Río. She has also performed with Interactivo and Domingo Candelario duo formed at the beginning of his musical career. In 2008, at the end of her contract with Tumi Music, she founded her own label YUSA Records, with which she recorded her fifth album, Libro de Cabecera en Tardes de Café in 2012. This laid the basis of her talent with musicians of the level of Omara Portuondo, Raly Barrionuevo, Telmary Diaz, Veronica Condomí, Liliana Vitale, and others.