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As listeners recover from overeating, learn about the true history of Thanksgiving: http://www.danielnpaul.com/TheRealThanksgiving.html We rebroadcast an interview with Haitian-American soprano Jouvanca Jean-Baptiste will perform the roles of Nedda in Pagliacci, Violetta Valery in La traviata, and Marguerite in Faust with Opera San Jose for the 2011-2012 season. Visit http://www.myspace.com/thehaitiandiva She sings Sun., Nov. 27, 3 PM Next is Larry Douglas who has ruled as one of San Francisco's top trumpet/flugelhorn players for more than three decades. We met at the UMOJA CD release party of Dance of the Kalahari (In Memoriam), just a week ago. In addition to leading his own electro-acoustic group, the Larry Douglas Alltet, Douglas has worked with such stellar musicians as Freddie Hubbard, Chuck Berry, Albert Collins, Sun Ra and Rufus and Carla Thomas. As a member of Johnny Otis and His Orchestra, his playing was featured on four albums including the Grammy-nominated Spirit Of The Black Territory Bands. We