The Third Story

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad about his dramatic rise in popularity in India.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, for the fifth consecutive year, Leo Sidran interviews his father, musician Ben Sidran on his birthday, his 80th this year. . This episode features reflections and anecdotes by his friends and colleagues from throughout his career.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer, songwriter and pianist Laila Biali about her career and her new album ‘Your Requests.’

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, Leo Sidran talks with musicians at the 2023 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Leo Sidran spoke with harpist Brandee Younger about her new album, 'Brand New Life,' her journey from orchestra girl to emerging icon andthe challenges of playing the harp in a contemporary context.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Theo Katzman about his creative process.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, Leo Sidran talks with saxophonist Ben Wendel about performing at the Village Vanguard, his desire to connect and to belong, his ongoing negotiation with technology, and more.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, Leo Sidran talks with noted songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman about processing grief and loss through music and about the craft of songwriting.

Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer talks with host Leo Sidran about how he developed his musical identity alongside an academic career as a scientist, creating work for an uncertain future and how to make music matter.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with Christian McBride about his New Jawn

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, jazz vocal sensation Samara Joy talks with Leo Sidran about her sudden rise in popularity and acclaim.

This week on The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran turns the tables on himself and shares the stories and the creative process behind his new record What’s Trending.

Saxophonist Braxton Cook talks with Leo Sidran about his evolution from soloist to singer, sideman to leader, and child to parent.

Leo Sidran talks with steel drum virtuoso Andy Narell about his own personal story and also the story of the steel pan itself and its roots in Trinidad.

Leo Sidran talks with former Spotify executive Will Page about music, content and the internet.

Leo Sidran revisits several of his favorite segments for The Art of the Story with WBGO News featuring select conversations and profiles

Conversations with Bill McHenry, Didi Gutman, John Dryden, Dan Tepfer, Jamie Breiwick, and Randy Ingram with Aubrey Johnson, collected around the world this year.

Larry Goldings talks with Leo Sidran about his early development and influences, his ongoing relationship with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart, working with John Scofield, James Taylor and others, telling jokes on the bandstand, and more.

Leo Sidran talks with drummer Antonio Sanchez about the making of his Shift: Bad Hombre, Vol. 2 album

Leo Sidran talks with trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf about his childhood in France, developing his sound and concept, and much more

Leo Sidran interviews songwriter Jorge Drexler about his more than 30-year career composing and performing Spanish language songs

Leo Sidran's conversation with the drummer and composer

A conversation with one of the most acclaimed and influential producers of the modern era, Daniel Lanois, who helmed iconic albums for everyone from Bob Dylan and Neil Young to U2 and Peter Gabriel.

Peter Straub was the best-selling author of novels, short stories, novellas and essays. He passed away earlier this month at the age of 79.

Long before singer Cyrille Aimee spent any time on the road she was already a citizen of the world. She grew up in a small French town, Samois-sur-Seine, but says that she never felt fully French. She never felt fully any one thing. Her mother is Dominican, her father is French, and she says that “when you’re a mixed culture, you’re kind of your own thing.”