The Third Story

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.”

Creed Taylor was an inspiration to generations of music lovers. He was behind some of the greatest records ever made. He passed away earlier this week at the age of 93.

Earlier this month Stephen Colbert made an announcement about his band. Jon Batiste would be leaving and Louis Cato would be the new musical director. For some, Louis Cato is not a familiar name.

We spoke recently about the healing power of music; what attracted him to music as a boy; his creative and professional development; and the moment in 1996 when MMW discovered their jam band audience.

On The Third Story, Israeli singer and producer Noga Erez talks about the fallacy of authenticity, the way personal stories can be seen as political, and what it means to make music with your heart instead of your head.

Pianist Emmet Cohen joins Leo Sidran on The Third Story to talk about balancing tradition and modernity, his community in Harlem, and the lessons imparted from his mentors.

Although the conditions that created jazz are distinctly American, without Europe it seems that it might not survive. Every summer hundreds of the greatest practitioners of the music and hundreds of thousands of fans gather across Europe at the major festivals to come together and celebrate it. These gatherings provide a much needed opportunity for what the musicians refer to as “the hang”. Produc...

Leo Sidran had attended the Montreal International Jazz Festival before as an artist. This time, he went to cover the fest for WBGO and The Third Story, diving into the deep end (and coming up with some treasure).

In this episode of The Third Story, guitarist Julian Lage talks with Leo Sidran about his relationship with the guitar, the path forward for a prodigy, and how music should feel like a conversation.

In this episode of The Third Story, recorded at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London, Stacey Kent opens up about why she’s a fatalist; her escape from New Jersey, and from the bounds of category; and her latest release, Songs From Other Places.