The Third Story

Jorge Drexler is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast hosted by Leo Sidran

Suzanne Vega is the latest guest on Leo Sidran's "The Third Story" podcast

Arturo O'Farrill is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast with Leo Sidran

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Max Pollak

Raul Midón is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast hosted by Leo Sidran

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Stephin Merritt

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Nels Cline

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sdiran chats with Steven Greenberg

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Makaya McCraven

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Jacob Collier

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran has conversations with Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Samora Pinderhughes and Jack DeBoe

On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with photographer Allan Tannenbaum

The latest episode of The Third Story features Andrew Bird

On this episode of The Third Story, the joy, community and resilience of Lucy Kalantari

Riley Mulherkar is the latest guest on The Third Story

On the next edition of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran profiles singer-songwriter Jesse Harris

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with Ella Rae Feingold, guitar player, composer, orchestrator, educator and content creator.

Host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Paula Cole talk about her life and career.

Host Leo Sidran talks with his father, Ben Sidran, about his latest album ‘Rainmaker' and his belief in the power of humor.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with Shabaka about his creative development and philosophy, as well as about his new record.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Jose James about his professional and personal journey.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with the members of the vocal group säje about their formation and journey.

Host Leo Sidran reflects on 10 years of his The Third Story podcast and converses with his first guest Will Lee and wife Amanda Sidran about the journey.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, trumpeter Keyon Harrold talks with host Leo Sidran about his latest album ‘Foreverland' and reflects on his own career.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, singer-songwriter Lau Noah talks with host Leo Sidran about her new album "A Dos" and her journey out of Spain.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco guitarist about how she sees her work today, her early career, avoiding being labeled or boxed in, her idea of success, raising children in an era of performative identity, and other topics.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast. host Leo Sidran talks with guitarist brad allen williams about the relationship between suffering and art, connecting the threads of noise rock and bebop, specialization vs broad knowledge, the value of vulnerability in music.

In this episode of ‘The Third Story' podcast, host Leo Sidra talks with Pete Min of Colorfield Records about his early development on the East Coast, how moving to Los Angeles gave him the space to reinvent himself musically, and what it means to make art music.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence about the overnight success that was a decade in the making, running their band like a business and more.

Host Leo Sidran talks with pianist Joey Alexander about his remarkable journey out of Bali and onto the bandstand and about his new album ‘Continuance.'

Leo Sidran, host of The Third Story podcast, talks with bassist and composer Todd Sickafoose about his multi-faceted career.

Host Leo Sidran talks with physicist, writer and social entrepreneur Alan Lightman in this episode of The Third Story podcast.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with drummer Gregory Hutchinson about music of the past, and present.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with drummer John ‘J.R.' Robinson about his career in music.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with writer Jake Lamar about growing up in the Bronx, his lifelong love affair with writing, moving to France in the 90s, his career as a novelist, playwright, and cultural critic in Paris, and his new book.

In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with musician and author Warren Zanes about his latest book that explores Bruce Springsteen's ‘Nebraska' album.

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.

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

Leo Sidran talks with Rachael Price and Vilray about their mutual love of the Great American Songbook and their musical collaboration

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