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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, we're excited to share Episode 1 from The Miles Davis Story, the latest series of the Legend podcast.Presented by acclaimed actor and longtime fan Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme, Da 5 Bloods), the 5-part series explores the life and legacy of a visionary artist whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.Across the series, Clarke charts Miles's ever-evolving artform, starting with this first great transformation of a legend - when the young Miles chose to step into the unknown, seize control of his own creative destiny, and begin his journey as a leader.This is episode one of the series, exploring how New York helped Davis discover a radical new sound. If you like what you hear, you can listen to every episode on BBC Sounds. Just search for ‘Legend'.Miles Davis Interview: From Jazz Talking by Ben Sidran, 1986. The Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount, originally broadcast in 1989. 60 Minutes, CBS News. Originally broadcast in 1989Featured tracks (in order of appearance) “So What” – Miles Davis “Blue in Green” – Miles Davis (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans) “Bitches Brew” – Miles Davis "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis “Agitation” – Miles Davis “Flamenco Sketches” – Miles Davis & Bill Evans “Ko Ko” – Charlie Parker “Salt Peanuts” – Dizzy Gillespie "Jivin with Jack the Bellboy" - Miles Davis "Move" - Miles Davis "Moon Dreams" - Miles Davis "Boplicity" - Miles DavisPresenter: Clarke Peters Series Producer: Clem Hitchcock Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar Editor: Kirsten Lass Production Manager: Emily Duffy Music Consultant: Guy Barker Additional Music: Guy Barker Archivist: Simon Rooks Script Consultant: Anne Harbin Technical Production and Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby Commissioning Editors for the BBC: Dan Clarke and Matthew Dodd A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4
To mark what would have been Miles Davis's 100th birthday, The Third Story with Leo Sidran revisits a rare 1986 conversation between Miles and Ben Sidran, recorded on the terrace of Miles's Malibu home.
Miles Davis spent his life searching. He changed the sound of jazz repeatedly, assembling generations of musicians around him and pushing constantly toward something new. Few artists loom so large over the history of the music. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday today, I'm revisiting a rare 1986 conversation between Miles and my dad, Ben Sidran, recorded on the terrace of Miles' Malibu home. At a time when Miles was reticent about revisiting his past, in this interview he reflected on Kind of Blue, his early musical development and influences, as well as his ideas about creativity, individuality and what it means to make a meaningful artistic contribution. To start the episode, Ben and I had our own conversation about the Miles interview, his memory of doing it, how it resonated at the time and how it resonates today. In the 40 years since it was recorded, the interview has become one of the definitive documents of Miles' thinking during that period. Ben's original interview with Miles Davis was originally made for his NPR program Sidran on Record, and is now part of his Talking Jazz project. The full archive is available at https://talkingjazz.bandcamp.com/album/talking-jazz Today's episode image is borrowed from "Notes from the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame" produced by Quoted Studios and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Today on part two of the Rarified Heir Podcast with guest Leo Sidran, we focused on the career of Grammy winning (but not Oscar winning as we find out) musician Leo Sidran about growing up the son of jazzbo, Ben Sidran. On this episode we dig deep into Leo's career as an in demand musician for film and commercial scoring as well as his production work and his record label. We also get into discussing his podcast, The Third Story which has a lot in common with this one quite frankly – and it's terrific. Our conversation takes us from Wisconsin to Spain, where Leo spent quite a bit of his years in high school and in his twenties after a study abroad program kicked his love of the country into high gear. As we find out it was Ben who inadvertently made this all possible simply because he wanted his young son to speak Spanish as a kid. Somehow that leads to gigs in Spain, living in Seville, a very important tribute to Spanish poet Frederico Garcia Lorca and an Irish pub in Andalucía became a major part of his life and career. Moreover, we discuss how James Brown's 'Funky drummer' Clyde Stubblefield became a major part of Leo's life when he quit the JBs and moved to Madison Wisconsin. How we manage to weave all these disparate tendrils into a cohesive (ahem) podcast episode is beyond even me. But that's one of the things about the Rarified Heir Podcast, because everyone has a story. This is a Sidran story. Take a listen.
Today on part one of this interview on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Grammy-winning musician Leo Sidran, son of jazz musician, professor, radio host, VH1 TV host and author Ben Sidran. Now if you are a jazz fan, likely you know the name Ben Sidran. In a career that spans more than 50 years, Ben Sidran has had a truly remarkable career as a solo performer and has somehow performed with, recorded with or produced pretty much everyone in and out of jazz. Like who? How about Steve Miller, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, Mose Allison and so many more. But as we learn from Leo on this episode, Ben's literate background, his poetic lyrics and his fantastic piano playing make him, we would argue, more than just a musician but more of a national treasure. There is just something about a world class jazz musician who can also write lyrics that make you think, and often times laugh, that just gives you pause. It's a rare talent and Ben Sidran has it. So on this episode we learn about Leo's entre into music. Yes of course it's via his dad but it also involves going on tour with The Steve Miller Band where technology plays a major part in his world on the tour bus. From there we learn how Leo became a songwriter before he could drive, how he was looked after by the Steve Miller Band band members and how it set him up for his first recording date not too long after. Along the way we discuss the importance of merch, Camus, Madison Wisconsin, the importance of having a mother who was a travel agent – and much more than that, why his parents left Los Angeles when Ben's solo career was just getting going and much more. This is the Rarified Heir Podcast and everyone has a story.
When I arrived in Palm Springs last month, a few days before the concert-lecture I was to play with my father, Ben Sidran, I found him surrounded by months of research notes, trying to wrestle his ideas into something coherent. The performance was part of the Palm Springs International Jazz Festival during the city's annual Modernism Week, and it grew out of an earlier program we presented at Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin. What began as a playful idea about the relationship between architecture and music gradually expanded into a deeper exploration of the natural structures that shape both. Along the way we found ourselves diving into the harmonic series, overtones, Fibonacci sequence, and the physics of vibration, asking how these natural phenomena influence the way we hear rhythm, harmony, and beauty. Drawing on conversations with musicians like Gil Goldstein, Howard Levy, and Jacob Collier, the episode is part personal story, part philosophical inquiry, and part behind-the-scenes look at how creative work actually gets made. And how, in the end, even the most abstract ideas often begin the same way: with a gig. www.third-story.com www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story www.leosidran.substack.com/
Part personal story, part philosophical inquiry, and part behind-the-scenes look at how creative work actually gets made, Leo Sidran chronicles the process of preparing a gig with his father.
Pointing the scanner of inquiry at the baggage carousel of news to see what gets the lights flashing, which this week includes … … we know what's making Morrissey miserable … bands that can get a whole stadium singing … the rock star who misses the music press most … “a Likely Lads for the rave generation”, anyone? … the speed at which news now travels … Loudon Wainwright and Richard Thompson, Ben Sidran and Boz Scaggs, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, Steve Martin and Martin Short … in praise of inseparable old pals! … Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect)! Lift it High (All About Belief)! Whatever happened to football singles? … I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left, Musta Notta Gotta Lotta, Trouble Over Bridgewater: albums you bought because you liked the title … “English radio stations won't play new music!” Really? Plus birthday guest Adrian Ainsworth on the Sensual World, Us, Monster, the Rhythm of the Saints and other great experimental sequels to big-selling albums.Help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pointing the scanner of inquiry at the baggage carousel of news to see what gets the lights flashing, which this week includes … … we know what's making Morrissey miserable … bands that can get a whole stadium singing … the rock star who misses the music press most … “a Likely Lads for the rave generation”, anyone? … the speed at which news now travels … Loudon Wainwright and Richard Thompson, Ben Sidran and Boz Scaggs, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, Steve Martin and Martin Short … in praise of inseparable old pals! … Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect)! Lift it High (All About Belief)! Whatever happened to football singles? … I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left, Musta Notta Gotta Lotta, Trouble Over Bridgewater: albums you bought because you liked the title … “English radio stations won't play new music!” Really? Plus birthday guest Adrian Ainsworth on the Sensual World, Us, Monster, the Rhythm of the Saints and other great experimental sequels to big-selling albums.Help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pointing the scanner of inquiry at the baggage carousel of news to see what gets the lights flashing, which this week includes … … we know what's making Morrissey miserable … bands that can get a whole stadium singing … the rock star who misses the music press most … “a Likely Lads for the rave generation”, anyone? … the speed at which news now travels … Loudon Wainwright and Richard Thompson, Ben Sidran and Boz Scaggs, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, Steve Martin and Martin Short … in praise of inseparable old pals! … Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect)! Lift it High (All About Belief)! Whatever happened to football singles? … I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left, Musta Notta Gotta Lotta, Trouble Over Bridgewater: albums you bought because you liked the title … “English radio stations won't play new music!” Really? Plus birthday guest Adrian Ainsworth on the Sensual World, Us, Monster, the Rhythm of the Saints and other great experimental sequels to big-selling albums.Help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"But February made me shiverWith every paper I'd deliverBad news on the doorstepI couldn't take one more step"Please join me on an unseasonably warm day in SoCal as we begin the shortest month, February. Joining us are The Flying Burrito Brothers, Steely Dan, Moody Blues, Doobie Brothers, Joe Walsh, Little River Band, America, Rod Stewart, Supertramp, The Who, Beatles, Ten Years After, Tim Buckley, Ben Sidran, The Byrds, Doors, Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and a tribute to the Three Princes Of Rock & Roll who were lost in a Plane crash on February 3rd, 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper.
The Café Central, a jazz club located just off Madrid's Puerta del Sol — Spain's "Kilometer Zero" — has been going out of business for more than forty years. And now, it finally might. Opened in the early 1980s during Spain's cultural reopening after Franco's dictatorship, Café Central became a rare kind of space: part jazz club, part café, part public living room. Bands were booked for full weeks — seven nights at a time — a model that favored musical development over turnover, and community over efficiency. It was never a good business. But it was a great room. For nearly thirty years, my father, jazz musician Ben Sidran, and I returned every November to play there. Over time, the ritual turned into a tradition, and the tradition turned into a legacy — not just for us, but for audiences who marked their calendars around those weeks. Café Central also reflected the city around it. For years, Madrid felt quietly provincial — less touristy, more inward-facing than other European capitals. But that changed. Tourism surged. Rents rose. The economics shifted. In 2018, new owners took over the club. The booking model changed. Week-long residencies largely disappeared, replaced by shorter runs and double seatings. The future arrived, whether anyone wanted it or not. And yet, something endured. Café Central wasn't just a place where music happened. It was where relationships formed — between musicians and audiences, between locals and visitors, between generations. It taught us that culture survives not because it's profitable, but because people show up, night after night, year after year. As Café Central prepares to close — or possibly move — it raises a familiar question: when a place disappears, what actually goes with it? The answer, I think, is never just the room. It's the memory of how it felt to be there — and the responsibility to carry that feeling forward. Featuring conversations with my father, Ben Sidran and my mother, Judy Sidran, this episode explores music, memory, and the fragile ecosystems that keep culture alive. www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story
Guitarist, bassist, composer Phil Upchurch died on November 23, and with his passing the music world lost one of its true "musician's musicians." Upchurch played on more than a thousand recordings — from Michael Jackson, Donny Hathaway, Chaka Khan, Curtis Mayfield, and George Benson to Jimmy Reed, the Staples Singers, and countless jazz, blues, and soul sessions. He belonged to the generation that didn't just shape popular music; they invented it. For my dad, Ben Sidran, Phil was also a friend for over 50 years. They recorded and toured together, shared studios, homes, families, and a deep creative kinship. Some of my earliest gigs as a drummer were with Phil, and those moments helped define my own musical path. When we heard that Phil had passed, I called my dad so we could remember him together — the sessions, the stories, the laughter, the generosity, and the unmistakable sound that made him both an insider's secret and a foundational figure in American music. This episode is a tribute — a conversation about a life lived fully in music, about reputation and legacy, and about the musicians who shaped the landscape from behind the scenes. Visit Third-Story.com for the full archive, and sign up for writing and updates at leosidran.substack.com. The Third Story is made in partnership with WBGO Studios. https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story
Descubrimos algunas de las canciones del disco de Leonor Watling y Leo Sidran, 'Leo & Leo', que se va a publicar esta semana: 'Somehow they understand', 'What´s trending', 'Entre chien et loup', 'Nobody kisses', 'This too shall pass', 'The art of conversation' y 'Hanging by a thread'. Con Leo, que le acompaña como de costumbre, Ben Sidran, su padre, ha grabado 'Are we there yet' en el club Sunside de París con canciones como la que le da título, 'I might be wrong', 'Panda' o 'Victime de la mode'. Y de otro Leo, el brasileño Leo Minax, de sus discos 'Con la mosca detrás de la oreja' y 'Trinta', sus canciones 'Vagabundo', 'Cabelos de lua preta' y 'Tempo de samba'.Escuchar audio
Ben Sidran is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast with Leo Sidran
Every year on his birthday, my dad and I sit down for a conversation. It started when he turned 76, and with a few exceptions, we've done it ever since - capturing an ongoing record of where his head and heart are at that particular moment. Over the years we've talked about music, memory, politics, travel, the craft of performing, and the art of living. These annual conversations have become a kind of time-lapse portrait: the same two people returning to the mic, but always a little changed. This year, as Ben turns 82, the theme that emerges is that he is “still auditioning for the role of myself.” We talk about what it means to keep creating, to stay curious, and to hold on to your sense of fun as the outside world speeds up and your personal world contracts. Ben is, as always, the consummate jazz philosopher. “History is what we make of it and what we live every day,” he tells me. “We're all feeling pain, and you can't deny it. [...] But the response to pain is something separate from the pain itself. And in that distance between the pain and the response to pain is where our work is.” He shares stories from his days hosting NPR's Jazz Alive and later Sidran on Record, explains how he came to be the first person to record Billy Joel's “New York State Of Mind,” reflects on maintaining the outsider's perspective, and weighs in on the latest curveball: AI-generated music. If you've been following this series of birthday talks, then this is a great addition to the canon. If this is your first one, welcome - you're dropping into the middle of a conversation that's been going on for years, and will, I hope, keep going for many more. Ben's most recent album Are We There Yet (Live at the Sunside) was released earlier this summer. www.leosidran.substack.com www.third-story.com www.wbgo.org/studios www.bensidran.com
¿Yatch Rock? Bien, lo llamábamos West Coast Sound. La fusión del jazz, el soul con el pop y el rock, con mucho amor por la melodía y las armonías, los cambios de ritmo, los arreglos pluscuamperfectos, las maravillosas voces y coros. Y aquellos discazos de Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, Lauren Wood, Valerie Carter, Ambrosia, Pages, Robbie Duprée y demás resuenan hoy en nuevos artistas y grupos. Y la onda que se expande hasta nuestros días: Joel Sarakula, Young Gun Silver Fox, Luan Soul, Maxwell, Johnny Burgos, Aphrose…DISCO 1 LANCE FERGUSON The Ocean In YouDISCO 2 GREG PHILLINGANES BROTHERS Georgy Porgy DISCO 3 MARC BROUSSARD Come In From The ColdDISCO 4 LUNA SOUL Just For Us TonightDISCO 5 JOEL SARAKULA I’ll Get By Without YouDISCO 6 YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX I Just For PleasureDISCO 7 JOHNNY BURGOS Hit Me LikeDISCO 8 MAXWELL Sumthin’ Sumthin’DISCO 9 APHROSE Good LoveDISCO 10 ALEX PUDDU Professione ReporterDISCO 11 THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS Two Fat LadiesDISCO 12 BEN SIDRAN Are We There YetDISCO 13 PATRICE RUSHEN Remind Me Escuchar audio
With over 70 years of playing jazz under his belt, Sonny Rollins has seen a thing or two. He was present at so many turning points in the music: from bebop to modal jazz, post bop to fusion... and beyond.Now days at the age of 93, Sonny Rollins is one of the last of his generation and a true elder statesman. His contribution to music in both the 20th and 21st centuries is immense, and to this day, many aspiring tenor saxophonists still look to Sonny as a source on inspiration.Discover Sonny's life and music across this episode, with archival highlights from the ABC's vault, as well as excerpts from pianist Ben Sidran's Talking Jazz series on CD.This episode was presented by bass player and ABC Jazz host, Eric Ajaye, and written and produced by ABC Jazz producer Henry Rasmussen. It was created by ABC Jazz and originally broadcast on 3 July 2024. Find out more information on Sonny Rollins, who was the Jazz Legend on ABC Jazz in July 2024 here. ABC Jazz features a Jazz Legend each month on the radio, with historic moments, significant albums and a full-length feature to immerse into the important history of this music and culture. Hear more Jazz Legends episodes here, including significant artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, Joni Mitchell, Keith Jarret, Mary Lou Williams and Herbie Hancock.
Enjoy this playlist, with its cinematic funk, Tropicalia-tinged future soundscapes, and the key to understand the times we are living, courtesy of Ben Sidran and Mose Allison. The playlist features Nādt Orchestra; Resavoir, Matt Gold; Calibro 35 [pictured]; Mama Terra; DTF, Adam Deitch, Ari Teitel, Sam Fribush; Ben Sidran. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20749711/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Ever Since the World Ended"]. Happy listening!
Twenty years ago, “Al otro lado del río" became the first Spanish-language song to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Written by Jorge Drexler in a single day while staying in Madison, Wisconsin, and recorded in a mix of home and studio settings, the song's journey was as unexpected as its lyrics suggested. At the time, it felt like an anomaly. This year, when “El Mal” from Amelia Perez won the same award, it barely registered as unusual. That alone says something about how much can shift in 20 years—culturally, personally, globally. Here we revisit that historic night through conversations with Jorge Drexler, Ana Laan, Amanda Sidran, Ben Sidran, and the song's co-producer: me. From the song's humble origins, its Oscar nomination, and the moment when Drexler—barred from performing his own song during the ceremony—made a quiet but profound statement by singing his acceptance speech a cappella. But this episode isn't just about the song. It's about the river crossings—literal and metaphorical—that define our lives. It's about memory, and how we revise and re-tell our stories over time. It's about fate, timing, music, and how small decisions can ripple outward in ways we could never expect. It also looks at the aftermath: how the win transformed Drexler's career, leading to 15 Latin Grammys and three Song of the Year awards by 2024, and how it marked a turning point for me, prompting me to move to New York and ultimately leading to the creation of The Third Story podcast. But even in retelling the story, memory plays tricks—Jorge and I recall that night differently, highlighting a key theme of The Third Story: within every version of events, the truth always lies in the spaces between. This episode is an exploration of music, memory, and history—how a single event can reshape multiple lives in different ways. www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com
"Ride the wind let your dream blowIn the stream of the wind flowAnd you will know the reason why I ride the windSee the colors flashing like a rainbow,Drink them in until your senses overflowAnd you will find that you can grow by letting go"It's the 1st Sunday of Spring so let's ride the wind together with 2 hours of terrific tunes on this weeks Super Sounds Of The 70's. Joining us are Batdorf and Rodney, Ben Sidran, Argent, Boston, Van Morrison, Queen, Bill Withers, Orleans, Badfinger, Steely Dan, Joe Walsh, Blues Image, Gerry Rafferty, David Bowie, Donovan, Joe Walsh, Steve Miller Band, Doobie Brothers, America, Billy Joel, Spirit, Blood Sweat & Tears and The Youngbloods.
A tribute to the late Bunky Green through his music and that of the musicians he has inspired. The playlist features also Steve Coleman, Dave Holland; Alex LoRe; Ben Sidran; Ernesto Cervini; and Rudresh Mahantappa. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20316344/Mondo-Jazz [from "What I Can Do" onwards].
Leo Sidran is a multi instrumentalist musician, producer, arranger, composer, recording artist, and podcast host.The Third Story podcast features long-form interviews with creative people of all types.Their stories of discovery, loss, ambition, identity, improvisation, risk, and reward are deeply moving and compelling for all of us as we embark on our own creative journeys.He was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, which is sometimes referred to as 70 square miles surrounded by reality. His father, Ben Sidran, another multifaceted music man, provided my early musical sustenance. His mother, a weaver and travel agent, provided texture and safe passage.He got his start writing songs professionally as a teenager when the Steve Miller Band recorded four of his songs for their 1993 Wide River album. His father was working with Miller at the time, which is how he made the connection, but even then, at the ripe old age of 15, he was interested in production. So, Steve invited him to play keyboards, guitars and drums on the record. He co-produced the Academy Award Winning song, "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from the film The Motorcycle Diaries with Jorge Drexler in 2005. After the Oscar win, he made a move to Brooklyn and not only started producing records for other artists, but also composing music for film and television commercials amassing a catalog of 100s of major TV ads for clients like Coca-Cola, Visa, Lincoln, McDonalds, Stella Artois, Ford, Garnier and over a dozen film scores for outlets such as ESPN 30 for 30, Discovery, IFC, Sundance, and PBS. As a drummer, he has played and recorded with jazz luminaries including Phil Woods, Howard Levy, David Fathead Newman, Clark Terry and Dave Grusin, and as an engineer he has worked with artists ranging from Snarky Puppy to Massive Attack.To learn more about Leo and his music and work, visit http://www.leosidran.comTo learn more about Leo's podcast, visithttp://www.third-story.com
Just like we did after the 2016 and 2020 elections, I spoke with my dad Ben Sidran this week about the latest presidential election. True to form, it is a conversation that appears to be about one thing but is in fact about many things. What begins as a somber acknowledgement of the election results turns quickly to a sprawling discussion of everything from Will and Ariel Durant's massive 11-volume work, The Story of Civilization, Seinfeld, The First Council of Nicaea, Irving Berlin, Jack Kerouac, what separates humankind from the rest of the animal kingdom, bottle service at "the party club", the importance of beauty, and what it means to “chop your wood and carry water.” www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com
Khruangbin ”Todavía Viva”Kurt Vile "Another Good Year for the Roses" Iron & Wine ” All in Good Time” (Feat. Fiona Apple)Ben Sidran ”Humanity”Madeleine Peyroux ”Let’s Walk”Andrew Bird Trio ”Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise”The Decemberists ”Long White Veil”The Lemon Twigs ”They Don't Know How To Fall In Place”Sarah Jarosz ”Runaway Train” Jon Muq ”Flying Away From Home”Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats ”David and Goliath”The Gayle Harrod Band ”Sweet Memphis Man”Bob Margolin ”For You My Love”Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis ”Jambalaya (On the Bayou)”Escuchar audio
Enjoy an episode of Mondo Jazz full of stellar collaborations, Puerto Rican rumbles, Brazilian waves, birthday celebrations, unearthed gems, and infectious grooves. The playlist features Joe Tatton; George Benson, Robert Farnon Orchestra; Ben Sidran; Yvonnick Prené, Geoffrey Keezer; Milton Nascimento, Esperanza Spalding [pictured]; Benjamin Koppel, Brian Blade, Anders Koppel; Jonathan Suazo. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19372705/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Don't Take Kindly"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Larissa Zaidan
"I'll learn to work the saxophone I'll play just what I feelDrink Scotch whisky all night long, and die behind the wheelThey got a name for the winners in the worldI want a name when I loseThey call Alabama the Crimson TideCall me Deacon Blues"Call me fortunate for being able to share my love of Music with you each weekend on Whole 'Nuther Thing. Joining us are Garland Jeffreys, Warren Zevon, Miles Davis, Fleetwood Mac, Ben Sidran, Maria Muldaur, Otis Redding, John Mellencamp,The Doors, Love, Tom Waits, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Michael Hedges, John Lennon, Seatrain, Supertramp, The Beatles, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Lenny Kravitz and Steely Dan
durée : 01:07:14 - Club Jazzafip - Le "philosophe poète" du jazz, pianiste et chanteur de renommée internationale, est notre invité en interview et session live.
In our final look into the basketball & jazz interconnectedness, we focus on several jazz, or funk-jazz soundtracks for movies dedicated to the game, on jazz musicians with a basketball career, like Cab Calloway and Wayman Tisdale, a composition inspired by the elegant and creative crossover dribble known as the Shammgod, and more! The playlist also features The Leonhart Brass Band [Michael Leonhart pictured]; The Rongetz Foundation; Billy Preston, Syreeta; Ben Sidran, Mavis Staples, Pop Staples; Donald Byrd, The Blackbyrds; Bill Frisell; Eddie Harris; Jeff Beal and Robert Glasper. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19064879/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Basketball") Happy listening!
Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June's British winter you'll find …… ‘I Managed Van Morrison' and other films screaming to be made. … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else). … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake. … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”. … Elvis Costello's photographic memory. … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett. … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show. ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.” … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes. … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who've played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?Find out more about how to help us keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June's British winter you'll find …… ‘I Managed Van Morrison' and other films screaming to be made. … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else). … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake. … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”. … Elvis Costello's photographic memory. … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett. … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show. ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.” … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes. … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who've played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?Find out more about how to help us keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June's British winter you'll find …… ‘I Managed Van Morrison' and other films screaming to be made. … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else). … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake. … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”. … Elvis Costello's photographic memory. … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett. … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show. ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.” … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes. … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who've played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?Find out more about how to help us keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'Rainmaker' se titula el disco con el que Ben Sidran celebra su 80 cumpleaños y del que escuchamos los temas 'Panda', 'Victime de la mode', 'Sweet' y 'So long'. También a la francesa Cyrille Aimée con 'Beautiful day', 'Again again' y 'Inside and out' de su reciente 'À fleur de peau'. Y desde Italia grabaciones del pianista Enrico Pieranunzi ('Les amants'), el clarinetista Gabriele Mirabassi ('Fou rire'), el pianista Riccardo Zegna ('No valse'), el trompetista Kenny Wheeler ('Flo') y el guitarrista Battista Lenna ('Tema delle scuole'). Para despedir, 'For the palms', del disco 'Brasil' de Lee Ritenour y Dave Grusin.Escuchar audio
"Well I think it's fine, building Jumbo planesOr taking a ride on a cosmic trainSwitch on summer from a slot machineGet what you want to if you want, 'cause you can get anythingI know we've come a long wayWe're changing day to dayBut tell me, where do the children play?"I'm not sure where the children play, but I'll be right here playing 2 hours of "Music Without Boundaries" for your enjoyment. Please join me and Laura Nyro, arole King, Beach Boys, Elton John, Bob James, Traffic, Doors, Michael Hedges, Miles Davis, Jef Beck Group, Ben Sidran, Elvis Costello, George Benson, Bloodd Sweat & Tears, Earth Wind & Fire, Neil Young, Full Moon, Tower Of Power, Christopher Cross, Love, Buffalo Springfield, Beatles, Nick Drake, Van Morrison and Cat Stevens...
The best description of Ben Sidran comes from his son, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and fellow podcaster, Leo Sidran: “In a career spanning over fifty years and thirty five records, Ben Sidran has established himself as a philosopher poet. Equally celebrated for his precise, probing writing style as he is for his improvised spoken word jazz raps, he has carved out a truly unique space for himself. The Times of London aptly described Ben as ‘the world's first existential jazz rapper,' and The Chicago Sun Times once referred to him as ‘a renaissance man cast adrift in the modern world.' He is one of a kind.” This is my third episode with Ben, who graciously allows us to use his piece “Mr. P's Shuffle” as our theme song, and my second with Leo. To have them together discussing Ben's latest album titled ‘Rainmaker' is not only a thrill, but an honor. Ben describes how ‘Rainmaker' started this way: “The original idea for Rainmaker was to throw a party in a Paris recording studio in honor of my 80th birthday. I saw it as a way to celebrate the survival of so many things, including myself, a life without borders, and my friendship with so many musicians abroad.” Of course, it's only the beginning, because that's how conversations with Ben and Leo go. So, sit back and immerse yourself in this freewheeling conversation with samples from ‘Rainmaker.' By the end, you'll be jumping on your favorite platform to hear more.
In a career spanning over fifty years and thirty five records, Ben Sidran has established himself as a philosopher poet. Equally celebrated for his precise, probing writing style as he is for his improvised spoken word jazz raps, he has carved out a truly unique space for himself. The Times of London aptly described Ben as “the world's first existential jazz rapper,” and The Chicago Sun Times once referred to him as “a renaissance man cast adrift in the modern world.” He is one of a kind. And he is, of course, also my dad. There is no one else like Ben so it's not uncommon for his fans and followers to search his songs for meaning in times of trouble. When the world is uncertain, many find comfort in the wisdom of his words (myself included!). Some of those songs have become classics among his elite tribe of hipster devotees, like “Life's A Lesson,” “Face Your Fears,” and “Don't Cry For No Hipster”. So it was curious when, during the Covid pandemic, Ben chose to make his first ever fully instrumental record in 2022, Swing State. It was as if he had finally run out of words, at least for that moment, and he chose to let his piano tell the story that he was unable to sing about. But those who know Ben well understand that he's never really out of words, so it was just a matter of time before he began to write again. And last summer he found himself back in a Parisian studio joined by a group of American and French musicians to make what would become his latest record, Rainmaker. In many ways Rainmaker is just another in a long line of Ben's records - a new collection of songs written in his particular style of hipster philosophy set against a backdrop of easily digestible grooves. On the other hand, he describes the process of making it as “wrestling with the devil.” The accumulation of political, environmental and personal conditions made this particular project resonate differently for him. We spoke recently about the process of making Rainmaker, the stories behind the songs, his belief in the power of humor to help survive adverse situations, how Philip Roth's retirement from writing affected him, whether or not he thinks retirement is truly possible for an artist, if this is in fact his last record, and what French rapper MC Solaar has to do with any of it. Ben has been featured on this podcast many times, most recently on his 80th birthday last August. On each of his birthdays going back a handful of years we have talked, as well as on various other episodes. If you have heard any of them, then you know that it is always a huge treat to have him, and in fact the episodes with him are among the most listened to and shared on the podcast. www.third-story.com https://leosidran.substack.com/
durée : 00:59:40 - Ben Sidran - par : Alex Dutilh - “Rainmaker” de Ben Sidran n'est pas qu'un simple album de jazz et de blues, c'est aussi un manuel de survie dans notre monde actuel. Parution le 26 avril chez Bonsaï / Socadisc.
durée : 00:59:40 - Ben Sidran - par : Alex Dutilh - “Rainmaker” de Ben Sidran n'est pas qu'un simple album de jazz et de blues, c'est aussi un manuel de survie dans notre monde actuel. Parution le 26 avril chez Bonsaï / Socadisc.
Enjoy a playlist thick with music about the times we live in--courtesy of Jamie Baum, Black Lives and Ben Sidran--, the new album by Italian singer Gegè Telesforo [pictured], and two album by, and featuring, Dayna Stephens. The playlist also features Kokayi, Aubrey Johnson; Christian Mascetta; Clark Terry, Jon Hendricks; Alexis Valet Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18809727/Mondo-Jazz [from "Sorrow Song" to "Ups and Downs"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Gianluca di Santo.
"Are you going to Scarborough Fair:Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.Remember me to one who lives there.She once was a true love of mine."Spring always reminds of the beauty of this song, please join me on our 1st Spring show of 2024 at Midnight on the Red Eye Edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing. Joining us this Morning are Bruce Cockburn, XTC, Dire Straits, Spirit, The Grass Roots, Yes, Tears For Fears, Beatles, Al Kooper w Michael Bloomfield, The Association, Van Morrison, William Ackerman, ELO, Steve Miller Band, Bee Gees, Tommy James & The Shondells, Love, Rolling Stones, The Guess Who, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Ben Sidran, Colwell Winfield Blues Band, Steely Dan and Simon & Garfunkel.
To learn more about Leo and his music and work, visit http://www.leosidran.comTo learn more about Leo's podcast, visithttp://www.third-story.comLeo Sidran is a multi instrumentalist musician, producer, arranger, composer, recording artist, and podcast host.The Third Story podcast features long-form interviews with creative people of all types.Their stories of discovery, loss, ambition, identity, improvisation, risk, and reward are deeply moving and compelling for all of us as we embark on our own creative journeys.He was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, which is sometimes referred to as 70 square miles surrounded by reality. His father, Ben Sidran, another multifaceted music man, provided my early musical sustenance. His mother, a weaver and travel agent, provided texture and safe passage.He got his start writing songs professionally as a teenager when the Steve Miller Band recorded four of his songs for their 1993 Wide River album. His father was working with Miller at the time, which is how he made the connection, but even then, at the ripe old age of 15, he was interested in production. So, Steve invited him to play keyboards, guitars and drums on the record. He co-produced the Academy Award Winning song, "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from the film The Motorcycle Diaries with Jorge Drexler in 2005. After the Oscar win, he made a move to Brooklyn and not only started producing records for other artists, but also composing music for film and television commercials amassing a catalog of 100s of major TV ads for clients like Coca-Cola, Visa, Lincoln, McDonalds, Stella Artois, Ford, Garnier and over a dozen film scores for outlets such as ESPN 30 for 30, Discovery, IFC, Sundance, and PBS. As a drummer, he has played and recorded with jazz luminaries including Phil Woods, Howard Levy, David Fathead Newman, Clark Terry and Dave Grusin, and as an engineer he has worked with artists ranging from Snarky Puppy to Massive Attack.
"Bottle of red, ooh bottle of whiteWhatever kind of mood you're in tonightI'll meet you anytime you wantIn our Italian restaurant"Without a doubt, Italian Food has always been my favorite so this tune always resonated with me. Es and I were newlyweds when this was released so it's especially meaningful to me. Please join me for some tasty morsels on this mornings Red Eye Edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing. Joining us are David Bowie, America, Dylan LeBlanc, The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night, Pink Floyd, Spirit, Carole King, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Steve Miller Band, 10CC, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Elton John, Ben Sidran, Gordon Lightfoot, Mamas & Papas, Turtles, Dave Mason, Chicago, Rolling Stones, Buffalo Springfield, Beatles and Billy Joel...
#229 Nazaré, Kelly Slater e Gabriel Medina! Três assuntos que nem tocamos nesse episodio do Boia. João Valente, Bruno Bocayuva e Júlio Adler convidam Bruno Pesca para aquele bate-papo sem pé e com cabeça sobre tudo que não interessa. Olhamos pra frente, sem tirar os olhos do retrovisor. A trilha sonora teve Ben Sidran com Picture Him Happy (Sisyphus Goes To Work), Jake Holmes com Dazed and Confused, Garoto com Beira Mar e El Mató a un Policía Motorizado com Un Segundo Plan. Demorô ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boia/message
JOIN THE PATREON Blowin' In The Wind is one of the most recognizable songs from one of the most renowned songwriters ever. Fittingly, so many legends have tried their hand at it. Find out who, and some unknowns who might've blown them all away. Featured Artists: Bob Dylan, The Chad Mitchell Trio, The Blue Shamrocks, Eric Bibb, Peter Paul and Mary, Jimmy Buffett, Plavci, Matt Collins, Javi Zimmerman, Joan Baez, Someone, Pondézeu, Edwin Hawkins, Stevie Wonder, Odetta, Staples Singers, Mayries, Low, Elvis Presley, Arne Domnerus, Glen Campbell, Mountain, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Love Supine, Ben Sidran, Ziggy Marley, Abyssinians, and Sam Cooke --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blanketingcovers/message
For the fifth consecutive year I interview my father on his birthday. This year he's turning 80 and I surprise him with reflections and anecdotes by friends and colleagues from throughout his career, including Jeff Greenfield, Boz Scaggs, Jann Wenner, Michael Cuscuna, Phil Upchurch, Georgie Fame, Gil Goldstein, Janis Siegel, Jorge Drexler and many more! www.third-story.com www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story
In which we cast a warm but appraising glance in the direction of the week's news and alight upon the following sizzling topics … … the best media job in the world. … the most played record in the history of the BBC. … the Avengers franchise “is just a giant ATM for Marvel and produces argument-proof movies”. … the most influential thing about John Peel wasn't the music he liked. … found: the owner of the VW van on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. … Seymour Stein, the man who signed the Ramones, Talking Heads and Madonna - and met Buddy Holly. And only signed musicians if they had enough drive - “Ambition is basically dissatisfaction with where and who you are. You're born with demons that you have to harness before they kill you.” … Ben Sidran's 34 albums and how Spotify saves everyone from disappearing. … the return of the Stackwaddy game – Crushed Butler, Clog, Highly Inflammable and other deathless 1971 support acts. … the attractively unfathomable lyrics of Keith Reid and the ‘Whiter Shade Of Pale' court case. … why AO Scott left the New York Times. … and birthday guest Chris Lintott nominates his “prawn cocktail DJ”. Our Seymour Stein podcast in 2018 …https://shows.acast.com/word-in-your-ear-2/episodes/5fe229acf896715ee8319657 The campervan on the cover of the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan …https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/24/bob-dylan-iconic-vw-van-blue-camper-freewheelin-new-york--------Fancy a free case of beer? Celebrate the warmer days with a free case of exceptional beers from Beer52! Simply go to www.beer52.com/WORD and cover the meagre postage cost of £5.95 to claim your free case now.--------Tickets for Word In The Park in London on June 3rd here!: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-happy-return-of-word-in-the-park-tickets-576193870377---------Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early and ad-free access to all our content!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For the fourth year in a row, I talked to my dad, musician/producer/journalist/philosopher Ben Sidran in honor of his birthday. This time he's turning 79 and we consider the sociological implications of mowing the lawn, Donald Fagen's solo recordings, the significance of the 1960s in popular culture today, Pharoah Sanders album Pharoah's First, interviews he conducted in the 1980s with Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, the myth of Sisyphus, and his most recent album Swing State. www.third-story.com www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast www.wbgo.org/studios www.bensidran.com
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