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The Third Story podcast features long-form interviews with creative people of all types, hosted by me, Leo Sidran. 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.
Show format: Talk
Featured on All About Jazz: Thursday
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Arturo O'Farrill: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Sting!
Multiple Artistspublished: May 07, 2025 | views: 615




Conversations Across Time: Makaya McCraven, Beat Scientist
Multiple Artistspublished: January 30, 2025 | views: 992

Jacob Collier's First Interview: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Multiple Artistspublished: January 07, 2025 | views: 802

Conversations with Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez
Multiple Artistspublished: December 29, 2024 | views: 727

Samora Pinderhughes And Jack Deboe: Patience Is Extremely Freeing
Multiple Artistspublished: December 26, 2024 | views: 639

Life Comes In: Maria Schneider Celebrates 30 Years
Multiple Artistspublished: November 21, 2024 | views: 2,156

Chop Wood And Carry Water: Ben And Leo Sidran On The Election
Multiple Artistspublished: November 14, 2024 | views: 907


Aaron Goldberg: It's Impossible To Separate Jazz From The Civil Rights Movement
Multiple Artistspublished: October 24, 2024 | views: 1,181

The Joy, Community And Resilience Of Lucy Kalantari
Multiple Artistspublished: October 17, 2024 | views: 1,537

Riley Mulherkar is in pursuit of a feeling
Multiple Artistspublished: September 26, 2024 | views: 1,036


Ben Sidran: If You Can't Laugh At Life You're Through
Multiple Artistspublished: May 09, 2024 | views: 1,022

Shabaka: This Is The Moment To Make Patient Music
Multiple Artistspublished: April 19, 2024 | views: 1,410

Jose James Makes Music For 'Party And Politics'
Multiple Artistspublished: April 10, 2024 | views: 1,560

Celebrating The Third Story at 10 with Will Lee and Amanda Sidran
Multiple Artistspublished: February 04, 2024 | views: 1,573

Keyon Harrold: Having The Courage To Be Who You Are
Multiple Artistspublished: January 24, 2024 | views: 2,130

Ani DiFranco: I Love People Who Are Brave In Showing Themselves
Multiple Artistspublished: January 07, 2024 | views: 1,401

Pete Min's Colorfield Records And Sculpted Chaos
Multiple Artistspublished: December 09, 2023 | views: 2,265

Joey Alexander: I Just Happened To Start Early
Multiple Artistspublished: November 07, 2023 | views: 1,802

Todd Sickafoose: Things Take A Long Time
Multiple Artistspublished: October 23, 2023 | views: 1,135

Gregory Hutchinson: It’s All About Feel
Multiple Artistspublished: October 04, 2023 | views: 1,662

Jake Lamar on his Jazz Noir novel 'Viper's Dream'
Multiple Artistspublished: September 20, 2023 | views: 1,566



Scenes from the 2023 Montreal Jazz Festival
Multiple Artistspublished: July 19, 2023 | views: 1,609

Brandee Younger: I'm Done Running From The Harp Police
Multiple Artistspublished: June 28, 2023 | views: 2,077

Ben Wendel On 'The Unspeakable Truths' That Are Passed Between Musicians
Multiple Artistspublished: May 18, 2023 | views: 1,367

Vijay Iyer: How To Make Music Matter To People
Multiple Artistspublished: April 19, 2023 | views: 1,696

Christian McBride On Leading By Example And 'Living The Life You Believe In'
Multiple Artistspublished: April 05, 2023 | views: 3,021

Samara Joy On Her 'Fast Authentic' Success
Multiple Artistspublished: March 29, 2023 | views: 1,996


Braxton Cook: Who Are You When No One Is Watching?
Multiple Artistspublished: February 23, 2023 | views: 3,190

Rachael & Vilray: A Delight For The Mouth
Multiple Artistspublished: January 11, 2023 | views: 2,783

Third Story Podcast - The Ones That Got Away (Holiday Edition)
Multiple Artistspublished: December 28, 2022 | views: 1,608


Ibrahim Maalouf: If You Want To See The Future, Just Watch The Culture Today
Multiple Artistspublished: November 23, 2022 | views: 2,636

For Jorge Drexler Everything Comes From Empathy
Multiple Artistspublished: November 09, 2022 | views: 1,626

Tyshawn Sorey: I want to give listeners and experience that they haven't had before
Multiple Artistspublished: October 08, 2022 | views: 1,979

For Author Peter Straub, Listening To Jazz Was Like Reading Fiction
Multiple Artistspublished: September 22, 2022 | views: 1,513

Cyrille Aimée: Improvisation Is A Way Of Life
Multiple Artistspublished: September 07, 2022 | views: 3,364

Revisiting a classic conversation with Creed Taylor from 2015
Multiple Artistspublished: August 25, 2022 | views: 1,863

Ben Sidran At 79: Simplicity Will Get You In The End
Multiple Artistspublished: August 17, 2022 | views: 1,629

For John Medeski music has always been about healing
Multiple Artistspublished: August 10, 2022 | views: 2,083

Emmet Cohen has one foot in the tradition, and another in the future
Multiple Artistspublished: August 03, 2022 | views: 2,141

The Montreal Jazz Festival Is Back In Full Swing
Multiple Artistspublished: July 20, 2022 | views: 1,768

Stacey Kent reflects on tension, collaboration, and the art of interpretation
Multiple Artistspublished: July 04, 2022 | views: 2,464