To mark Keith Jarrett’s birthday, Leo Sidran revisits a rare 1980s conversation between Jarrett and his father, Ben Sidran - exploring the pianist’s deeply personal ideas about presence, improvisation, and the state of mind behind his music.

WBGO’s Ray Long chats with NYC-based trumpet player Jon Lampley about his forthcoming album Notes To Self, as well as a prolific career as a sideman, backing Jon Batiste, Lake Street Dive, Cory Wong, O.A.R. and many more - not to mention Lampley’s decade-long tenure as a member of the house band for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

Carmen Lundy tells Janis Siegel and Lezlie Harrison about the moment when she realized she was going to move to New York from her Florida home.

WBGO’s Dave Popkin recently spoke with the great saxophonist “Blue” Lou Marini about his new projects as well as a storied career spanning 50 years, playing in the Blues Brothers Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, the SNL band, and with pop artists from James Taylor to Stevie Wonder.

Dida Pelled’s music moves between jazz, blues, and beyond — but her story is about something deeper: the freedom to become yourself. In this Art of the Story, she talks to Leo Sidran about finding her voice in a new city, and making old songs feel like now.

On this edition of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle talks to trombonist and composer Clifton Anderson about his upcoming concert at The Iridium as well as the gift he got from uncle Sonny Rollins when he was seven.

Jazz, born out of the Black American experience, has evolved into a global art form that models democratic ideals through improvisation, listening, and collective creation. April 30, celebrated each year as International Jazz Day, connects musicians and communities in more than 190 countries through a shared language of expression and dialogue.

Jazz trumpeter Akili Bradley on developing her sound, honing her creative voice, the importance of representation for Black women in music, and how working with pianist Jason Moran led to her meeting activist Angela Davis.

As Miles Davis’s centennial is celebrated around the world, keyboardist and producer Jason Miles reflects on helping shape the trumpeter’s late-career sound on Tutu, Amandla, and Music from Siesta. From synthesizers and sampling to popcorn and boxing at Miles’ house, Miles shares memories of friendship, innovation, and the restless drive to keep evolving.

A new documentary, KÖLN TRACKS, revisits the mythology surrounding The Köln Concert, Keith Jarrett’s iconic 1975 solo performance that became the best-selling solo piano album in jazz history. Through conversations with filmmaker Vincent Duceau and pianist Dan Tepfer, Leo Sidran explores how memory, limitation, and myth helped shape one of jazz’s most enduring recordings.