Celebrating Madeleine Peyroux on her birthday. A look at her early years, tracing how a runaway teenager found her voice busking on the streets of Paris — and how that formative period shaped one of the most distinctive jazz singer-songwriters of her generation.

On his new album The Magic Touch, saxophonist Donald Harrison presents the same composition in ten different genres, from hard bop to hip-hop, reggae to Afrobeat, and finally blending them into what he calls “nouveau swing.”WBGO’s Pat Prescott recently spoke with Donald Harrison about how that concept came to life.

WBGO’s Dave Popkin recently spoke with 17-year-old guitarist and bandleader Marel Hidalgo about beginning to play guitar at the age of four, Hidalgo's Jamaican roots, upcoming performances, and learning to arrange for an orchestra.

At The Tell, Michael Leviton curates a monthly night of unscripted storytelling where the audience never knows what’s coming. The result is an intimate, unpredictable experience that speaks to the enduring power of stories—and the people who tell them.

Leo Sidran reflects on saxophonist John Ellis on his birthday — a master improviser, trusted collaborator, and generous presence whose unmistakable voice has made him a quiet cornerstone of modern jazz.

22-year-old aron! built an audience online, got signed to Verve Records by channeling the American songbook through his original tunes, without ever trying to sound “modern”. Leo Sidran revisits their recent Third Story Podcast interview together ahead of aron!'s upcoming NYC performance at Mercury Lounge on April 14th.

A birthday tribute to drummer Steve Gadd - whose feel, restraint, and imagination helped define the sound of modern recording - from a rare 1980s conversation with Ben Sidran.

WBGO’s Dave Popkin recently spoke with Joe Bonamassa about the life and music of BB King, the two’s 25-year friendship/mentorship, and Bonamassa’s new project honoring King “B.B. King's Blues Summit 100"

Freddie Hubbard would have turned 88 this week. Leo Sidran pays tribute to the late trumpet master, and revisits his father Ben Sidran’s interview with Hubbard from the 1980s.

Vocalist Catherine Russell chats with WBGO’s Monifa Brown at J&R music in 2008