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On the May 24 WBGO Journal, we get a preview of the Miles Davis Celebration Festival and a recap of the 78th Cannes Film Festival

Jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator, renowned for his golden tone, improvisational brilliance, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: “A limber and inventive guitarist, Ben-Hur keeps the flame alive and pure, burning in every note… He’s a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind.” Roni – born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen, based in the New York City area – has recorded more then fifteens albums as leader or co-leader, with The New York Times praising his “crisp, fluid style” and Time Out New York calling him “a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist.” He has developed a rare facility in both straight-ahead jazz and samba/bossa-nova styles, underscored by his work with masters in each field, from bebop piano sage Barry Harris to beloved Brazilian vocalist Leny Andrade.

Nicole Sweeney is a Queens-born, Long Island-raised music lover. Growing up in New York with West Indian parents, she was surrounded by all types of music every day and the influence of jazz was constant.

Katie Simon is the Senior Producer for Jazz Night in America, a multi-media, nationally syndicated program produced by WBGO, NPR Music and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Pianist-composer Myra Melford isn’t one for dogmas.Whether she’s checking out the boogie-woogie of James P. Johnson, the fractured concepts of Cecil…

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we pay tribute to the late Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin

Madison Cunningham is the latest guest on Leo Sidran's The Third Story podcast

On this episode of The Art of the Story, Leo and Ben Sidran pay tribute to the late guitarist Phil Upchurch