The Third Story podcast features long-form interviews with musicians and members of the creative class, 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.
Most recent episode: Gregory Porter
Leo Sidran (photo by Tom Warburton)
Pianist Monty Alexander on Miles Davis, Sinatra, the music of Jamaica, his recovery from pancreatic cancer, his new album A Jamarican in Paris, and the remarkable power of positivity.
From singing jingles as a child to writing some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s, Richard Marx reflects on his musical upbringing, his songwriting career and his new album, After Hours.
Harry Connick, Jr. on memory and loss, growing up as a musical prodigy in New Orleans, his formative relationships with Ellis Marsalis and James Booker, the “dream state” of his remarkable early success, and Babe: Elaboratio — A Tribute to My Mother, an ambitious orchestral work and book devoted to his mother, Anita Livingston, who died when he was 13.
A decade after Take Me to the Alley, Gregory Porter reflects on his childhood in Bakersfield, his mother's lasting influence, and the unlikely journey that took him from storefront churches to international stages.