Leo Sidran is the host of The Third Story. He explores themes of health and wellness, culture and society, and the arts, particularly focusing on music, photography, and entertainment. Leo's work has been featured in All About Jazz, WBGO, and NewsBreak.
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Leo Sidran's articles primarily focus on profiling musicians and providing expert commentary in the entertainment industry, particularly music. If you are looking to reach out to Leo, consider offering profiles of emerging or established musicians with unique stories or insights into their artistic process.
Leo may also be interested in pitches related to events such as music festivals or concerts, especially those featuring jazz artists. Additionally, he could be open to expert commentary from individuals deeply involved in the music industry.
Since his geographic focus is local (United States, New Jersey, Newark), ensure that your pitch aligns with this region or has a connection that would make it relevant within this context.
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Leo Sidran chat with Patricia Nicholson Parker about the 30th Vision Festival, set for June 23–28 at the Abrons Arts Center in New York.
Aaron Diehl on curating 92NY's Jazz in July and the enduring echoes of Miles Davis.
Forty years ago this summer, singer songwriter Pat MacDonald released one of the defining pop songs of the 1980s: “The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.” Today Leo Sidran considers the song’s legacy.
A new jazz club in New York's Financial District is part of a surprising wave of venues opening across the city. Leo Sidran visits One Flight Up, where drummer Joe Strasser and his longtime friend and business partner Mark Quinn have turned a decades-old dream into reality.
Ruido Tovar brings together two of Latin America's most inventive musical voices for a joyful exploration of cumbia's past, present, and future. Leo Sidran speaks with Camilo Lara and Eblis Álvarez about collaboration, cultural identity, and the enduring power of tradition to reinvent itself.
Christian McBride reflects on the Montclair Jazz Festival’s accidental beginnings, Montclair’s deep jazz history, the mentors who taught him to pay it forward, and the joy of introducing new listeners to the music he loves.
Tony Bennett would have turned one hundred this week. Few singers had careers that spanned as much of American musical life. From the era of the Rat Pack t
Pianist Randy Ingram celebrates a lifelong influence on Sound Within, joined by Bill Evans alumni Joe La Barbera and Rufus Reid. The album reflects Ingram’s long journey to honor Evans while sounding unmistakably like himself.
Today is my father Ben Sidran’s 83rd birthday, and as I do every year, I talked to him for The Third Story podcast. These annual conversations have become
By: Leo Sidran
You can tell a lot about a band by the way they act offstage, how they talk to one another, and even more, how they listen. By the quality of their conversation.
