# Leo Sidran

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Sofía Rei Brings Folklore Into the Future

Singer, composer, and producer Sofia Rei talks with Leo Sidran about “Folk and Futurism,” rediscovering tradition from a distance, and how her collaborators and students continue to influence the music she makes.

Samara Joy’s School Days

Leo Sidran revisits a 2023 conversation with singer Samara Joy about her experience studying at SUNY Purchase

How a Band from Newark Helped Launch the First Labor Day Parade

The first Labor Day parade took place in New York City in 1882, but it didn’t get moving until a group of workers from Newark arrived with a band. Leo Sidran traces the musical origins of the holiday and considers the enduring question of musicians as both artists and workers.

How Sullivan Fortner almost decided to pursue medicine instead of music

Sullivan Fortner tells Leo Sidran about how he seriously considered becoming a doctor, and didn't choose music until almost the last possible moment.

Kelly Green Learns to Let Go on Eat Your Greens

Ahead of her September 30 album release show at The Pocket, pianist and singer Kelly Green talks with Leo Sidran about the lifelong pursuit of jazz, finding her musical family, and the Eastern philosophy that has taught her to put everything into her music and then let it go.

Miles Okazaki's Monkathon

Guitarist Miles Okazaki tells Leo Sidran about the making of The Monkathon, a new concert film documenting the extraordinary undertaking of performing all 66 Thelonious Monk compositions from memory in a single evening.

Nicole Zuraitis Bakes Her Own Cake

Grammy-winning singer, pianist and songwriter Nicole Zuraitis talks to Leo Sidran about building the ambitious world of The Devil I Knew, finding her voice as a fiercely independent artist, and challenging assumptions about what jazz can be.

The Iconic Harry Connick, Jr.

Harry Connick, Jr. joins Leo Sidran to discuss Babe: Elaboratio — A Tribute to My Mother, an ambitious new orchestral work and book devoted to his mother, Anita Livingston, who died when he was 13. Connick reflects on memory and loss, growing up as a musical prodigy in New Orleans, his formative re…

Blossom Dearly Is Branching Out

Blossom Dearly, a pink cherry blossom with a passion for jazz, talks with Leo Sidran about her unexpected internet success, the importance of kindness, why jazz is American history, and her first live performance with the Shrub-Tones at Lincoln Center.

Harry Connick, Jr. on the remarkable story of his mother, Anita

Harry Connick, Jr. talks to Leo Sidran about his new project, Babe: Elaboratio — A Tribute to My Mother, part symphony, part memoir, and devoted to his mother, Anita Livingston, who died when he was 13.