h 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.

Dave Popkin catches up with bassist and composer/songwriter Hannah Marks at D.C. Jazz Fest

Vocalist and Jazz at Lincoln Center regular Ekep Nkwelle talks with Kyla Marshell about her debut album Caged Bird

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.

On pop stardom, artistic identity, and learning to let go of what happens to your work.

Willard Jenkins speaks with saxophonist Ricardo Toscano at the Embassy of Portugal in Washington D.C.

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.

Ray Long chats with filmmaker Penny Lane about her new documentary Wild Inside, which chronicles the fascinating year-long NYC adventure of Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco after his escape from the Central Park Zoo.

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

Twenty-five years ago, New York’s jazz clubs went dark after the September 11 attacks. Some reopened within days. Others never recovered. A look at the musicians, clubs and institutions that kept the music alive.