As new jazz clubs open across New York, The Pocket is bringing live music back to the heart of Midtown. Co-founder Martin Porter talks about building a musician-first listening room, carrying forward lessons from the Jazz Standard, and why there’s no bar to shake cocktails during the ballads.

Ray Long reviews the latest record from singer-songwriter Jacob Jeffries (of Vulfpeck fame) entitled You Got The Right Idea

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with five-time Grammy winner Keb' Mo' about his new album "The Breakdown"

Leo Sidran talks to Ashley Kahn about his new book Days of Miracle and Wonder which explores Paul Simon’s unconventional creative process and the complicated cultural and political questions that surrounded the making of Graceland.

Willard Jenkins chats with Clay Fink of Washington DC-based live music production organization Transparent Productions.

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart look back on the unlikely beginnings of one of jazz’s longest-running trios, from their early gigs at Augie’s on the Upper West Side to their new album, Rhombus.

In his annual birthday conversation with his son Leo, Ben Sidran reflects on aging, ambition, practice and the surprising persistence of a worldview formed long ago.

Dave Popkin has a wide-ranging and inspiring conversation with deeply thoughtful guitarist Stephane Wrembel.

Monty Alexander talks to Leo Sidran about his remarkable journey, the happy accidents and mistakes that led him, and why positivity is so important.

Willard Jenkins chats with Charles Rahmat Woods about his journey towards honoring his ancestry by learning the Choctaw language, as well as the jazz goings-on of Washington D.C.