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Leo Sidran

I'm a multi instrumentalist musician, producer, arranger, composer, recording artist, and podcast host.

I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, which is sometimes referred to as 70 square miles surrounded by reality. My father, Ben Sidran, another multifaceted music man, provided my early musical sustenance. My mother, a weaver and travel agent, provided texture and safe passage.

I got my start writing songs professionally as a teenager when the Steve Miller Band recorded four of my songs for their 1993 Wide River album. My father was working with Miller at the time, which is how I made the connection, but even then, at the ripe old age of 15, I was interested in production. So, Steve invited me to play keyboards, guitars and drums on the record.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ben Sidran at 82: Still auditioning for the role of myself

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Every year on his birthday, my dad Ben Sidran and I sit down for a conversation. It started when he turned 76, and we've done it ever since--capturing an ongoing record of where his head and heart are at that particular moment. Over the years we've talked about music, memory, politics, travel, the craft ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

Teach A Man To Phish

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I won't bury the lede. Last week I saw Phish in concert at Forest Hills Stadium on two consecutive nights. It was a long time coming for me. Loyal listeners of my The Third Story podcast have noticed a quiet apprehension about the Phish phenomenon--or more broadly, the jam band scene--threaded through past conversations. Some friends ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Moses Patrou on songwriting, survival, and his new album Confession of a Fool

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New York-based multi-instrumentalist Moses Patrou has quietly carved out a singular career over the last two decades--as a drummer, percussionist, singer, songwriter, organist, and sideman to many (including Amy Helm, Ben Sidran and Will Bernard). With the release of his new album Confession of a Fool, Patrou steps into the spotlight with what feels like a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Joe Henry's Code of the Road

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For Joe Henry, truth in songwriting doesn't come from confession or fact. It comes from presence, from listening, from surrender, from giving shape to the ineffable. As he puts it: “Total presence--that is the code of my road." Henry's road has taken him across both the literal and metaphorical map of American music. Born ...

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Sing like nobody's streaming: Aron's Vintage Pop

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Aron! born Aron Stornaiuolo, grew up in North Carolina. He began his musical life playing guitar, eventually discovering jazz and the American songbook through an 80 year old teacher he met at a music store. He studied classical guitar at the North Carolina School of the Arts and went on to major in jazz guitar and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Terri Lyne Carrington: Only An Open Hand Receives

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Terri Lyne Carrington started playing drums as a child in Boston. By the time she was 10, she was gigging with Clark Terry. At 11, she had a drum endorsement.By 20, she was already building a remarkable career. And by 30, she had worked with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter--two of the most visionary ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Arturo O'Farrill: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Sting!

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Arturo O'Farrill was, by his own admission, a “long-haired, stoned-out freaky kid" of 19, playing piano in a small bar in upstate New York when he caught the ear of pianist and composer Carla Bley. She took a chance on him and invited him to join her band--a pivotal moment for the young musician who, at ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Max Pollak: Tapped Into Rhythm

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Max Pollak was five years old, growing up in suburban Vienna, when he saw Fred Astaire dancing on television. He didn't understand the history. He didn't know the language. But he knew he had to do that. The rhythm, the movement, the magic of it--it spoke to him. And it sent him on a lifelong journey ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Vision of Raul Midón

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Raul Midón is a man who sees with sound. Blind since infancy, he has made a life--and a formidable body of work--guided by his ears, his intuition, and his insistence on carving his own path. To speak with Raul is to be reminded that perception is far more than a function of the eyes. ...


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