Ben Folds Performs Live

All Of It with Alison Stewart | May 8, 2023

In the 8 years since Ben Folds' last album, he's published a memoir, started a podcast, become the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and launched his own music charity. On June 2, he’ll release the new solo album, What Matters Most. He joins us in the midst of a world tour to play some new songs in the WNYC studios.

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