There is no tidy way to describe what Jon Batiste does. He’s an eight-time Grammy winner and a classically trained pianist who grew up in a New Orleans musical dynasty. He spent seven seasons leading ...
Jon Batiste curated an exhibition at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. The exhibition is an ode to his August album "Big Money" and features photos, outfits, and instruments.
Jon Batiste is preparing for quite an ambitious run of releases. Today, the multi-Grammy and Oscar-winning musician announced three new studio albums, beginning with Black Mozart (Batiste Piano Series ...
AKRON, Ohio — Masterful. Mesmerizing. Magnificent. Sunday night at the nearly sold-out Akron Civic Theatre, New Orleans native Jon Batiste brought a two-hour spectacle that turned a concert into ...
Randy Newman hadn’t been doing much singing when he got a cold call from Jon Batiste. The musicians had met a decade earlier and spent some time together, but time went by, and they drifted apart. Now ...
On Thursday night, an old school revival meeting stomped up and down the aisles and gathered under a big tent on stage at the Met Philly. Jon Batiste and his 15-piece band were in town. The Kenner, La ...
Here’s a behind-the scenes look at the last “Late Show” episode: “Nobody wanted to leave the stage or the theater and here’s legendary proof.” ...
Jon Batiste remembers when the late Quincy Jones invited him to perform at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Grammy Award winner Batiste, who became known to mainstream audiences as ...