Tag Archives: Jon Batiste

April 25, 2019 · 9:54 am

“From Bolden to Armstrong” at JALC Gala Concert

Harry Connick Jr. singing “Stardust” during “The Birth of Jazz: From Bolden to Armstrong,” Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2019 gala concert on April 17.
(Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln Center)

It was quite a night: Harry Connick, Jr., Jon Batiste, Catherine Russell, Sullivan Fortner, Wynton, Branford and Jason Marsalis, among others, in “The Birth of Jazz: From Bolden to Armstrong” at the annual Jazz at Lincoln Center gala on April 17. My review for DownBeat.com.

“Jon Batiste: Reservoir of Positivity”

Jon Batiste has become one of the most visible – and beloved – jazz musicians in America. If you’ve ever listened to him play, it should be no surprise that there’s a serious, well-schooled pianist lurking beneath the showman persona. Here’s my cover story on him from the April DownBeat.

Bringing jazz back to late night: working on a profile of JonBatiste, coming in DownBeat

I interviewed the uber-talented Jon Batiste on Dec. 13 for a future profile in DownBeat. Here he is with Stay Human and guests singer Judith Hill and violinist Lee England, Jr. performing a Christmas medley on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. (Be sure to hang on for his funky take on “God Rest Ye…” at 2:25.)