Jazz Jam with Jon Batiste 

This guy's no fool. He knows his American music history cold.

As soon as his hands hit the keys, the tears flow. Every. Single. Time.

Jon - I am a 70 year old life-long lover of Garner, Ellington, Basie, Hines and Brubeck. As a piano player, you are welcome to enter my galaxy. As an educationalist, you teach me things I should have appreciated years ago. You are a star!

Jon's knowledge of music is so damn deep. He knows his music history, and he seem to have photographic memory of tunes. The one last year, he was like "Oh we never rehearsed this" and then man played like you are listening to recorded album

What an awesome human being.

My big complaint about the Late Show is that we never get to hear Jon Batiste for more than a few notes--never an entire tune, since he mostly plays for the studio audience, while the TV audience just sees ads.

This guy is one hellava talent...

That Star Spangled Banner was awesome--sounded like the America I wish we had now, a diverse and colorful place, inclusive--from sea to shining sea.

Teacher, artist, HUMANitarian, captivater, influencer, magician, GIANT God BLESS you & your pursuits ! Thank u for taking me on the educated ride of a lifetime-ME who thought she didn’t like JAZZ!

Crazy to think that this guy is my age and already a legend.

Note for future self : 28:18 : enchanting and haunting tune that made you shiver... Ohh Jon ! How gifted ! Each note is more precious under your fingers...

Jon is one of the best musicians alive today, and such a positive influence in many ways.

Thanks Jon, I hope that one day you have a concert at the Ravinia Festival. To get the chance to hear your groove live can be nothing but pure happiness!!!

So much knowledge and so much talent. I'm a big fan.

Can you just imagine who this prodigy will be 30 years from now?

I can't get enough of John Baptiste. So much soul.

An American treasure…..Dr. John Batiste, The Late Show.

WOW.’ Genius !!! Jon Baptist

For a show about music...the audio engineer totally fell asleep! The mic on the piano is clipping all over the place! It's a shame, kind of ruins the music.

WHY THE HELL DO WE TV VIEWERS NEVER SEE AND HEAR BATISTE PLAY ON THE SHOW? i'D WATCH BEYOND THE MONOLOGUE IF HE DID!

Thoroughly informative. Inspiring to hear the history of it all!

What a wonderful man

I just started playing the piano at 26 and it absolutely blows my mind that people can play like this. I find it so difficult.

Jon Batiste, one day or today , WE JAM I hope

for me Jazz is one of the best forms of music.. I wish I could be in a Jazz band!!.. I would just jam for the entire day

unreal musician

OUT OF THIS WORLD! F A B. Thank you Batiste

Dr Jon is much more than a band leader

Love Jon Batiste!

Jon, I am proud to see you doing the damn thing!Come back to Frenchman St.!

I need a recording of his version of "St. Louis Blues"!!! That tango rhythm at the piano... mmh I wasn't ready

recently discovered Jon Baptiste, though I did see the movie Soul and liked it, but I did not put the two and two together. He reminds me about James Booker (when he plays piano) and James Brown or Prince (when he performs). Seeing his down to earth life in American Symphony made me curios and now I am listening to whatever I can find....

Awesome performance!

Between songs, I can't seem to focus on his words, lol. My brain is still processing the thing he just played o.o

I'm really excited to see him on The Late Show.

I love him. I am from New Orleans. Catholic of course. I saw you on NPR with him I cant spell his name . You are a sweetheart . Love your smile. good luck with everthing.

cafe brasil! god bless it negro modelo & tribe nunzio haloween 92 thanks for the memories

batiste tearing it up... I forget where I'm at......

Phenomenal!!!

GENIUS !!!

His Star Spangled Banner is up there w/ Jimi's.

thanx i discover jhon baptiste

Damn. I think I've got a new favorite version of the Maple Leaf Rag.

Authenticity is his Brilliance. I slept on this guy. When I saw "Soul", I was awakened.

The scat singing at the end was the best part.

Smooth

Louis' first horn came up much before his time in the Waif's Home. He was there twice, at age 9 and then 12, but he had his first horn at age 7 when working for the Karnofsky family. Their father paid for it and Louis paid back 50 cents/week. Secondly, his shooting a gun occurred on New Year's Eve 1913, not July 4 as stated by Jon. It was not a BB gun but his father's much more dangerous pistol, which he fired into the air in the streets in celebration of New Year's. A white police officer commandeered him and the next day he was in the Home, until age 14 and-a-half.

could someone post the link to that interview he was referring to at the start

I've seen a lot guys "play" the melodica, but it always sounds like a toy. This cat is good!

Who else wants to see a James Booker film starring this guy in the lead role?

Anyone know what he plays after New Orleans blues?

Do somebody know the song at 24:28?

Someone knows the tracklist he played please ?

Anyone know what he is playing at 28:18?

28:00

What's the song played at 28:08?

When he said Rag time, for some reason despite it's.... let's say colored past..... I felt happy. (the U has been removed from colored to please spellchecker)

What is the song played at 17:12?

what is he playing at 31:00?

It ain't in the least, if it ain't got Batiste. Shoo bop shoo bop doo bop doo bop...

Maple Leaf Rag. 20:00

Oh Yeah. I forgot. THANKS for taking your education SERIOUSLY.

who mic'd up the piano?... ouch....that peaking hurts my ears.

@17:07

Is that called a hooter? Day by day

Just one thing Jon. You need to RELAX while playing. You're very good but you just look TENSE. Love the work though.

Too bad they recorded this awesome session with a tin can.

How can you host an Event with one of the greatest musicians alive and not spend the money on a sound engineer.. There is no excuse..

turn that crappy wireless microphone pack off; what're ya doing?! noooO!

This Americana kitsch music and the ditties aren't really my cup of tea - at all. I appreciate the talent and educational nature of this talk/presentation nevertheless. Even though it is essentially an exact copy of another one I've seen Baptiste do.

The new great great Nina Simone

spread that jam or feel his wrath.

The melancholy song sounds like a nick drake song

Who butchered this recording.??? full distortion. If you need an engineer, call me.

Dudes pretty bad. needs a feel lesson big time.