Jon is a great guy & one of my former band mates. We all went to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts school together & started Trombone Shorty’s original Band. Peace & Blessings brother!!
I love that you guys interviewed Jon Batiste. I myself have a masters in music and love seeing a young black man coming out of Juilliard, having been classically trained, doing his thing. He is truly gifted.
This guy is brilliant. Have watched videos of him breaking down the history of music and how different genres influenced others throughout the years. Incredibly knowledgeable and talented. Great interview.
Very real statement. "Their minds dont have Genres they are just looking for experiences " that's powerful. Wish we as a people understood that when it comes to races too.
People like Batiste should be more common... He talks about the spirit of music, which is much forgotten due to monetization. You really have to look for it but the people who notice it have gifted ears.
This guy is G! I followed his career and I definitely love The Colbert Report... I hope he keeps doing what he does because he's amazing on it and being a black man that grew up on Jazz himself and my father being a saxophone player I give thanks to individuals like himself that put themselves out there to really push forward for this generation of music for the 21st century of individuals that can learn something or two from him.
I was researching Jon online because I've been a huge fan of Colbert since the early days, I knew they had formed a strong bond and wanted to understand why. Found this interview. Jon really comes off as an incredibly smart and talented guy. Wish he had more airtime on the show.
That's NOLA baby! Being from New Orleans, Jazz has always been a part of life for me. It's definitely not dead, it's just not commercially pushed/appreciated like other genres. Like he said a lot of Hip-Hop has been influenced by Jazz. For example: "Hypnotize" by Biggie is from a song called "Rise" by Herb Albert.
We are indeed a unique people! I've always loved music: Jazz, Classical, Hip-Hop, R&B. My favorite jazz musicians are: Dizzy, Louis, Coltrane, Davis.... Wow....this was a great interview!
Been fan of Jon's for a long time, back when he and his band would be playing in front of Lincoln center on random evenings. I could listen to him talk and perform for hours. I'll be the first to see his musical!
This was a great interview. I love Jazz, it helps to focus and create. I truly understand what he means by seeing images. All of my art is based on images and ideas planted in my head.
Jon you need to go to Brazil, especially Salvador in Bahia. Work with Carlinhos Brown , one of our best musician! Music is in the air in my lovely city .
Jon , I know you will go down in history as one of the best musicians ever , Stephen Colbert is just a starting gig , hearing you talk is addictive . I’m not a musician but my family is full of musicians and music teachers and music majors , I am only good at science and didn’t feel natural in music it was hard for me always but I have a passion for music because music makes me feel good by listening to different genres based on how I feel and I love it , I’ll be one of the guys buying a ticket to one of ur shows in the future , love u and ur craft bro !!!
In regards to blacks playing country music...the banjo is an African instrument. Also, apparently, the rodeo was started by a black man. Not saying that white men have not contributed to these things but we do live in an historical narrative that suppresses valuable contributions of non white male. For instance, as dramatized by the movie, Hidden Figures.
Jon is a graduate of my high school in New Orleans. We received a top notch education , values, morals and discipline and much more. Jon continue to be a successful Purple Knight.
Jon is for Jonathan, and there's no misspelling here brother....That's the right spelling... Because of the African or Haitian Heritage in New Orleans, His Last name has many variations. Like: Baptiste, Batiste or Battiste.
No my brother, they actually fixed the error. His last name was spelled "Bastiste" in the headline before - instead of "Batiste," as it is now. But thanks for the culture lesson.
Wow. Had no idea. I get upset with the random comments on the show. Have never understood why they are necessary. There is so much more to this guy and the band. Wish they could bring that out more. We don't see that as the audience. We just hear random interjections
