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Radio & Podcasts

Jon Batiste, Randy Newman, Hedvig Mollestad, Emma-Jean Thackray

Read "Jon Batiste, Randy Newman, Hedvig Mollestad, Emma-Jean Thackray" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Enjoy a playlist of standout new jazz releases from off the beaten path, with a special focus on late-night band heroes Lenny Pickett, Ron Blake, and Jon Batiste in a one-of-a-kind collaboration with Randy Newman. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ron Blake “Appointment" SCRATCH Band (7ten33) 0:16 Host talks 8:33 Lenny Pickett, John Hadfield “Dance Music for 4 Saxophones #5" Heard By Others II (Adhyâropa) ...

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Play This!

Jon Batiste & Randy Newman: Lonely Avenue

Read "Jon Batiste & Randy Newman: Lonely Avenue" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Enjoy this soulful take on Doc Pomus' “Lonely Avenue"--a song immortalized by Ray Charles, the patron saint of Jon Batiste's musical world. To make this single an even more compelling preview of his upcoming album Big Money, Batiste enlisted a fellow Ray Charles devotee, the legendary Randy Newman. Though Newman has kept a lower public profile in recent years, this track--captured in a single take in his living room--proves he hasn't lost an ounce of his gruff charisma ...

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In Pictures

Jon Batiste in Concert at Sandler Center for the Arts

Read "Jon Batiste in Concert at Sandler Center for the Arts" reviewed by Mark Robbins


New Orleans is the home to some of the most musical families in the United States. Barbarian, Marsalis, Andrews, Jordan, Neville and Boutte just to name a few. Another, the Batiste Family has scattered to other cities across the country, there are still some in New Orleans, and the current band leader with his band, Stay Hungry, on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert is piano phenom Jon Batiste. The Julliard trained pianist is equally at home trading his piano ...

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Album Review

Jon Batiste: Anatomy of Angels

Read "Anatomy of Angels" reviewed by Chris May


As the bandleader and musical director on CBS TV's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, pianist Jon Batiste will be known to many AAJ readers in the US. Here on the other side of the pond his name rings fewer bells. So before discussing Batiste's piano trio + octet album Anatomy of Angels, some background for European readers. Batiste comes from a distinguished line of New Orleans musicians which includes the late Harold Battiste, whose accomplishments included ...

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Talking 2 Musicians

Jon Batiste

Read "Jon Batiste" reviewed by Alan Bryson


As is commonly known in jazz circles, talent doesn't inevitably guarantee success. In my nearly nine year association with All About Jazz I have come across way too many struggling musicians with undeniable talent. If you're an ardent jazz fan, it's pretty much a given that you develop a deep admiration for people willing to follow their passion and dedicate themselves to the pursuit of a career in jazz. It's wonderful when such a person achieves something extraordinary, and today ...

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Interview

Jon Batiste: Staying Human

Read "Jon Batiste: Staying Human" reviewed by Bob Kenselaar


Jon Batiste was named the bandleader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (related news). This interview was originally published in January 2013. Nearly everything about Jonathan Batiste is steeped in New Orleans--from the way he talks, walks, and claps his hands to the way he plays the piano, composes, and leads his Stay Human Band. So, it's surprising to consider he's actually spent most of his adult life in New York City, having arrived in 2004 when ...

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Live Review

Exit 0 Jazz Festival: Music All Over The Map

Read "Exit 0 Jazz Festival: Music All Over The Map" reviewed by John Ephland


Exit 0 International Jazz Festival Cape May, New Jersey November 7-9, 2014 It's a festival by the bay. Actually, it's by a cape. Or in a cape. Cape May, New Jersey, to be exact. And it has a history. A history by another name as well as its own. For those of you who are familiar with the festival by the cape, now known as the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival, this year's edition was full of ...


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