{"id":9542,"date":"2019-01-10T18:17:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T02:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9542"},"modified":"2019-01-10T12:20:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:20:35","slug":"jon-batiste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9542","title":{"rendered":"Jon Batiste"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jon Batiste, photo by Ambo Elliot.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jazz musician Jon Batiste<\/a>, bandleader on The Late Show with Steven Colbert<\/em>, makes his Santa Barbara debut on Friday, January 11 at 8 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall<\/a>, in a\u00a0UCSB Arts & Lectures presentation.<\/p>\n

Wynton Marsalis<\/a> describes him as \u201can elegant and electric performer with an unbelievably rich palette of techniques and styles rooted in New Orleans soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

Batiste is seen by millions on television five nights a week on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>. \u201cThe energy and the excitement, the love of the audience, the humanism that he brings to his music is everything that I want,\u201d says Colbert.<\/p>\n

With his soulful brand of high-energy pop mixed with New Orleans funk and American jazz standards, his 2013 album Social Music<\/em> with his band Stay Human topped the charts as the No. 1 jazz album in the world. His new album was recorded in a church in native city of New Orleans and produced by T Bone Burnett<\/a>. Batiste\u2019s major label debut, Hollywood Africans<\/a>,<\/em> is a stunning showcase of the brilliant pianist and vocalist. Primarily just Batiste and his piano, it includes standards, unexpected covers and original songs. This release displays Batiste\u2019s dynamic talents and highlights his musicality and virtuosity on his instrument.<\/p>\n

The Forbes<\/em> 30 under 30 honoree balances a demanding performance schedule\u2014which often includes his signature, impromptu \u2018love riot\u2019 street parades\u2014with his role as bandleader on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/a>, Artistic Director At Large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem<\/a>, public speaking engagements, master classes and occasional acting gigs. He played himself on the HBO series Treme<\/em><\/a> and most recently appeared in director Spike Lee<\/a>‘s Red Hook Summer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n