To Jon Batiste, music is about much more than playing the right notes, releasing hit records and winning awards — although he does all of that, with regularity. “It’s more than entertainment,” the ...

Jon Batiste performs with the TBC Brass Band during Jon Batiste's Love Riot Festival, a 'day of hope and celebration' on the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Once again, New Orleans area native Jon Batiste has a special ace up his sleeve. On Thursday (July 31), the recording artist teased an upcoming collaboration with songwriter Randy ...

When Jon Batiste began working on his 2025 album, Big Money, an impromptu sit-down on the piano with Randy Newman turned into the first time in years that the legendary songwriter and composer sang.

There was, simply put, no way Jon Batiste was not going to be a musician. Born in Louisiana to one of New Orleans’ most prolific music families -- father Michael Batiste played bass for Jackie Wilson ...

Here's a look at the national anthem singer for Super Bowl 59.

Batiste had a lot to say about AI—and his belief it won’t ever replace the sound of human voice—backstage at the 68th Grammys.

Not a whole lot of performances at Heinz Hall end with spectators, sousaphones, melodicas and percussion instruments spilling out onto Penn Avenue. Then again, not a whole lot of performers are Jon ...

Singer-songwriter Jon Batiste is a musical marvel. The New Orleans-bred composer and musical chameleon blends a variety of music styles - R&B, funk, jazz and classical - into an exciting mix that is ...

When it comes to Randy Newman singing in public, his fans no longer have to say, as he once did of God, "I Think He's Hiding." Newman is back on record, and in a beautiful way, as a duet partner for ...

From genre legends to rising stars, today's album drops are not to be missed. Deftones return with the mysterious Private Music , while Kid Cudi delivers fresh vibes on Free . Irish trio Kingfishr ...