Groundbreaking art is often defined by its incapacity to be categorized. We highlight sonic shards mined from the vast terrain of modern jazz and experimental music. (Cover: Sarathy Korwar/photo: Dan Medhurst/Press)

Out There

Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt

The Power

LONELY AVENUE

LONELY AVENUE (feat. Randy Newman)

Beautiful Strangers

BIG MONEY

AT ALL

ANGELS (feat. No ID)

DO IT ALL AGAIN

PETRICHOR

Running Outta Space

Felt It Inside

Good Money

Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film)

Paranoid Android I

Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard

BIRTHE (Live)

Where It Ends And Begins

Max Brown, Pt. 1

Toggle Buttons

Toggle Buttons (feat. John Hegley)

In 2020, Jon Batiste redefined what it means to be productive. 
Recording and releasing two Grammy-nominated albums, check. 
Cultural and social advocacy, check. Band leading and music directing on the Late Show, check. Practicing, learning, sharing, growing, check.
 
Was he done there? Batiste? Nah. 
 
He decided to build a studio in his dressing room at the renowned Ed Sullivan Theater and invited a few talented friends—including singer-songwriter Autumn Rowe and producer Kizzo—to lay the blueprint for what is destined to become a seminal masterpiece of black pop American music, his forthcoming album, WE ARE. Not to mention, he put all of this together in 6 days. Again, redefining productivity. 
 
He ended the year with his music and likeness being centrally featured in the Disney/Pixar film Soul. His composing and songwriting will be featured in his large-scale, genre-melding symphonic work “American Symphony,” set to premiere at Carnegie Hall in 2021 and he has been developing a broadway musical about the life of famed painter Jean-Michel Basquiat.
 
Jon balances a demanding performance schedule—which often includes his signature ‘love riot’ street parades—with public speaking engagements, masterclasses, brand partnerships, community activism, and acting roles. In the wake of George Floyd's murder and in the lead up to the election, he organized several peaceful protest marches, leading thousands in the streets of New York City. He played himself on the HBO series Tremé and appeared in Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.

BIRTHE (Live)

Jon Batiste

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