On Wednesday night, electronic pulses filled a dark, sold-out Ryman Auditorium alongside vibrating bass as the curtains dramatically parted onstage. Out walked a dapper Jon Batiste in a black-gold ...

Colbert, Darren Walker, and David Remnick championed freedom of the press. Richard Kind added levity, and Jon Batiste wowed ...

His repertoire for the night stretched across the full spectrum of his extraordinary career, weaving together moments from ...

Everyone is about to learn how talented Jon Batiste is. The 38-year-old multi-hyphenate performer will sing the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans this Sunday. Batiste’s performance ...

The second day of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival saw really great weather and really big crowds on the Fair Grounds. By the time rockers The Revivalists jumped on the Festival Stage mid ...

My alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m. I’m already awake, though. I never sleep well in the rain. A thunderous downpour complete with lightning gives me pause in getting ready for Jon Batiste’s TODAY Citi ...

It was nothing but good energy and uplifting music during Jon Batiste's set during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. During Weekend 1, Batiste and the Britpop band Blur, who ...

Did the past year just happen to yield a bumper crop of good music by female artists? Did Grammy voters finally notice their output and make a special effort to recognize it? It looks that way. This ...

Jon Batiste put an Orleanian twist on the national anthem to kick off Super Bowl 2025. The seven-time Grammy winner sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the field at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on ...

Louisiana native, and recent Grammy winner, Jon Batiste is set to open Super Bowl 59 by singing the national anthem from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on game day, Sunday, Feb. 9. Who is Batiste?