(SOUNDBITE OF JON BATISTE'S "LIFE OF LUDWIG") BATISTE: You know something about the "Life Of Ludwig" - Ludwig Van Beethoven, you know - he's someone who couldn't keep the music from coming out as ...

Batiste’s latest album is a return to his classical music roots — on his terms. Hear him improvise on some of Beethoven’s classics. Kandice Chavous for The New York Times Batiste says Beetho ...

I love you." Jonathan Michael Batiste who goes by his professional alias Jon Batiste is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, bandleader, and television personality. He rose to fame ...

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This is FRESH AIR. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to my interview with multiple Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and singer Jon Batiste. He's at the piano ...

Jon Batiste finds the Blues in Beethoven When ... Beethoven's work taps into a "universal connective, magnetic truth in music," Batiste explains, that you also hear in blues.

I'm not a huge classical music fan, but Grammy Award-winning Jon Batiste's new album, "Beethoven Blues," has me pressing repeat on his new renditions of the composer's famous songs. I especially ...

Javier C. Hernández is a reporter covering classical music, opera and dance for The Times. Jon Batiste Can’t Stop Thinking About Beethoven The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and ...

As I write this to the flickering of my lavender rosemary Linnea soy candle (thank you Amanda) and to the Jon Batiste ...

In part two of our interview, Batiste joins us from the piano and plays some of his favorite Christmas songs. He's the former band leader and music director for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.